Back in April, Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced during his address to the city that he was working on a plan to create another consistent funding source for affordable housing.
Nashville’s mayor tries to clarify how the East Bank redevelopment plan could benefit other neighborhoods
Mayor John Cooper and other transportation officials are trying to clarify how their ambitious Imagine East Bank plan could benefit more than just the east side of the city.
Nearly two years after promising grassroots violence reduction, the mayor’s office is touting a program to fund Nashville community groups
Mayor John Cooper’s office is touting a program that funds community groups working on crime prevention, job training, childcare and more. It stems from Cooper’s promise nearly two years ago to support grassroots violence reduction efforts, following the murder of George Floyd.
The mayor who ran on improving neighborhoods now wants to build a new one downtown
After resident frustration of downtown Nashville getting the most money from elected officials, Mayor John Cooper ran on improving neighborhoods.
Wondering what Nashville is spending money on in your neighborhood? There’s a new neighborhood tracker to show you.
If you zoom in to the edge of District 12 on the city’s new neighborhood tracker, you’ll see a newly finished sidewalk that’s almost three-quarters of a mile.
Nashville leaders propose paying travel costs for Metro employee abortions
Nashville leaders are pushing for the Metro government to reimburse travel expenses for any employee who has to travel outside of Tennessee for an abortion.
Displaced: An affordable housing complex in East Nashville deteriorated in plain sight. Here’s how it happened.
One by one, the Riverchase Apartments are getting boarded up, forcing residents to move out of the East Nashville affordable housing complex.
After a 3-year legal battle, the state Supreme Court says a school voucher program can launch in Nashville and Memphis
The ruling is a win for Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who has been pushing for school vouchers.
Nashville’s mayor lays out blueprint for upcoming city budget with education, housing and public safety potentially getting big wins
Nashville Mayor John Cooper took a sunny tone during his annual State of Metro speech. WPLN’s @ambriehlc reports Cooper recognized the shadow COVID-19 cast over his first term, but says the city has turned a new page and is out of crisis mode.
After Tennessee guts a Nashville bill protecting construction workers, the mayor decides not to fight back
Two people died on Nashville construction sites last year.
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