• Mayor Megan Barry introduced the legislation necessary to add the “Let’s Move Nashville” referendum to the May 1 ballot with 24 out of 40 council members as sponsors, more than enough to pass the measure. The referendum text does not specify precisely how the funds will be used, but makes references to expanded bus service, light rail and perhaps a reference to the proposed nearly two mile tunnel.
• While you’re waiting on all of that to sort out, Lyft is set to introduce carpool service in Nashville.
• Judge Angelita Dalton will be sworn in later today as Nashville’s first black woman to the Davidson County Criminal Court. She has served as a General Sessions judge since 2006.
• City attorneys and the the Davidson County Sherrif’s Office are working to change Nashville’s cash bail policy, one that critics and a pending lawsuit say needlessly keeps non-violent offenders in jail because they are unable to come up with the money to guarantee they will return for a court date.
• More than 2,320 cars have been stolen in Davidson County so far this year with only a handful of weeks remaining. Seriously, don’t leave your keys in the car, y’all.
• Hillsboro Village is set to be home to a “creative compound” backed by the (we’re told it’s) country music duo Florida Georgia Line.  The pair say the project will “bring something new and innovative to Nashville.”
• Also in country music related news, Kix Brooks has jumped into the debate about the Greer Stadium redevelopment, saying that he prefers more park space instead of the proposed Cloud Hill project.
• A second Metro Nashville Public Schools administrator resigned this week amid sexual harassment claims, prompting a response from director Dr. Shawn Joseph outlining his team’s handling of the reports.
• An audit prepared by an outside group shows the Nashville Metro General Hospital in a better budget condition than previous years, despite a larger supplemental funding request of $20 million to keep the doors open. Hospital officials say the audit does not put those numbers in the proper context.
• A study released by an insurance company says that heavy drinking is up 29 percent in Tennessee in 2017, prompting concern from health officials. In fairness, have you met 2017?
• Cloud IX, an East Nashville hookah bar and night spot, was already facing eviction the days before a second fatal shooting occurred outside the club. Community members had been pressuring police to declare it a public nuisance.
• The Nashville Predators (19-7-4) opened their Western Canada road trip with a 7-1 drubbing of the Vancouver Canucks (14-14-4). They are right back at it tonight in Edmonton against the Oilers (13-16-2) with a slightly earlier start time of 8 p.m.
• The new Tennessee Library & Archives broke ground Monday at Bicentennial Mall, joining the under construction Tennessee State Museum at the site. The buildings help fulfill the original vision for the park to be lined with public buildings, similar to the National Mall in Washington DC.
• Speaking of the Preds, their home ice at Bridgestone Arena won’t be changing its name anytime soon with an extension of the naming rights deal through 2025. Remember the Gaylord/Sommet/etc. saga?
• Today could be an important one in the onging saga for Nashville to land a Major League Soccer team as the league board begins its expansion meetings. A formal announcement could still take several weeks.
• While unlikely to affect the soccer stadium deal because the financing will be settled beforehand, the Tennessee state legislature will likely consider a bill next session that requires such proposals to go before voters as a civic referendum. Related, session starts next month for another edition of “wait, they proposed what now?” season.
• Happy Hanukkah! ?

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