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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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A House Republican calls Senate Speaker Randy McNally a ‘groomer’ and ‘predator’ in letter requesting he resign

Blaise Gainey

March 16, 2023

Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, who presides over Tennessee’s Senate, is being asked to resign from his post by a Republican member of the Tennessee House. But McNally’s refusing to go.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Cade Cothren, Cameron Sexton, General Assembly, Glen Casada, legislature, Randy McNally, Robin Smith, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, Todd Warner

Republican lawmakers push ahead with takeover of Nashville airport

Blaise Gainey

March 15, 2023

Tennessee Republicans are moving toward exercising another lever to control Nashville’s government, advancing a measure that would take away nearly all mayoral appointments to Nashville’s Airport Authority Board. 

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Music City Center, Nashville International Airport, Nashville Metro Council, Tennessee General Assembly, tnleg, tnpol

Nashville announces lawsuit to stop Tennessee from downsizing Metro Council

Blaise Gainey

March 13, 2023

Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced Monday that the city will be suing the state over a new law that slashes the size of Metro Council. The lawsuit alleges that the requirements written in the law violate several parts of the Tennessee Constitution.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, John Cooper, Nashville Metro Council

Gov. Bill Lee signs bill to shrink Nashville Metro Council

Blaise Gainey

March 9, 2023

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

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, Frank Niceley, Jeff Yarbro, Nashville Metro Council, Republican National Convention, Tennessee General Assembly, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee Titans stadium deal enters final stretch of Metro Council votes

Cynthia Abrams

March 8, 2023

Nissan Stadium at night

The future of a new stadium for the Tennessee Titans has entered its final series of hurdles. The deal must go through a series of three votes by Nashville’s Metro Council.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Metro Council, Tennessee Titans, Titans stadium

Despite outcry, bill to shrink Metro Council is coasting to passage

Cynthia Abrams

March 7, 2023

A measure to chop the size of Metro Council is sailing through the Tennessee Legislature. Republicans in the House have passed the bill, and the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee advanced it Tuesday.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County, Nashville Metro Council, Tennessee General Assembly

Nashville’s mayoral race: Who’s in? Who’s out?

Cynthia Abrams

February 27, 2023

The number of people throwing their hats in the ring for Nashville mayor has skyrocketed since current Mayor John Cooper announced he’s not running for re-election.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: mayor, Mayoral election, mayoral race, Nashville mayor

The Tennessee Titans may be getting a new stadium. What questions do you have about the plan?

Steve Haruch

February 21, 2023

Nissan Stadium sign

As the Metro Council moves closer towards a final vote on the future of Nissan Stadium, we want to hear from you about the $2.2 billion plan.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Metro, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee Titans, Titans stadium

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