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Should elected officials be jailed over their votes on sanctuary policies? Lawsuit challenges Tennessee law.

Cynthia Abrams

June 24, 2025

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging a Tennessee law that criminalizes local officials who vote in favor of sanctuary city policies.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, ACLU, Clay Capp, Delishia Porterfield, Ginny Welsch, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jeff Preptit, Metro Council Immigrant Caucus, Sandra Sepulveda, Terry Vo, Trump Administration, Zulfat Suara

Arts funding debacle intensifies as Nashville Metro Councilmembers take stand against city finance director

Char Daston

March 12, 2024

A woman with sunglasses stands at a microphone and several people stand behind her. They are wearing coats. In the background are stairs, an art-deco courthouse, and a bright blue sky.

Since February, Nashville’s Finance Director Kevin Crumbo has refused to distribute about $2 million of city money designated for Metro Arts. Crumbo says he doesn’t trust the arts department to handle it responsibly.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Metro, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Daniel Singh, Ginny Welsch, Jacob Kupin, Jennifer Frensley Webb, Joy Styles, Kevin Crumbo, Metro Arts, Metro Arts Commission, Terry Vo

The Tennessee Titans are getting a new stadium, a new dome and the largest sports subsidy in the US

Cynthia Abrams

April 26, 2023

Opponents outnumbered supporters Tuesday night at a Metro Council meeting, as the Titans sought to seal the deal on their stadium.

Filed Under: Metro, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, Ginny Welsch, Tennessee Titans, Titans stadium

Nashville wants to expand services in other languages. First up? Spanish.

Ambriehl Crutchfield

September 14, 2022

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Metro Nashville council meetings and more documents are now available in Spanish — the second-most spoken language in the city.

Filed Under: Metro, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Arabic, Ginny Welsch, Ricardo Castillo, Sandra Sepulveda, Spanish, translation

As Census Deadline Nears, Metro Leans On Private Groups To Get Nashville Counted

Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 20, 2020

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Nearly 40% of Davidson County residents are yet to be counted in the ongoing 2020 Census.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: Census 2020, Ginny Welsch, Metro Government, Middle Tennessee Donors Forum

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