Mayor John Cooper’s office has released a new report outlining nine recommendations to increase affordable housing in Nashville that sets a deadline of 2024 to increase the city’s stock significantly.
Prices Are Going Up At Middle Tennessee State University
Students at Middle Tennessee State University will see a higher price tag next year, even though many urged the school not to raise costs.
Nashville Judge Weighs Defense Testimony Ahead Of Police Officer’s Murder Trial
A Nashville criminal court judge heard defense arguments Friday that will determine what evidence will be approved for use in the murder trial of Metro Police Officer Andre Delke.
Nashville Bombing Report Prompts Changes To How Police Investigate Explosives
Nashville police are changing how they investigate bomb threats after a committee analyzed their handling of a 2019 tip that an Antioch man was building an explosive. The department never made contact, and the man went on to detonate his RV on Second Avenue downtown on Christmas morning last year.
Nashville Police Punishes Officers Who Raided The Wrong Edgehill Apartment In 2020
Three Nashville police officers who raided the wrong apartment in a public housing complex last summer are now facing harsh discipline. The officers broke down the door while looking for a teenager whom they thought had stolen several cars. Instead, they barged in on a woman and her children.
Nashville’s Community Oversight Board Proposes Changes To How Police Are Hired
Police oversight officials are recommending changes to the Metro Nashville Police Department’s hiring practices. And they’re asking the public to weigh in.
New Tennessee Law Allows Man With Intellectual Disability To Challenge Death Sentence
A man on Tennessee’s death row with a diagnosed intellectual disability is asking the court not to send him to the death chamber.
Tennessee Democrats Discuss Missed Opportunities, Lessons Learned From This Year’s Legislative Session
It was a tough year for the minority party in the state legislature, and after the session’s wrap earlier this week, Democratic lawmakers criticized Republican for focusing on what they called “Fox News problems” instead of making life better for Tennesseans.
Nashville Police Fatally Shoot Man Saturday Night After Mental Health Call
Nashville police shot and killed a 23-year-old man in a homeless encampment behind a Goodwill facility on Nolensville Pike Saturday evening. Officials have identified the man as Jacob Griffin.
Tennessee Legislature Clears The Way For People With Intellectual Disabilities To Appeal Their Death Sentences
A bill that would allow individuals on death row with intellectual disabilities to challenge their death sentences has passed through both chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly with near-unanimous support.
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