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Tony Gonzalez

Meet The At-Large Council Candidates: Their Big Ideas For Improving Nashville

Tony Gonzalez

July 12, 2019

Voters across Nashville get the chance to vote for the Metro Council’s five at-large seats.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: At-Large 2019, Elections 2019

Mayor’s Race 2019: Where The Candidates Stand On The First Day Of Early Voting

Tony Gonzalez

July 12, 2019

Listen Nashville voters go back to the polls as voting begins in Metro’s General Election. It features the race for mayor.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2019, Mayor 2019

Nashville Cuts Bus Service, Redraws Maps And Increases Fares

Tony Gonzalez

June 27, 2019

Listen Nashville will officially eliminate eight bus routes and reduce hours or redraw the maps on more than a dozen others, as well as increase the cost of a bus ride from $1.70 to $2.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: bus service, transportation

Metro Wants More Time To Decide On Historic Downtown Nashville Building

Tony Gonzalez

June 27, 2019

Nashville’s mayor says the city needs more time to decide whether to purchase a 100-year-old downtown building with strong ties to local black history.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: David Briley, Morris Memorial Building

Curious Nashville: The Construction Pit That Became Known As A Lake — And What’s Happening Now

Tony GonzalezandJason Moon Wilkins

June 24, 2019

Lake Palmer, viewed through a chain link fence

For about a decade, a massive Nashville tower project has mostly consisted of a construction pit — eight stories deep and carved into gray limestone like a quarry.

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: Curious Nashville

Mayor’s Race 2019: Here’s Where The Candidates Stood On The Property Tax Debate

Tony Gonzalez

June 19, 2019

Mayor David Briley, retired professor Carol Swain and At-Large Councilman John Cooper haven’t agreed on much during this year’s mayoral race. But one…

Filed Under: Politics

No Tax Increase For Nashville As Council Effort Falls A Single Vote Short

Tony Gonzalez

June 19, 2019

Nashville will not raise its property tax this year after a push by the Metro Council fell one vote short on Tuesday night.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Nashville Tax Battle Hardens As Influential Council Members Team Up Against Mayor

Tony Gonzalez

June 17, 2019

Listen The debate over raising property taxes in Nashville took another twist on Monday as two influential members of the Metro Council said they’ll now work together to try to pass a property tax increase.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro budget, taxes

Mayor’s Race 2019: Divided Opinions Over Mayor’s Role With Metro Schools

Tony Gonzalez

June 17, 2019

Listen Turmoil in Metro Nashville Public Schools has prompted Mayor David Briley to criticize the school board and push for a more hands-on role in the district. In turn, that’s drawn reactions from other candidates vying for the mayor’s office.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Mayor 2019, MNPS

Nashville Debates Tax Increase As Competing Budgets Go To Council Vote

Tony Gonzalez

June 16, 2019

Update: New developments on Monday morning include key changes to two proposals. Please read the latest: Nashville Tax Battle Hardens As Influential Council Members Team Up Against Mayor Nashville’s leaders have set themselves up for an epic budget showdown this week, with five different budget proposals up for debate at the Metro Council.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Anthony Davis, Steve Glover

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