• Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at this past weekend’s commencement at Tennessee State University, where she also received an honorary doctorate.
• Hundreds rallied outside the new Federal Courthouse in downtown Nashville after reports of a draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court indicated an end to abortion rights protections. Tennessee is one of several states with “trigger laws” that ban abortions statewide should the  high court decide to overturn the Roe vs. Wade precedent.
• District Attorney Glenn Funk won his re-election bid for an eight-year term over Sarah Beth Meyers and Danielle Nellis with 44 percent of the vote.
• At least one vendor outside of the urban services district has been struggling to meet their recycling pickup obligations, residents say. The city has promised twice-monthly recycling pickups by July 1.
• There were a lot of judicial races also on the ballot last Tuesday, with a few incumbents losing and a former mayor earning a seat on the Circuit Court.
• A referendum for the August ballot would change the threshold of the number of signatures required to create a referendum question, and require that the language be reviewed for compliance with existing laws prior to signatures being collected. The Metro Council approved the ballot measure in response to a failed attempt to roll back property tax increase and and lower the requirements for a recall election.
• Former staffers at the city’s Homeless Impact Division say the department has shifted its focus to forced closures of encampments, a departure from their stated aim of  partnering with groups to provide services.
• A new state law will jail folks for camping on public land without a permit, a move that advocates for the homeless call cruel and counterproductive.
• Nashville SC picked up a 2-0 win over visiting Real Salt Lake, the first victory in Geodis Park. The team hosts Atlanta United Wednesday in the opening round of the U.S. Open Cup before going back out on the  road against Houston Dynamo next Saturday.
• Game 1 saw the Predators drop a 2-7 decision to the host Colorado Avalanche Tuesday. They played much better (with their third option at goaltender), but still lost 1-2 in overtime Thursday. The Series came back to Nashville, but the result was 3-7 on Saturday in favor of the  Avalanche. So now it comes down to Game 4 tonight in Nashville with the Predators tailing 0-3 in a best of seven series hoping to avoid the sweep.
• The Nashville Public Library is already running out of “I Read Banned Books” cards shortly after their release in response to some municipalities removing books from their libraries because of their subject matter.
• Short-term rental service Airbnb is cracking down on summer party houses, forcing renters to agree not to host events with their reservation and blacking out certain weekends.
• Nashville International Airport was the scene of a creative marriage proposal to a Southwest Airlines flight attendant.
• Several groups are coming together to address transportation issues in downtown Nashville, including connections for public transit and ride share services.

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