Nashville’s Metro Council is renewing a push to end the city’s contract with private prison operator CoreCivic, and this time they have the support of the county sheriff, who says he’s found a way to take over operations of the detention facility in South Nashville.
Nashville Updates Its Tornado Sirens, Allowing For More Targeted Warnings
A long-awaited upgrade to Nashville’s tornado warning system has been completed. Emergency managers said Wednesday they’d added 20 additional sirens in rural areas, as well as upgrading 93 existing alarms (read list of locations or view map below).
‘We Need Something New’: Nashville Organizers Continue Push To Abolish Metro Police
In early June, Nashville Mayor John Cooper said city officials would review the Metro Nashville Police Department’s use of force policies.
Campaign Aims To Get Every Nashvillian Counted In 2020
Overall Tennessee’s self-reporting rate is about on par with the national average. Some communities in Nashville currently have a lower response rate, though, so efforts are underway to emphasize the importance of responding.
Nashville General Hospital Board Dismisses Accusation Of Concealing Federal Coronavirus Funding
Metro’s finance director and the leadership of the city-funded Nashville General Hospital are at odds over the budget and whether federal relief funds were concealed as city leaders scrambled to finalize the city’s spending plan.
Civic Engagement Has Jumped In Nashville, But Will Public Demands Guide Future Spending?
Just before the final vote on Nashville’s budget for next year, community engagement hit a peak, with many people demanding the Metro Council decrease funding for police.
Metro Council Funds Two Diversity Officer Positions After Vacancy
Metro Council’s Minority Caucus demand for Nashville to hire a chief diversity officer is a step closer to becoming a reality.
Nashville’s Council Passes Large Tax Increase, Boosting Schools While Backing Away From A Policing Cut
Nashville residents will pay dramatically higher property taxes in the coming year after the Metro Council approved a rate increase of about 34% early Wednesday morning.
Council Members And Community Groups Push For Fairer Distribution Of COVID Relief
Council members, residents and community groups all have their ideas for how the city should spend its COVID-19 relief funds. Metro Nashville received $121 million in federal funding, but distributing that amount of money is complicated and is being hampered by a lack of communication.
Nashville Activists Center Black Joy At Block Party, Wrapping Third Weekend Of Protests
The Nashville People’s Budget Coalition organized a block party pushing to defund the police and put more money into social services, in the final event of a protest-packed weekend in downtown Nashville.
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