Gov. Bill Lee quickly signed a measure into law that will reduce the size of Metro Council. The bill passed out of the Senate first thing Thursday morning and was signed by the governor before noon
State GOP may play nice if Nashville bids to host RNC 2028
Some of this year’s legislative session has shaped up to be a “tit for tat” between state Republicans and Nashville officials. GOP members have indicated they may not support bills that could negatively impact Nashville, under one condition– which now seems to have been met.
‘It’s basically retaliation’: Metro Council could be downsized by Tennessee’s Republican legislature
The Metro Council could get a lot smaller under an idea being floated in the Tennessee General Assembly, though this isn’t the first time the topic has come up.
Metro will reconsider a proposal to host the Republican National Convention, but it might be too late
The idea of the Republican National Convention coming to Nashville is not totally off the table.
Metro councilmembers don’t want to host national political conventions in Nashville
The Republican National Convention says it hopes the council and mayor will rethink their decision not to host the RNC.