The news comes after patients filed a class action lawsuit against the hospital for sharing their information with the AG’s office. Plaintiffs argue VUMC should have done more to protect patients’ privacy.
Former Tennessee state Sen. Brian Kelsey sentenced to 21 months in prison
Former state Sen. Brian Kelsey has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for campaign finance violations. The Germantown Republican admitted to illegally funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars from his state campaign to his failed bid for Congress in 2016, according to court documents.
Celebrating 50 years of hip-hop culture
On Aug. 11, 1973, a party in the Bronx changed the direction of music history.
Tennessee inflicts a strict voter re-registration process on formerly incarcerated people. A trial will determine if it’s constitutional.
Across America around 4.6 million formerly incarcerated people are barred from voting. And in Tennessee, a recent state Supreme Court ruling makes it harder for anyone with a conviction on their record — either in or out of state — to get their voting rights reinstated.
Fire or active shooter? Tennessee teachers could be tasked with determining the difference when the alarm goes off
During the Covenant school shooting, 911 calls show at least one teacher stepped into the hallway after hearing alarms go off, thinking it could be a fire drill.
The first bills are filed for Tennessee’s special session on public safety. Here’s what lawmakers want to do.
Tennessee’s legislative special session on public safety begins Aug. 21 and lawmakers have started to file proposals.
The city’s license plate reader pilot program has ended. What now?
As discussed previously on this show, license plate readers have been a controversial technology for law enforcement.
Tennessee redistricting maps face legal challenge, alleging ‘racial gerrymandering’
A group of voters, civil rights leaders and a former state lawmaker are suing to block the redistricting maps that Tennessee created last year. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court, alleges that Tennessee’s Republican supermajority intentionally limited the power of Black voters when it split Nashville into three separate congressional districts.
Here’s how starkly different the reactions have been to Gov. Lee’s special session.
Gov. Bill Lee’s call for a special session on guns and public safety has been met with strong reactions across a wide range of the political spectrum.
Remembering Charlie Strobel, Room In the Inn founder and homeless advocate
Few people make the kind of impact on a city that Charlie Strobel did. Today, we remember the life and legacy of the founder of the Room In the Inn.
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