Tennessee’s rigid anti-abortion policies lost the state millions of dollars in family planning funding under the Biden Administration. Experts say it’s not easy to predict what the Trump Administration will do about it.
Where private schools are plentiful, Kentucky Amendment 2 still failed
Proponents of Amendment 2 were counting on traditionally blue urban areas in Kentucky to vote in favor of the “school choice” initiative. But even in the three most populous counties, it failed overwhelmingly.
Should women be allowed to fight on the front lines? Trump’s defense pick reignites the debate.
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought had been long settled: Should women be allowed to serve their country by fighting on the front lines? More: Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’ The former Fox News commentator has made it clear, […]
Tennessee’s motion to stop formerly incarcerated Tennesseans from voting fails a second time. The state isn’t giving up.
A Nashville judge has maintained that disenfranchised Tennesseans can restore their voting rights, counter to a state election rule.
Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’
Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due to a tattoo on his bicep that’s associated with white supremacist groups. Hegseth, who has downplayed the role of military members and […]
NashVillager Podcast: Welcome to budget season
How does Metro make its money? Plus the local news for Nov. 13, 2024.
This Kurdish Nashvillian supports Trump. The reason is rooted in history.
During his first term in office, Donald Trump had a complicated track record when it came to Kurdistan. Following his reelection, a politically engaged member of Nashville’s Kurdish community weighs in.
Kentucky voters overwhelmingly approve of allowing medical cannabis businesses
Each of the 106 counties and cities in Kentucky with a ballot referendum approved allowing medical cannabis businesses to operate in their jurisdiction.
Trump supporters in Tennessee ‘tickled’ over decisive victory
Jerry Reynolds had been feeling under the weather. The flu, maybe COVID. He wasn’t quite sure. But when Donald Trump won, it was just what his body needed. “It was kind of like a shot of medicine in the arm,” he said.
NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s Governor bets on a second school voucher proposal
Will earmarking gambling money for schools help get a second universal school voucher plan through the legislature? Plus the local news for Nov. 8, 2024.
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