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John Lewis Way would be renamed after Trump under new Republican bill

By Marianna Bacallao

February 3, 2023

A stretch of John Lewis Way in downtown Nashville would be renamed for former President Donald Trump under a proposal from statehouse Republicans.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Donald Trump, Frank Niceley, General Assembly, Heritage Protection Act, John Lewis, legislature, Paul Sherrell, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, Zulfat Suara

Surveillance Or Safety Tool? Nashville Starts To Consider Whether Police Should Use License Plate Readers

By Samantha Max

January 5, 2021

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Many U.S. police departments track cars with special cameras known as license plate readers. Now, Nashville police and some members of Metro Council want in on the technology. But that’s sparked a debate about privacy and police overreach.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity Tagged With: body cameras, John Drake, Metro Nashville Police Department, Nashville Metro Council, Russ Pulley, Zulfat Suara

Was The Nashville Bomber A ‘Domestic Terrorist?’ It Depends On Who You Ask

By Samantha Max

December 29, 2020

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Officials have shied away from calling the Christmas Day bombing an act of domestic terrorism while they continue to investigate potential motives. And many people are asking: Why?

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: FBI, Islam, Nashville Christmas blast, terrorism, Zulfat Suara

Nashville Creates Misdemeanor Penalty For Violations Of Mayoral Curfew Orders

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 19, 2020

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Back in May, Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced a curfew after large protests and civil unrest, including a night that damaged the Metro Courthouse. 

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Nash, John Cooper, Nashville Metro Council, Zulfat Suara

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