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Happy Hour: Go Big Or Go Home

14 August 2009 | 6:30 pm
Author: Christy Frink

The giant healthcare reform rally/tea party thing that was supposed to happen at West End Middle School today was somewhat of a bust today since the organizer was the only one who showed up. Oops? [Tennessean] Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s healthcare town hall meeting, however, was such a huge success that some folks had to be [...]

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Bright & Early: Amnesty For All Of Us Edition

14 August 2009 | 9:30 am
Author: Christy Frink

Good morning, Nashville. If you’re one of the folks who have helped rack up Nashville’s $26 million in unpaid traffic fines over the years, you might be in luck. Councilman Eric Crafton is proposing an amnesty program for anyone with minor violations in 2006, 2007, or 2008 who hasn’t paid their ticket(s) which would allow [...]

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Bright & Early: Can’t Win For Losing Edition

22 May 2009 | 9:00 am
Author: Christy Frink

Good morning, Nashville. Governor Phil is none too pleased with a fancy lobbying group called Families USA released a report yesterday that found all sorts of things wrong with CoverTN, our state’s public health insurance program. Among other things, the report claimed that the program is “likely to leave enrollees with high bills and lack [...]

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Today’s Agenda: Nashville’s Homeless Rally To Save Tent City

24 October 2008 | 7:00 am
Author: Christy Frink

To say that affordable housing is a big issue for Nashville would be an understatement. Recent years have seen unprecedented growth in high-end condo development, gentrification of many of the older neighborhoods and housing projects near downtown, and record numbers of Nashvillians ending up on the streets. Tent City is a homeless encampment off of [...]

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