Immigration, school voucher expansion among the defining issues at the state Capitol in 2026 

‘State of the Air’ report highlights heightened smog conditions and ‘select improvements’ to particle pollution

CVS Health vows to challenge constitutionality of law in federal court

Rezoning, updates to Metro Code seek to expand multimodal infrastructure in forthcoming mixed-use neighborhood

Measures would target multimodal infrastructure, building heights, rename neighborhood Wasioto Bend

287(g) legislation heads to Senate, poised to tie local agencies to immigration enforcement across state

Gov. Bill Lee signed a symbolic proclamation praising 'God’s design for familial structure' — in a state built on slavery and facing an affordability crisis

Report details issues with operations, communication during Winter Storm Fern restoration; full review to be released in June

Filing claims councilmember failed to disclose role on Music City Children’s Museum board in connection with zoning vote

General Assembly approves $58 billion state budget, school voucher expansion and ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ as session heads toward close

After a voting misfire, one neighborhood prepares its own elections over historic property restrictions

Legal debt burdens Ogles’ books amid strong haul from leading Democratic challenger; quarterly reports also show financial positions for Blackburn, Hagerty, Rose

Senate narrowly votes to conform to House bill and expand Education Freedom Scholarship program to offer 35,000 vouchers

Faith leaders and immigration advocates say man was denied visitation, legal counsel while hospitalized

Study shows barriers in housing, employment, education disproportionately affect African American residents in Davidson County 

Representatives advance bill to offer 35,000 Education Freedom Scholarships in close vote as senators prepare to discuss different version of legislation

Bill co-sponsor calls gender-affirming care a 'fad' but removes county information requirement at request of protesters

What happened to Allen Beasley, a man enslaved at the city's waterworks department?

East Bank venue set to open in February 2027, with Titans to begin playing there in fall

Voucher expansion, immigration bills barrel toward key votes as state oversight of Music City Loop advances

Rep. Tim Rudd claims unhoused people were shipped from Nashville to Murfreesboro

After tucking a citizenship requirement into a public school funding section of the bill, Republicans have refocused on voucher expansion

Meanwhile, Oracle rezoning and affordable child care efforts advance

18 amendments to be considered for redevelopment plan

Suit argues that state law is unconstitutional and could criminalize landlords, churches and nonprofits

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Update to Metro’s downtown code to be sought related to East Bank project

Voucher expansion altered, immigration crackdown continues as slew of bills heads to governor 

Amendment aims to increase tracking requirements for the immigration status of K-12 students

Memphis Democrats voice support for MSCS, hope for ‘collaboration’ following audit results

Maryland Republican James Appel faces federal charges for taking $100,000 from a state lawmaker's campaign account to finance a yacht

Firing sets the stage for legal battle as Luanne James stands defiant against reclassification of children’s titles

A man once owned by our city has a small street named for him in North Nashville

Metro Human Relations Commission is evaluating how accessible Metro departments are to those not fluent in English

Anti-LGBTQ legislation and bills on immigration enforcement and religion in schools advance

Sponsor Faison calls gender-affirming care ‘as dumb as frontal lobotomies’ 

Seven pedestrians killed in four weeks as projects remain delayed or deferred in city bureaucracy

A similar bill failed in 2024; Bulso teases return of bill next year if he's reelected

Newly amended legislation would create two state-run governmental entities overseeing Boring Company project

Feds give no indication of operation's end; Tennessee National Guardsmen in Memphis to receive active-duty pay