• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Nashville's local news and NPR station

Search
Listen Listen
Give Now
  • Search
  • News
    • Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom
    • Arts, Culture & Music
    • Criminal Justice
    • Curious Nashville
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Health Care
    • Housing
    • Metro Government
    • Race & Equity
    • State Politics
  • Schedule
    • WPLN-FM
    • WPLN International
  • Support
    • Give Now
    • Ways to Support
    • Producers’ Circle
    • Donor Hub
    • Donate A Car
    • Give Stock
    • Business Support
    • Planned Giving
  • Shows + Podcasts
    • NashVillager
    • This Is Nashville
    • The Promise
    • Curious Nashville
    • See All
  • NashVillager
    • Podcast
    • Newsletter
  • Events
  • Giveaways
  • Donor Hub
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Metro Government

Titans stadium deal inches forward with two key votes

By Blaise Gainey

December 20, 2022

Nashville’s Metro Council approved a non-bindng term sheet and hotel occupancy tax increase to help offset costs for the proposed NFL stadium.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: development, East Bank, hotel tax, Metro Government, Nashville Metro Council, Tennessee Titans, Titans stadium, tourism

Next year the transformation of the Cumberland River’s East Bank will pick up steam. Here’s a recap of its progress in 2022.

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

December 19, 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, activity on Nashville’s East Bank is picking up. 2023 is when decisions need to be made.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: CREA, Davidson County, John Cooper, Metro East Bank committee, Metro Government, Riverchase, Sports Authority, Tennessee Titans, top stories 2022

Metro Police gets greenlight to start six-month pilot of license plate readers

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

December 7, 2022

license plate reader
Listen

Tuesday night’s action allows the city government to acquire, share and install the controversial tech, which scans the license plates of passing cars. 

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro Tagged With: Belle Meade, city government, license plate readers, Metro Government, Mount Juilet

Metro Council is considering increasing accountability for dog owners and defining what makes a community cat

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

December 6, 2022

Listen

Last winter, two roaming dogs bit a child and attempted to go after an adult.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: animals, cats, dogs, Joy Styles, Metro Government, Southeast

Metro opens extreme cold weather shelter as overnight temperatures drop below freezing

By Blaise Gainey

November 13, 2022

With overnight temperatures below freezing over the weekend, Metro is opening its extreme cold weather shelter again Sunday night. And the city is providing multiple ways to reach it.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Government, Weather, WeGo, winter weather

Lawsuit prompts Nashville to fix ballot mistake, and a state investigation will look closer

By Blaise GaineyandTony Gonzalez

November 4, 2022

Listen

Nashville election officials are moving to make sure voters cast ballots in the correct midterm contests.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County Election Commission, Elections 2022, Jason Martin, Jeff Roberts, Mark Green, Metro Government, odessa kelly, Tennessee Democratic Party, Tennessee Politics, tnpol, Vincent Dixie, voting rights

Metro councilmembers get their first glimpse at terms of proposed Titans stadium

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

October 26, 2022

Listen

Metro councilmembers get their first look at the terms of a proposed new Titans stadium.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: development, East Bank, Metro Government, Nashville, NFL, Tennessee Titans

Metro Council considers banning smoking and vapor products to improve health and business economics. How do dive bar patrons feel about it?

By Ambriehl CrutchfieldandAlexis Marshall

October 14, 2022

Listen

Backers say banning smoking in bars where it’s been allowed will improve health and business. But some patrons say they’ll miss the smoky atmosphere.

Filed Under: Business, Health Care, Metro Tagged With: Jeff Syracuse, Metro Government, smoking

Metro councilmembers pitch $500K grant for abortion access and sex education

By Alexis Marshall

August 28, 2022

Nashville leaders are responding to a total ban on abortions that’s now taken effect in Tennessee. The law is one of the strictest in the country with no exceptions for rape or incest.

Filed Under: Abortion Live Updates, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Metro Government, sex ed

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Become a sponsor?
Become a sponsor?
Become a sponsor?

Footer

About

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Staff
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Impact Report
  • Financial, FCC and CPB Reports
  • WPLN News Transparency Report
  • FCC Public File
  • Board of Directors
  • Privacy Policy

Listen

  • Ways To Listen
  • Shows & Podcasts
  • iPhone App
  • Android App
  • Alexa Smart Speakers

Sister Stations

  • WPLN International
  • 91.ONE, WNXP
  • Nashville Classical Radio

Stay Connected

  • Contact News Department
  • Receive Our Newsletters
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
WPLN News, Nashville Public Radio
630 Mainstream Drive
Nashville, TN 37228

Phone: (615) 760-2903
©2026 Nashville Public Radio

on-air light On Air - 90.3 WPLN-FM

Pop-Up Player : All Channels
Launch Streaming Player