Mayor John Cooper’s office has released a new report outlining nine recommendations to increase affordable housing in Nashville that sets a deadline of 2024 to increase the city’s stock significantly.
Want To Overhaul Nashville’s Budget Process? Here’s Who You Need To Know
What’s the mayor’s role? Who’s advising him? WPLN’s Ambriehl Crutchfield lays out the key players.
Oracle Comes To Nashville Despite Resident Concerns About Lacking Community Input
Software giant Oracle will build in Nashville after the Metro Council approved the company’s proposal on Tuesday night.
Nashville’s Youth Poet Laureate Feels The City Has Lost Its Way, But Has Hope For Its Soul
The changing face of Nashville was at the center of today’s State of Metro address. It was also the topic of a heartfelt and critical recitation by Nashville’s youth poet laureate.
State Of Nashville: Mayor Wants To Boost Schools And Housing, But Equity Questions Persist
Nashville Mayor John Cooper presented his priorities for the coming year as part of his State of Metro speech on Thursday morning.
Nashville Mayor’s Comments About Property Tax Rates Create Confusion
As Nashville undergoes its citywide property value reassessment, the mayor is signaling that a lower tax rate is likely. That’s not unusual, but you wouldn’t have known that from the response online Friday.
Nashville Mayor Marks $10M For Affordable Housing, Neighborhood Safety, And More Pandemic Relief
Nashville’s mayor has mapped out how he wants to spend a $10 million state grant provided as part of pandemic relief. Most of it will go into community initiatives not directly tied to COVID-19.
After Bare Bones 2020, Nashville Mayor Moves To Spend More On School Construction And Maintenance
Mayor John Cooper released a new spending plan for city infrastructure today that puts the bulk of new funds toward schools. Of his $474.6 million plan, Cooper says a record $191 million will fund improvements to 45 school buildings and the construction of three new schools.
Nashville Mayor Says School Reopening Is ‘Just Around The Corner’ But Ultimately An MNPS Decision
Nashville’s mayor is using phrases like “very soon” and “just around the corner” to describe when students of Metro Nashville Public Schools will again have an in-person option.
Nashville Mayor Says Plan To Defund Virtual School Districts Would ‘Punish Children’
Nashville Mayor John Cooper says Tennessee lawmakers need to acknowledge the reality of the pandemic, rather than strip funding from districts that don’t return to in-person schooling.
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