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Navigating birth control in Tennessee’s post-Roe world

By Cynthia Abrams

August 31, 2022

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In the wake of the Roe v. Wade decision, a lot of people were left wondering: What does this mean for access to birth control and emergency contraception? 

Filed Under: Abortion In Depth, Abortion Live Updates, Citizen Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: birth control, contraception

What questions do you have about birth control in Tennessee?

By Cynthia Abrams

August 17, 2022

This Is Nashville wants to know: What questions do you have about contraception?

Filed Under: Abortion Live Updates, Citizen Nashville, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: birth control, contraception, Roe v. Wade

How MNPS is addressing teacher concerns this year

By Rose Gilbert

August 5, 2022

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As Metro Nashville Public Schools prepares to start Monday, we sat down with Dr. Mason Bellamy, chief of academics and schools, and Michele Sheriff, president of the Metro Nashville Educators Association, on Friday’s episode of This Is Nashville.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, WPLN News

What does ‘affordable housing’ mean to you?

By Rose Gilbert

August 3, 2022

The federal definition of affordable housing is spending no more than 30% of your income on rent or a mortgage. Is your definition of “affordable housing” different?

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville Tagged With: affordable housing, Housing

We want to hear from teachers in Middle Tennessee

By Anna Gallegos-Cannon

July 27, 2022

Teachers are the backbone of the state’s education system. However, there are more than 2,000 teacher vacancies in Tennessee and the start of the new school year is only weeks away.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, WPLN News

From registering to absentee ballots, here are the basics of voting in Davidson County

By Anna Gallegos-Cannon

July 21, 2022

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Davidson County Election Commissioner Jeff Roberts answers your questions about voting registration, voting rights and what people can expect at the polls.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County, Davidson County Election Commission, Elections, Elections 2022, Tennessee Politics, tnpol, voter ID, voting

What to know about the Aug. 4 election in Davidson County

By Anna Gallegos-Cannon

July 21, 2022

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Early voting is currently underway in Davidson County for the Aug. 4 state and federal primary, and the county general election.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Programs

Experts answer listener questions on how Nashville can expand its transit options

By This Is Nashville

July 7, 2022

Nashville bus service
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On Wednesday, This Is Nashville invited Cathy Carrillo, education and engagement manager at Walk Bike Nashville, and Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee CEO Jessica Dauphin to answer listener questions about the current state of public transportation and infrastructure in Nashville. 

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: bus service, transportation, WeGo

This Is Nashville’s guide to the $2.9 billion Metro budget

By Rose Gilbert

June 30, 2022

Nashville Metro Council
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Last week, Metro Council passed a new $2.9 billion budget. It’s the largest budget in Nashville’s history, and it impacts every person in the city. But navigating how the budget is passed, and what’s actually in it, can be tricky. So, This Is Nashville invited Councilmember Burkley Allen, the chair of the council budget and […]

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Metro, Programs Tagged With: budget, Metro budget

Breaking down the Metro Nashville budget

By Rose Gilbert

June 30, 2022

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Metro’s budget approval process can be difficult to navigate, and the citizen’s guide to the budget published by the city includes documents with more than 700 pages. For this episode of Citizen Nashville, we asked local experts listener-submitted questions about the budget. 

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Programs Tagged With: Nashville Metro Council

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