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Thursday News Rodeo: Girl Scouts, Bridge Jumper, and the Metro Budget

June 16, 2021June 17, 2021Stephen Yeargin Comment

The Metro Council passed the new city budget on a voice vote, which is uncommon for a chamber that typically takes hours into [...]

Thursday News Rodeo: Entertainment District Tax, Valedictory Speeches, and Tom Hanks

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021Stephen Yeargin Comment

A review of the police efforts leading up to the Christmas Day bombing on Second Avenue will prompt many changes in the way [...]

Monday News Rodeo: Happy Memorial Day!

May 31, 2021May 30, 2021Stephen Yeargin Comment

Happy Memorial Day! If you want to let the mayor and Metro Council know what you think of the upcoming budget proposal, WPLN [...]

Thursday News Rodeo: Sit-In Anniversary, Hot Job Market, and Body Cam Demos

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020Stephen Yeargin Comment

Sixty years ago today, more than 100 protesters were arrested as part of the Nashville’s sit-ins for attempting to eat at whites-only lunch [...]

Monday News Rodeo: Library Laws, Mean Girls, and a Jailed Reality TV Star

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020Stephen Yeargin Comment

Nashville mayor John Cooper released his first capital spending plan Thursday, smaller than in previous years because of “significant financial issues the city [...]

Monday News Rodeo: Boner Awards, Liberace’s Piano, and Belmont Debate Debatable

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019Stephen Yeargin Comment

The Metro Council passed an emergency budget to fill an estimated $41 million hole in the operating budget for the remainder of the [...]

Thursday News Rodeo: Body Cam Delay, Shadow Patriot, and an Animatronic Karaoke Bar

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019Stephen Yeargin Comment

William Weeden, the executive director of the city’s Community Oversight Board, has abruptly resigned his position saying that he was under too much [...]