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The Titans hope top NFL draft pick Cam Ward can lead them back to winning

By Terry McCormick, AP

April 24, 2025

The Tennessee Titans are placing their bets, yet again, on picking a first-round quarterback. Third time’s the charm?

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: NFL, NFL Draft, Tennessee Titans, Titans

NashVillager Podcast: Nashville’s big start

By Nina Cardona

April 24, 2025

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When is our city’s birthday?  Plus, the local news for April 24, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

Study: Rural Tennessee hospitals could lose additional labor and delivery wings

By Catherine Sweeney

April 24, 2025

Rural Tennesseans already have limited access to labor and delivery services, and a recent study shows the problem could get worse.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: maternal health, rural health, rural hospitals

Tennessee foreign exchange programs worry about impact of student visa revocations

By Camellia Burris

April 24, 2025

Foreign exchange programs in Tennessee are worried that Trump Administration policies could have a chilling effect on students looking to travel to the U.S.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: college, international students, Trump Administration

Tennessee lawmakers adjourn after passing bans on DEI initiatives

By Jonathan Mattise, AP

April 23, 2025

Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature adjourned its monthslong lawmaking session on Tuesday by passing a final flurry of bills, including ones aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion in governments.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Associated Press, DEI, diversity, tnleg, tnpol

NashVillager Podcast: Catholic Charities

By Nina Cardona

April 23, 2025

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Who will help the refugees who come to Nashville now? Plus, the local news for April 23, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Immigration, refugee, refugee resettlement

Tennessee board recommends that governor pardon country star Jelly Roll

By Jonathan Mattise, APandTravis Loller, AP

April 22, 2025

The Tennessee Board of Parole on Tuesday recommended a pardon for country music star Jelly Roll, a Nashville native who has spoken openly about his criminal history and what it has taken to overcome it. The board’s action leaves the final decision on a pardon up to Gov. Bill Lee.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, board of pardons and parole, country music, Jelly Roll

Tennessee won’t deny public schooling to students without legal status — for now

By Marianna Bacallao

April 22, 2025

A state review found the bill could’ve jeopardized more than $1 billion in federal education funding if enacted, as it violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Given the potential loss, House leadership paused consideration of the bill after it passed the Senate earlier this month.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bo Watson, immigrants, Immigration, Supreme Court, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, TIRRC, tnleg, tnpol, Trump Administration, U.S. Supreme Court, undocumented students

NashVillager Podcast: Williamson County and the Confederate flag

By Nina Cardona

April 22, 2025

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How do you change a county’s seal? Plus, the local news for April 22, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Confederate, Williamson County

Who’s who in the criminal trial of a former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime top aide

By Jonathan Mattise, AP

April 22, 2025

The former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime chief of staff are facing a federal criminal trial this week, where some old colleagues will be less friendly on the witness stand than others.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Cade Cothren, corruption, FBI, federal trial, Glen Casada, Phoenix Solutions

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