Hundreds turned out Monday evening seeking answers from Fisk University’s president and local lawmakers about their plans to ensure that a proposed data center won’t bring environmental harm to the North Nashville community.
How Tennessee redistricting mirrors a historic split in Nashville’s Black community
Voters in the historically Black neighborhood of North Nashville won’t all cast a ballot in the same congressional race this November. Tennessee’s mid-decade redistricting plan has split the neighborhood near where Interstate 40 initially cut through North Nashville decades ago.
NashVillager Podcast: Legislature, rule thyself
Who gets to decide what lawmakers can and can’t do on the House or Senate floor? Plus the local news for May 29, and Billy Hudson’s healing journey.
Tennessee legislature narrowly passes school voucher expansion, raising total spots to 35,000
A bill that nearly doubles the number of school vouchers in Tennessee narrowly passed both chambers of the state legislature this week amid concerns that this rapid expansion jeopardizes the state’s financial future.
Tennessee bans the name ‘West Bank’ from official documents
Tennessee will no longer recognize the Middle Eastern region known as the West Bank in official state documents.
Rare bipartisan support won’t be enough to resurrect Tennessee Democrats’ housing bill
A bipartisan push for housing reform is dead this year after an attempt to resurrect the bill was unsuccessful.
How friction between Nashville, the state and Boring Company materialized this week
Tensions between Nashville, the state government and the Boring Company escalated this week, days after tunneling began downtown.
Tennessee lawmakers could pass abortion ban exceptions. What would they include?
Tennessee lawmakers will likely formalize a list of medical conditions that qualify for abortion exceptions — but it won’t include mental health conditions or nonviable pregnancies.
As West Tennessee community pressures Ford for promises, lawmakers curb ‘community benefits agreements’
The Tennessee legislature is looking to curb “community benefits agreements” — binding contracts in which corporations work with neighboring residents to address community concerns.
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