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Nashville leaders request moratorium on NES tree trimming policy

By Caroline Eggers

May 20, 2026

Nashville’s Metro Council is asking the Nashville Electric Service for a temporary moratorium on its new tree trimming policy — though it’s unclear it will make an immediate difference.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Brenda Gadd, Burkley Allen, conservation, Cumberland River Compact, Nashville Electric Service, Nashville Metro Council, Tom Cash, trees, urban trees, Winter Storm Fern

Tennessee to track transgender patients, put trans women in male prisons

By Marianna Bacallao

May 2, 2026

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed several bills legislating Tennessee’s LGBTQ community — and more on the way to his desk.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, anti-lgbt legislaton, Bill Lee, Dahron Anneliese Johnson, Emily Benedict, gender-affirming care, Jeremy Faison, lgbtq, Nashville Metro Council, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee Equality Project, tnleg, tnpol, transgender, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, VUMC

Scrapyard greenlit for redevelopment, advancing a key piece of massive East Bank overhaul

By Cynthia Abrams

April 22, 2026

The former PSC Metals scrapyard has been cleared for redevelopment after the property sold last summer for $245 million.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: David Byerley, East Bank, East Bank Development, Housing, Jacob Kupin, Jim Hoobler, Nashville Metro Council, PSC Metals

Nashville water bills won’t get ice storm discounts after Metro Council rejects idea

By Cynthia Abrams

April 8, 2026

On Tuesday, Nashville’s Metro Council rejected a proposal for a one-time credit to compensate residents for increased water bills following Winter Storm Fern.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Courtney Johnston, Freddie O'Connell, Housing, Mary Jo Wiggins, metro water services, Nashville Metro Council, Winter Storm Fern

Nashville’s confidence in its city leaders is wavering, poll finds

By Cynthia Abrams

March 26, 2026

Nashvillians’ confidence in their mayor and Metro Council is dwindling.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Fairgrounds racetrack, Freddie O'Connell, John Geer, Nashville Electric Service, Nashville Metro Council, The Boring Company, Vanderbilt Poll, Winter Storm Fern

How friction between Nashville, the state and Boring Company materialized this week

By Caroline Eggers

March 5, 2026

Tensions between Nashville, the state government and the Boring Company escalated this week, days after tunneling began downtown.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Charlane Oliver, Delishia Porterfield, geology, Jack Johnson, Justin Jones, Mike Cortese, Nashville Metro Council, Tennessee General Assembly, The Boring Company, tunnel

The Boring Company is cleared for construction, days after Nashville residents condemn ‘decadent billionaire’ access

By Caroline Eggers

February 25, 2026

The Boring Company is ready to start digging underneath Nashville. Just days after the company met publicly with city officials for the first time, the company received new permits.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Americans with Disabilities Act, Delishia Porterfield, Nashville International Airport, Nashville Metro Council, Sandy Ewing, The Boring Company, transit

Will Nashville’s Metro Council have 40 or 20 members? TN Supreme Court hears arguments from city and state

By Cynthia Abrams

February 11, 2026

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The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over a state law that seeks to reduce the size of Nashville’s Metro Council from 40 members down to 20.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Harold Love Jr., Jonathan Skrmetti, Nashville Metro Council, Preemption bills, William Lamberth

Nashville surveillance cameras spark more pushback as Metro Council considers expanded technology

By Cynthia Abrams

January 20, 2026

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Surveillance cameras are — yet again — stirring up debate in Nashville. This time, the controversy centers on a $15 million grant, which would be used, in part, to buy new video cameras for the police department.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, Jacob Kupin, MNPD, Nashville Downtown Partnership, Nashville Metro Council, Nashville Organized for Action and Hope, Rev. Alisha Haddock, surveillance, surveillance cameras

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