Metro Council Rundown (9/17/24)
APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS OF NOTE * President Pro Tempore Vote: Councilmember Sandra Sepulveda was appointed as the council’s new Pres
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Flip-Flopping Freddie
In 2018, he wanted to show voters how much Mayor Barry's transit referendum could cost them. In 2024, he doesn't think it necessary. What changed?
Musings of the Carbon King
Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, talks to us about the nation's energy landscape
Metro Council Rundown (9/4/24)
RULES OF PROCEDURE * Rule 28.1: (Passed) Requires members of the public show proof of Tennessee residency in order to participate in the
Metro Council Rundown (8/20/24)
RESOLUTIONS * Vision Zero: Passed, a $350,000 sole-source contract with the University of Tennessee–Chattanooga for Vision Zero Plan data
Choose How You Lose
Ben Cunningham of Tennessee Tax Revolt takes the transit referendum to task
The Transit Referendum to Nowhere
The Committee Against an Unfair Tax talks to us about what's wrong with Mayor O'Connell's transit referendum
Metro Council Rundown (7/16/24)
RESOLUTIONS * Late-Filed Resolution (Not Recognized) a resolution condemning the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump's
Metro Council Rundown (7/2/24)
RESOLUTIONS * RS2024-568 (Deferred) A resolution giving $1,971,656.19 through the Office of Homeless Services to The Salvation Army for t
Metro balances the books
💸 The council balances the budget · Where journalists have no names · New restaurants and developments · Much more!
Metro Council Rundown (6/18/24)
RESOLUTIONS * RS2024-543 (Passed) MNPD Taser upgrade * RS2024-539 (Passed) an agreement for the purchase of 3 acres to build a new fire
One-On-One with Representative Jody Barrett
Governor Lee signed a bill that prevents municipalities from instituting their own red flag laws. Barrett sponsored it. Here's what he had to say.
One-On-One with Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti
Two years into his term as the state's attorney general, we sit down with Jonathan Skrmetti about what his office has been working on
Metro Council Rundown (6/4/24)
RULES OF PROCEDURE * Rule 13 (Deferred) changes filing deadlines for legislation and rules of procedure, deferred to the first meeting in
Traditional Policing Works, So Why Do We Sabotage It?
Back in February, MNPD began Operation 72, an initiative dedicated to investigating car thefts in Nashville. Since its inception, every poli