Headliner: As extreme heat settles in, WPLN environmental reporter Caroline Eggers explains how an NPR/Boston University investigation finds Tennessee and other states have severely undercounted heat-related deaths. Newsmaker: Metro Council Member Sandra Sepulveda makes her case for banning right turns at red lights, plus she shares a look at her Hispanic-majority district and the newly […]
No right on red? Pedestrian deaths have Nashville pursuing intersection safety measure
The idea is that right-on-red turns would be banned in much of downtown, school zones and at some high traffic intersections.
Nashville marginally cuts local grocery tax in final $3.8B budget
Nashville’s $3.8 billion city includes a reduced grocery tax and slightly more funding for eviction protections and affordable housing, and restored funding for the Office of Entertainment.
Should elected officials be jailed over their votes on sanctuary policies? Lawsuit challenges Tennessee law.
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging a Tennessee law that criminalizes local officials who vote in favor of sanctuary city policies.
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.
Re-air: Worker safety – A cloud over the construction boom
Nashville’s fast-paced growth has changed our city’s skyline and caught national headlines.
Worker safety: A cloud over the construction boom
Nashville’s fast-paced growth has changed our city’s skyline and caught national headlines.
Introducing: Inside the City Council Chambers with Nicole Williams
If you are an everyday, working class Nashvillian, you probably do not have time to go to every single Metro Council meeting.
The nation reacts to the Tennessee legislature’s expulsion of 2 Black lawmakers
History has its eyes on Tennessee. And so do powerful people — near and far.
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