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Nash In The Know

Answering your questions about Nashville's government, transit, housing and how the city works

You have questions about Nashville’s government — how decisions are made and how all these policies impact your life. That’s what Nash In The Know is all about. You help create a weekly to-do list of what stories we cover.

So how does this work? You submit questions or story ideas. Our Metro Reporter, Ambriehl Crutchfield, will review them and determine what we’re able to cover and when’s the best time to report the story. From time to time, we may ask your neighbors to weigh in with a voting round on our website. Then we get to work reporting!

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Freddie O’Connell sworn in as mayor of Nashville in private ceremony

Rose Gilbert

September 25, 2023

Judge David Briley, himself a former mayor, administered the oath, and he presented the new mayor with an original 1962 Metropolitan Nashville charter.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics Tagged With: David Briley, Freddi O'Connell, Mayoral Race 2023

Nashville mayoral runoff: Here’s what Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli say on 5 key topics.

Cynthia Abrams

September 14, 2023

WPLN asked Nashville’s mayoral candidates questions from listeners. Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli’s answers offer a look into two very different candidates.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Alice Rolli, Freddie O'Connell, Mayoral Race 2023

Early voting for the Nashville runoff ends with a spike in turnout

Rose Gilbert

September 10, 2023

Nashville early voting ended this weekend with a total of 68,319 Nashvillians — or about 14% of registered voters — making their decisions on a ballot headlined by the mayoral runoff between candidates Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Alice Rolli, Elections, Freddie O'Connell, Mayoral Race 2023, voting

From voter to official: Davidson County residents answer Election Commission’s need for poll workers

Cynthia Abrams

September 4, 2023

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Staffing polls is just one element of ensuring an election runs smoothly — and it’s not always easy.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County Election Commission, Davidson County elections, election, Election Commission, election workers, poll officials, poll watchers, poll workers, staffing, voting

Nashville’s mayoral finalists both say they’ll pursue a transit referendum. Here’s what they envision.

Cynthia Abrams

August 26, 2023

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Among the biggest cities in the U.S., Nashville stands apart because it lacks a dedicated tax to fund transit. Establishing one would likely mean a ballot referendum, put forth by the mayor and decided on by voters. Both mayoral finalists have said they plan to do this.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Alice Rolli, Freddie O'Connell, mass transit, Mayor's race 2023, mayoral race, metro, Nashville mayor, Nashville mayoral race, Nashville transit referendum, public transit, referendum, transit, transit referendum, transportation, transportation system

Climate priorities of Nashville’s next mayor — with some context

Caroline Eggers

August 24, 2023

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In three weeks, the mayoral election may decide whether Nashville takes significant climate action.

Filed Under: Election Live Blog 2023, Environment, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, infrastructure, Mayoral Race 2023, transportation

Both candidates for Nashville mayor want more families to enroll in MNPS. They have vastly different strategies to do it.

Alexis Marshall

August 23, 2023

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The two candidates running to be Nashville’s next mayor are on opposite ends of the political spectrum. But one thing they agree on is the need to increase enrollment in the city’s public school system.

Filed Under: Education, Election Live Blog 2023, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Alice Rolli, charter schools, Freddie O'Connell, Mayoral Race 2023, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville mayoral race, school safety, school security

Nashville’s mayoral finalists differ politically — and in campaign fundraising.

Cynthia Abrams

August 11, 2023

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Over the first few weeks of July, Freddie O’Connell gathered more than twice as much in donations as Alice Rolli, and he has double the funds in hand for the runoff sprint.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Alice Rolli, campaign finance, election, Freddi O'Connell, mayor, Mayoral election, mayoral race, Nashville mayor, Nashville mayoral race, Nashville runoff, Runoff 2023, Runoff election

Who voted for who? Nashville mayoral election maps show which areas voted for each candidate

Cynthia Abrams

August 8, 2023

In the days since the election, several maps have emerged that detail the roughly 101,000 votes in Nashville’s mayoral race.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Alice Rolli, election maps, Freddie O'Connell, maps, Metro Government, Nashville 2023 election, Nashville election, Nashville mayor, Nashville mayoral election, Nashville Metro Council

What to expect on Election Day in Nashville 

WPLN Staff

August 3, 2023

More than 100 candidates are vying for more than 40 elected offices across Nashville on an Election Day that should bring clarity to the race to be the city’s next mayor.  Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. — and unlike the early voting period, residents must go to their assigned polling locations.

Filed Under: Election Live Blog 2023, Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections, Mayoral Race 2023, voting

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