🌱 $203M Grants For Water Systems + Firearm Bill Hearings Delayed

Morning, friends! It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Nashville Patch newsletter. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening in town.

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Here are the top three stories in Nashville today:

1. At least two General Assembly committees delayed hearing a number of proposed bills related to firearms 0n Tuesday. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Todd Gardenhire told a committee they were doing it out of respect following Monday morning's shooting at The Covenant School that resulted in the deaths of three children and three adults. Among the proposed bills was House Bill 1233, which would penalize gun owners for not securing firearms in a vehicle or boat while also requiring owners to report any gun theft within 24 hours. (Tennessean)
2. Several prominent Nashvillians filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a Republican law that reduces the size of the city’s council from 40 to 20. The suit is similar to another filed by the city’s legal department earlier this month, and both lawsuits center on the legal concept that the state can’t pass legislation to target a single city without its consent and that the cut would disproportionally impact Nashville’s minority communities. The Metro Nashville Council has 11 minority council members, which make up a little over a quarter of the council. The hearing is set for Apr. 4 in Davidson County Chancery Court. (Tennessee Lookout)
3. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced 43 grants for Tennessee’s water infrastructure. According to Governor Bill Lee, these grants will address important water infrastructure needs across rural and urban Tennessee communities. The 43 grants total $203,244,525. (WBBJ-TV)

Today in Nashville:

• Return to Seoul At The Belcourt Theatre (3:40 PM)
• Bikini Kill At Marathon Music Works (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is recognizing Rex Engelbert and Michael Collazo as being part of the team of first responders who attended the call of an active shooter at the Covenant campus on Monday morning. Engelbert is a 4-year veteran, and Collazo is a 9-year veteran. They were involved in firing the fatal shots at the active shooter. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department via Facebook)
• Join The Nashville Children's Theatre for its three-week summer production slated for Jun. 5 through Jun. 23! The production will be based on the musical "Willow Wood." (Nashville Children's Theatre via Facebook)
• The Community Oversight Board meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, Apr. 3 at the Howard Office Building. The meeting will also stream on Metro Nashville Network on Facebook. (Metro Nashville Community Oversight via Twitter)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.