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Bob Mendes

With major infrastructure costs and mounting concerns from Indigenous leaders, here’s where the East Bank development stands

Cynthia Abrams

January 24, 2024

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This week, city officials offered a rare glimpse into planning for the East Bank development. 

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, East Bank, East Bank Development, Indigenous, Indigenous history, Indigenous rights, metro, Nissan Stadium, Tennessee Titans, Titans stadium

The nation reacts to the Tennessee legislature’s expulsion of 2 Black lawmakers

Rachel Iacovone

April 7, 2023

History has its eyes on Tennessee. And so do powerful people — near and far.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: ACLU, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Bernice King, Bob Mendes, Freddie O'Connell, Gloria Johnson, hillary clinton, Joe Biden, Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, Kamala Harris, March For Our Lives, NAACP, Sandra Sepulveda, Zulfat Suara

Metro Council finds workaround to make sure license plate readers won’t be used for immigration enforcement

Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 17, 2022

The Metro Council doesn’t want license plate readers to be used for immigration enforcement.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, license plate readers, Metro Government, NDOT, Robert Swope

Metro Council will vote on agreement to host 2024 RNC in Nashville

Blaise Gainey

July 4, 2022

Some metro council members are opposed to hosting the RNC in 2024, saying Nashville is not hurting financially and the convention could pose a risk of violence.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Bob Mendes, Cameron Sexton, conventions, Metro Government, Robert Swope

Should there be stricter rules to change Nashville’s constitution? Residents will decide in August

Ambriehl Crutchfield

May 6, 2022

Nashville residents will head to the polls in August to decide if changes should be made to the city’s constitution.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, charter amendment, community oversight board, election, Metro Government, referendum

‘We All Want The Same Thing’: Taking Stock Of Nashville Police After Christmas Bombing

Samantha Max

January 13, 2021

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Two days after a bomb erupted in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning, the officers at the scene shared a chilling account of that night.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, John Cooper, John Drake, Metro Nashville Police Department, Nashville Christmas blast, Nashville Metro Council, protest

The Latest: Nashville Bombing Impacts 400 Downtown Residents; FBI Investigates Anthony Warner’s Writing

Chas SiskandEmily Siner

January 1, 2021

Nashville bombing damage

A census of the blast zone finds that seven buildings are too unsafe to be occupied, and two are in danger of collapsing.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, John Drake, Metro Codes, Nashville Christmas blast

Nashville Voters May Decide Metro’s Taxation Authority, Prompting A Warning From Tennessee’s Comptroller

Ambriehl Crutchfield

September 15, 2020

Metro Council meeting

Nashville voters could end up seeing two Metro Charter amendments on a special ballot in December, with major implications for the power of the city council.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, Justin Wilson, Metro budget, Nashville Metro Council, Referendum 2020, Steve Glover, taxes

Trying To Avoid Annual Crunch Time, Metro Budget Chair Wants To Start Hearings Now

Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 28, 2020

Metro Council Toombs Mendes
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In February, Bordeaux Councilmember Kyontzè Toombs listened to North Nashville residents share their concerns about looming property tax increase. Now she will run the committee that’s in charge of the city’s budget.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: Bob Mendes, Kyonzte Toombs, Metro budget, Nashville Peoples Budget

Nashville Would See Higher Tax Increase, Different Funding For Police Under Newest Budget Proposal

Tony Gonzalez

June 8, 2020

Metro Council Toombs Mendes

Nashville’s potential property tax increase is becoming more clear, as the Metro Council’s budget chairman said Monday he’ll pursue a tax increase of nearly 34%, which is slightly higher than the mayor’s earlier draft budget.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, Metro budget, Nashville Metro Council

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