Nashville’s Metro Council unanimously supported a resolution that would have the city hire a dedicated firearms dispossession investigator. That position would ensure that people who are barred from having guns because of criminal convictions wouldn’t have access to them.
Most Nashville homes aren’t within walking distance of transit. A new report says zoning reform could add homes and change that.
As Nashville struggles to house its ever-growing population, a new report has proposed a solution: zoning reforms.
Metro Council approves emergency $10M for Nashville General Hospital while settling with ousted CEO
Two significant decisions regarding Nashville General Hospital have been finalized.
Nashville enacts guardrails for future police surveillance technology contracts
With guardrails now in place, Nashville’s mayor is considering a new contract with police surveillance technology Fusus, which would need Metro Council approval.
Oversight of Nashville’s historic buildings shifts as officials mull local and state measures
Nashville’s Metro Council advanced a bill that would move Metro’s Historic Zoning Commission under the city’s Planning Department.
Gun violence prevention, transit and housing: what Nashvillians want their city to fund
Nashvillians gathered this week before the Metro Council to request salary increases for Metro employees and more funding for the arts and affordable housing, among other causes.
Metro Arts is, once again, without a leader
Paulette Coleman took over after last year’s chaotic grants cycle. Her resignation means Metro Arts has to navigate a precarious situation without its director.
The key question that caused chaos at Metro Arts in 2024
The debate can be summed up like this: should Metro Arts focus its grantmaking on individual artists or arts nonprofits? The issue has divided Nashville’s arts community.
After a year of uncertainty, Nashville’s council rejects ‘Fusus’ police surveillance tool
After nearly a year of debate, Nashville’s Metro Council has officially rejected Fusus, a police surveillance technology.
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