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.
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.
Metro makes Juneteenth an official holiday for city employees
Juneteenth will be a formal holiday for all Metro Nashville employees starting this year. The holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans after the end of the Civil War.
‘Support the police – that’s Nashville’: Metro Council passes controversial license plate readers
Nashville will test out license plate readers in a six-month pilot program.
A second seat opens on the Nashville Fair Board after stalemate over who has power
The Nashville board that oversees the Fairgrounds has yet another opening.
Record investment in Metro Parks proposed in Nashville’s latest capital spending plan
Funding is up this year in Nashville’s latest blueprint for tackling city infrastructure projects.
Faith-led coalition requests that federal money be spent on affordable housing
Nashville Organized for Action and Hope held its annual meeting to list its requests to officials. Much of it focused on helping fund programs like affordable housing, better pay for school support staff and faster help for those facing eviction.
Nashville’s Latino population is growing, but that’s not reflected on Metro boards
Nashville’s Latino population is the only ethnic group that significantly lags in representation on the city’s boards and commissions.