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Americans for Prosperity

As diverse local groups endorse Nashville’s transit referendum, a major opponent from 2018 stands down

By Cynthia Abrams

May 3, 2024

A collage shows a bright purple bus driving into the foreground, flanked by an electric blue bicyclist. To the left are brightly colored traffic and walk signals. All these elements are placed over an image of team hand stack.

A cross-section of endorsements indicate broad support for transportation improvements.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: 2018 transit referendum, Americans for Prosperity, Nashville transit referendum, public transit, public transportation, transit referendum

Tennessee Supreme Court Says It Won’t Hear Nashville Referendum Case Early

By Chas Sisk

July 11, 2021

The Tennessee Supreme Court says it will not intervene early in a dispute between Nashville and the Davidson County Election Commission over an anti-tax referendum — the latest blow to an effort to restrict the powers of city officials.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Americans for Prosperity, property taxes

An Anti-Tax Referendum, A Defiant Attorney And Nashville Conservatives’ Boldest Plan Yet

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

October 22, 2020

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Nashville lawyer Jim Roberts has made feisty lawsuits against the Metro government a central part of his practice. So when a substantial property tax increase passed, he says some downtown business owners began seeking an attorney, and his name quickly surfaced.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Americans for Prosperity, Jim Roberts, John Cooper, Referendum 2020

Haslam Says Cutting Hall Tax Still Not Top Priority

By Blake Farmer

April 15, 2014

Despite being targeted with a critical radio ad from Americans for Prosperity, Governor Bill Haslam says cutting the Hall income tax is not priority number one.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Americans for Prosperity, Bill Haslam

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