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Courtney Johnston

Metro Council approves emergency $10M for Nashville General Hospital while settling with ousted CEO

Cynthia Abrams

April 3, 2025

Two significant decisions regarding Nashville General Hospital have been finalized.

Filed Under: Health Care, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Courtney Johnston, Dr. Joseph Webb, Kyonzte Toombs, Nashville General Hospital, Nashville Metro Council

Tennessee primary election results

WPLN Staff

August 1, 2024

Tennessee’s congressional delegation is in the spotlight, with primary contests for one U.S. Senate seat and all nine of the state’s positions in the U.S. House.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles, Courtney Johnston, Elections 2024, Gloria Johnson, Marsha Blackburn, Steve Cohen, voting rights

What to expect in Tennessee’s state primaries

The Associated Press

July 30, 2024

Candidates for federal and state legislative posts will compete for their parties’ nominations in primaries in Tennessee.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles, Courtney Johnston, Elections, Elections 2024, Gloria Johnson, Marsha Blackburn, voting rights

‘People are tired’: Nashville Republican Courtney Johnston out-fundraises Congressman Andy Ogles

Marianna Bacallao

July 25, 2024

Metro Councilmember Courtney Johnston
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Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles faces a wide financial gap in his bid for re-election. The incumbent for the state’s 5th congressional district has raised half of what his Republican challenger has raised, and still faces questions about discrepancies in his finance reports. Republican challenger Courtney Johnston sat down with WPLN News to talk about what sets her apart for the incumbent.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 5th Congressional District, Andy Ogles, Bill Haslam, Bob Corker, Congress, Courtney Johnston, Elections 2024, Nashville Metro Council

Metro Nashville Has $24M Left In CARES Act Relief, And Debates Underway About How To Use It

Ambriehl Crutchfield

November 6, 2020

Nashville Metro Council

Nashville has $24.8 million of unallocated federal CARES Act money.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: CARES Act, Colby Sledge, Courtney Johnston, Nashville Metro Council, Tonya Hancock

In Nashville’s Boom, Building Inspectors Are Stretched Thin

Tony Gonzalez

February 10, 2020

Nashville construction site

They enforce the rules on codes, property standards and short-term rentals, but they’re still struggling to keep up with the city’s growth.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Courtney Johnston, Growth, Metro Codes, Nashville Metro Council

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