People living in a small, rural Tennessee town are still trying to navigate the fallout of a major federal immigration raid earlier this month. Bean Station, in northeast Tennessee, is home to about 3,000 people. The big jobs in town are the meatpacking plants and tomato fields.
After Immigration Raid In Bean Station, Advocates Try To Make Sure No One Is Left Behind
Immigration advocates are calling last week’s operation at an East Tennessee meatpacking plant the largest workplace raid since President Trump took office. Ninety-seven workers allegedly without legal status were arrested, and more than half have already been transferred to detention centers out of state.
Activists Launch Petition To Get Community Oversight Board For Nashville Police On Ballot
A group of local activists is launching a petition to resurrect the proposal for a police community oversight board. The goal is to get a referendum on the November ballot so Nashville voters can decide whether community oversight of police is necessary.
Nashville Man Will Find Out This Week If He Remains Free, After Government Appeals His Release
Listen Matthew Charles understands patience. Twenty years in prison will do that.
6 Things We Learned About Nashville Government From This Week’s Budget Talks
It was quite a sprint — and Metro has now concluded its budget hearings, which will inform the budget that’s due soon from Mayor David Briley.
Nashville’s Public Defender Says Office Needs More Funds — But From The State, Not Metro
The city’s top public defender says her office is overworked and understaffed, but she doesn’t think it’s Metro’s responsibility to fix it. Speaking at a budget hearing Tuesday, Dawn Deaner pointed out that — like the district attorney — her office serves primarily a state function. Public defenders are tasked with representing defendants facing criminal […]
Shootings By Police Ramp Up Workload For TBI
There’s no question about it: the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is busy. And not just managing the state’s three crime labs, tracking down fugitives or undertaking major investigations.
In-State Tuition Bill Moves Forward, With Undocumented Students At The Helm
Listen The Tennessee Legislature has revived debate over granting in-state tuition to undocumented students. On Tuesday afternoon, a House subcommittee took the first action for the year, approving a bill which would allow all students who spend at least three years in a Tennessee high school to pay in-state rates at public colleges, regardless of […]
In Three Years, Mayor Barry Could Have A Clean Record Again
As part of Mayor Megan Barry’s plea deal, she will have to serve three years of unsupervised probation. And once that’s over? The Mayor may end up with a clean record.
undefinedMetro’s “Jail Fees” May Be Ending For Defendants Who Can’t Afford To Bond Out Before Trialundefined
undefined Listen Getting arrested anywhere is expensive. Defendants often have to deal with court costs, legal fees, restitution and fines. In Nashville, it can be even costlier. But that could change today, after Metro Council members vote to do away with the city’s “jail fee” for misdemeanor arrests — the $44 billed to defendants for […]
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