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Metro Government

Wondering what Nashville is spending money on in your neighborhood? There’s a new neighborhood tracker to show you.

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 19, 2022

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.

Filed Under: Education, Environment, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: culverts, Erin Evans, Hermitage, John Cooper, Metro Government, neighborhood tracker

Metro Council finds workaround to make sure license plate readers won’t be used for immigration enforcement

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 17, 2022

The Metro Council doesn’t want license plate readers to be used for immigration enforcement.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, license plate readers, Metro Government, NDOT, Robert Swope

Metro will reconsider a proposal to host the Republican National Convention, but it might be too late

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 1, 2022

Music City Center

The idea of the Republican National Convention coming to Nashville is not totally off the table.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Government, Republican National Convention, Robert Swope, Tonya Hancock

Tennessee Republicans may pursue ‘alternative options’ to bring Republican National Convention to Nashville

By Blaise Gainey

July 11, 2022

Nashville is a finalist along with Milwaukee, but several Metro Council members have been openly against the idea of playing host.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Cameron Sexton, Metro Government, Randy McNally, RNC

Metro Council will vote on agreement to host 2024 RNC in Nashville

By Blaise Gainey

July 4, 2022

Some metro council members are opposed to hosting the RNC in 2024, saying Nashville is not hurting financially and the convention could pose a risk of violence.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Bob Mendes, Cameron Sexton, conventions, Metro Government, Robert Swope

After a 3-year legal battle, the state Supreme Court says a school voucher program can launch in Nashville and Memphis

By Blaise Gainey

May 18, 2022

The ruling is a win for Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who has been pushing for school vouchers.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Education, education savings account, Herbert Slatery, John Cooper, Metro Government, public schools, school vouchers, shelby county, Tennessee Supreme Court

Should there be stricter rules to change Nashville’s constitution? Residents will decide in August

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

May 6, 2022

Nashville residents will head to the polls in August to decide if changes should be made to the city’s constitution.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, charter amendment, community oversight board, election, Metro Government, referendum

Nashville’s community oversight board could gain access to license plate reader data

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

March 2, 2022

Nashville’s police oversight board could have power to monitor use of license plate readers if a new bill passes the city council.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, license plate readers, Metro Government

‘Support the police – that’s Nashville’: Metro Council passes controversial license plate readers

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

February 3, 2022

Metro Councilmember Courtney Johnston
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Nashville will test out license plate readers in a six-month pilot program.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: John Cooper, license plate readers, Metro Government, MNPD, NDOT, Walk Bike Nashville

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