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Racing or housing? Fairgrounds debate reaches Metro’s charter commission

By Cynthia Abrams

January 21, 2026

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The proposal to remove auto racing at the Fairgrounds and instead build affordable housing at the site has cleared its first hurdle. The Metro Charter Revision Commission approved the proposal Thursday on its second consideration. This does not mean the change will occur. Only voters can change the Metro Charter, which currently protects racing as […]

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bristol Motor Speedway, Freddie O'Connell, Housing, John Cooper, John Ingram, LiUNA, Metro Charter Amendments, Nashville Fairgrounds

Thousands of Tennessee patients will have to find new doctors if Cigna and HCA can’t strike a deal this month

By Catherine Sweeney

September 19, 2023

HCA sign

The insurance company that covers thousands of Metro employees could soon go out of network with one of the largest hospital systems in the state.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Cigna, HCA, HCA TriStar, health insurance, John Cooper

‘Further pollution is unacceptable’: Nashville leaders decry TVA Kingston project

By Caroline Eggers

July 7, 2023

The Tennessee Valley Authority is planning a gas plant and pipeline project in Kingston. Tennessee residents, over many years, will pay for it. But should they? The fossil fuel project is not a good investment, economically or morally, according to Nashville’s political leaders.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, fossil fuels, John Cooper, kingston fossil plant, pollution, Tennessee Valley Authority

Tennessee’s governor says he wants to ‘minimize the politics’ between the state and Nashville, after a legislative session full of bills targeting the city

By Blaise Gainey

May 11, 2023

Republicans in the General Assembly unhappy with Nashville’s elected leaders made their displeasure known throughout this year’s legislative session. They passed measures to cut Metro Council in half, change the makeup of Nashville’s sports and airport authorities, and disband the community oversight board.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Heidi Campbell, Jeff Yarbro, John Cooper, Mayoral Race 2023, Nashville Metro Council, tnpol

MNPS would receive an additional $100M in proposed budget, but Nashville teachers union says subs are getting left out

By Alexis Marshall

May 4, 2023

Nashville Mayor John Cooper is proposing an additional $100 million dollars for Metro Schools next year. A group that represents Nashville teachers said they’re glad for the investment, but that some education workers still need better pay.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Education, John Cooper, K-12, Metro Nashville Public Schools, MNPS

State vs. city: How Republican leaders undermined Nashville’s authority during the 2023 legislative session

By Cynthia Abrams

April 25, 2023

Tennessee’s General Assembly passes laws for the entire state, but during the most recent session, Republican lawmakers were preoccupied with one city in particular: Nashville. The legislature’s Republican supermajority approved a variety of bills restricting the city’s right to self-governance.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, John Cooper, legislation, Nashville, Nashville mayor, Nashville Metro Council, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

New Nashville football stadium plan advances to final Metro Council vote

By Cynthia AbramsandTony Gonzalez

April 19, 2023

Nashville football stadium protest

The ambitious proposal for a new Tennessee Titans football stadium in Nashville has advanced through its second vote and is now one meeting away from approval.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Jennifer Gamble, John Cooper, Nashville Metro Council, Sports, Titans stadium

Nashville’s mayor calls on lawmakers to pass a red flag law to prevent future mass shootings

By Paige Pfleger

April 6, 2023

Nashville’s mayor joined Tennessee gun control advocates in calling for an extreme risk protection law on Thursday. Often called a red flag law, the measure would keep guns out of the hands of people who are a risk to themselves or others.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Freeman, Heidi Campbell, John Cooper, red flag law

6 people, including children, were fatally shot at a Green Hills school. Police say the shooter is also dead.

By Rachel Iacovone, Paige PflegerandAlexis Marshall

March 27, 2023

Six people, including three students, are dead following a shooting at Covenant School in Green Hills on Monday morning.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, Don Aaron, John Cooper, John Drake, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, nashville fire department

Tennessee’s mayors call on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring the safe storage of guns in cars

By Paige Pfleger

March 16, 2023

John Cooper State of Metro 20201

The mayors of Nashville, Shelby County, Knoxville and Chattanooga are calling on the state capitol to pass a bill that would impose penalties on gun owners who leave firearms in cars irresponsibly.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: gun laws, guns in trunks, John Cooper, Moms Demand Action

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