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Students across Tennessee can now apply for the expanded school voucher program

Camellia Burris

May 15, 2025

Families across Tennessee can now use public money for private school education. Applications for the state’s school voucher program open today.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County, Education Freedom Act, education savings account, hamilton county, school vouchers, shelby county, vouchers

What to know before you vote in Middle Tennessee

Marianna Bacallao

October 1, 2024

From early voting to Election Day, this guide to voting in Middle Tennessee has you covered.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: absentee voting, Cheatham County, Davidson County, Early voting, Elections 2024, Robertson County, Rutherford County, Sumner County, voter ID, voting, Williamson County, Wilson County

You hold the purse strings: Nashvillians can vote now on 35 neighborhood projects vying for funding

Cynthia Abrams

October 8, 2023

Voting is open for Davidson County residents who want a say in how to spend $10 million in the city’s expanded “participatory budgeting” process.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: budgeting, city budgeting, city funding, city funds, Davidson County, Metro Council district, Metro Government, Metro Nashville, Metro Parks, Nashville, neighborhood projects, parks, participatory budgeting, traffic, traffic calming

New report shows substantial pay gaps across all Metro departments

Cynthia Abrams

May 9, 2023

Nashville’s government employs nearly 10,000 Tennesseans. And a new eight-year analysis from the Metro Human Relations Commission shows struggles with diversity and equity across all 51 departments.

Filed Under: Metro, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County, Inequity, metro, Metro Human Relations Commission, Nashville, Wage gap

Despite outcry, bill to shrink Metro Council is coasting to passage

Cynthia Abrams

March 7, 2023

A measure to chop the size of Metro Council is sailing through the Tennessee Legislature. Republicans in the House have passed the bill, and the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee advanced it Tuesday.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County, Nashville Metro Council, Tennessee General Assembly

North Nashville to see 11 new community projects focused on beautification, safety and youth services

Ambriehl Crutchfield

January 10, 2023

After more than 3,000 votes were cast, North Nashville and Bordeaux residents are learning the results of how their neighbors want to spend $2 million from the city.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County, John Cooper, Looby Community Center, Metro Government

Next year the transformation of the Cumberland River’s East Bank will pick up steam. Here’s a recap of its progress in 2022.

Ambriehl Crutchfield

December 19, 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, activity on Nashville’s East Bank is picking up. 2023 is when decisions need to be made.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: CREA, Davidson County, John Cooper, Metro East Bank committee, Metro Government, Riverchase, Sports Authority, Tennessee Titans, top stories 2022

Nashville’s August election is like the playoffs. So, why are so many voters sitting it out?

Ambriehl Crutchfield

July 29, 2022

In Nashville, roughly 2,000 people are sitting out early voting compared to the same day in 2018. Contests for the Democratic governor’s race, judicial seats and four city charter amendments are on the ballot.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County, Davidson County Election Commission, Elections 2022, MNPS

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

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

July 21, 2022

Listen

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

First case of monkeypox detected in Nashville. What to know and what to watch for.

Marianna Bacallao

July 7, 2022

monkeypox virus

The Metro Public Health Department says an individual tested positive after traveling out of the country, but the CDC will conduct another round of testing to confirm the results.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County, don't panic, Metro Public Health, monkeypox, public health

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