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
Author Archive
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
Why Nashville's crime rate has fallen
🚔 Traditional policing works · Budget priorities · Free facts · The week in streaming · Much more!
Consider an empty bus
🎙️ Recapping yesterday's State of Metro · Beshear comes to town · Crime don't pay · A quote from the past · Much more!
Intifada in the Council Chambers
🇵🇸 "Inshallah," cries the public · Baseball put on ice · Memphis Hilton · Waller in the Holler · Much more!
The Famous Faces of Broadway
🍻 Neon monuments · Revisionist views of sex · Environmental toxins · Ole St. George · Much more!
Fallout Over Weather Modification Bill
Back in January, Sen. Steve Southerland (R-Morristown) and Rep. Monty Fritts (R-Kingston) introduced a bill that would ban the release of ch
Morbid Discoveries Near the East Bank
While following along with the despairing case of Riley Strain, Nashville discovers the underbelly of the Cumberland river.
The Birds and the Bees
This week, while the minstrels remain banished from court, the protection detail for their prison-jacketed friends could be getting an upgra
The Tale of Two State Sovereignty Bills
January 31st was the last day for House Reps to timely file their bills, and February 1st was the Senate’s deadline. As legislators scramble
State Sovereignty Showdown?
The clash between two Tennessee bills may become the genesis of a collaborative effort to fend off federal overreach.
Parking Mayhem
Metropolis plays fast and loose with Music City patrons
THE FALL GUYS: HOW MNPD PLAYS PATSY FOR METRO
“As I took office, Chief Drake expected that we could staff the department to full budget…by the end of this calendar year,” Mayor O’Connell
WAS HALE’S TOXICOLOGY REPORT SUFFICIENT?
A few weeks ago, we reported on a Senate Health and Welfare Committee meeting that took place on January 31st. Andrew Thibault, co-founder o
Justin Jones is Bad at His Job
Aside from garnering national attention, what has Jones done for his constituents in District 52?