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Could Nashville Tweak The Way It Votes?: Charter Changes Offered
A Metro Councilman is proposing changes to the way special elections are held, introducing instant-runoff voting to Nashville.

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A Metro Councilman is proposing changes to the way special elections are held, introducing instant-runoff voting to Nashville.

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Williamson County Judge M.T. Taylor dismissed all charges against Director of Schools Mike Looney Wednesday.
Former Gov. Phil Bredesen has a 3 point lead over U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn in the race to replace Sen. Bob Corker, a new poll finds.
The Waffle House that was the scene of a mass shooting is back open, with all of its profits for a month going to the victims' families.
A 15-year-old is accused of stealing a Maxima from a man early voting in Hickory Hollow Tuesday.
Legendary rock band Fleetwood Mac, with 80 percent of its classic lineup, will hit Bridgestone Arena Feb. 27, 2019.
The Broadway smash "Hamilton" will come to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in 2019.
A 13-year-old is accused of stealing cigarettes, cigars and a lighter after breaking the front window of a Gallatin Pike gas station.
One of the women recovering after Sunday's Waffle House shooting spoke for all of Nashville during a chat with the mayor.
In addition to the four homicide charges, Travis Reinking now faces four counts of attempted murder and a gun charge.
We know the date and time of Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals, and the date of Game 2. The rest? Just a guess.
Bizarre behavior, an arrest and the confiscation of his guns didn't stop Travis Reinking from allegedly killing four people.
A 14-year-old student assaulted a school bus driver and "intimidated" the bus monitor Tuesday morning, Nashville police said.
A man wanted for exposing himself to a shopper earlier this month allegedly exposed himself again this week, Franklin Police say.
A proposed increase in meal prices in FSSD schools could generate nearly $50,000, school officials said.
Bookers Corner, an 11,000 square-foot commercial development, is proposed for West Main and Downs Boulevard.
A 19-year-old allegedly pepper sprayed her Uber driver after he urged her to get back inside the car.
Jack Daniel's says it hasn't paid property tax on whiskey barrels since the end of Prohibition, but an audit said it should have.
Police arrested Antioch Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking Monday afternoon in a wooded area a mile south of the restaurant.