How do you honor a life dedicated to furthering human rights? Plus, the local news for March 7, 2025.
A fossil fuel may be rebranded ‘renewable energy’ under proposed Tennessee law
Tennessee may become the first state to legally define gas as “renewable energy.” State law currently defines natural gas as “clean energy.”
Tennessee Department of Correction will offer more accommodations for deaf incarcerated people after lawsuit settlement
Deaf, incarcerated people in TDOC custody will have access to videophones, sign language interpreters and other options behind bars.
Tennessee kids will have to say goodbye to cellphones in schools
Both chambers of the statehouse overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban cell phone use in schools. The legislation will now head to Gov. Bill Lee.
Nashville police department updates sexual misconduct policy after years of pressure from former officers
The Metro Nashville Police Department has added a sexual misconduct policy to its manual after nearly five years of advocacy from current and former MNPD employees.
NashVillager Podcast: Your turn to stand up for public media
What can you do on Protect Public Media Day? Plus, the local news for March 6, 2025.
Oversight of Nashville’s historic buildings could change as officials mull local and state measures
Nashville’s Metro Council advanced a bill that would move Metro’s Historic Zoning Commission under the city’s Planning Department.
Tennessee schools could charge tuition for students without legal status under a bill advancing in the statehouse
Schools could refuse to teach students without legal status, or charge their families tuition, under the bill.
NashVillager Podcast: Fewer Christians in the Bible Belt
Is religious thinking changing in Tennessee? Plus, the local news for March 5, 2025.
Secrecy laws, low regulation and ‘gray markets’ mean Tennesseans know very little about the state’s lethal injection drugs
Tennessee is set to resume executions in May, but the state’s lethal injection drug supply is shrouded in mystery.
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