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First Latino MNPD Captain To Head Diversity Efforts
“We want to show them that we want to get to know them better,” said Carlos Lara.
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Nashville Community Group Holds ‘Public Lamentation,’ Calls On Lee For COVID-19 Relief
“We are dying in a leadership vacuum,” said Dr. Amy Gordon Bono, an internist affiliated with Protect My Care.
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Tennessee Environmental Groups, Cooper, Release Climate Change Report
“It was reckless and irresponsible to leave the Agreement and we will be spending decades trying to reverse the impact on our climate,”.
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Nashville Extends COVID-19 Outreach To New Americans
Amid concerns that COVID-19 outreach would be halted to immigrant communities, Metro officials say services will be extended into 2021.
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Nashville Neighborhood Groups Score Win With Appeals Court Ruling
The lawsuit was brought by a Whites Creek couple seeking to block a proposed residential subdivision off Brick Church Pike.
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Top Communications Aide Lentile Leaves Nashville Mayor’s Office
Lentile said she plans to return to running her business development and digital marketing firm the Lentile Group.
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Data Shows Pandemic Anxiety And Depression Impacts Children As Well As Parents
The U.S. Census Bureau has been collecting information on households with children since the start of the pandemic.
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Representative Cooper Passes Nashville Flood Prevention Bill
Nashville’s waterway system hasn’t changed in response to Nashville’s massive growth.
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Symphony Agrees To Provide Furloughed Musicians With Stipend
The NSO Board of Directors and a majority of the staff while suspending all concert activity until July 31, 2021.
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19 Guardsmen Deployed To Tennessee Hospitals Under Gov. Bill Lee’s New Emergency Order
Guardsmen with the appropriate skills can perform COVID-19 testing, provide nursing and other hospital services and operate ambulances.
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Forum Addresses Worries About COVID-19 Effects On Rare Diseases
The pandemic has highlighted that long standing health disparities in the Black community and incurable diseases need more attention.
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Pork Report: Nashville Tax Increase Leads Annual Government Waste Report
The 34% property tax increase by Metro Council and Mayor John Cooper led the Beacon Center’s annual Pork Report on government misspending.
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Tax Expert Gives Guidance On 2021 Returns For Small Businesses With Pandemic Support
Citizens that haven’t received their federal stimulus check or missed the November deadline to apply can still declare it on their taxes.
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Berke Tells League Of Cities COVID-19 Worsens Education Inequality
"The pandemic didn’t create inequality in American cities, but it has revealed it to a broader audience," said Mayor Andy Berke.
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East Tennessee Doctors To Lee: “Get Up There And Lead.”
“The Governor is sitting on his hands not doing anything like ‘merrily we go along,’” said Shattuck. “Get up there and lead."
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Community Leader And Political Activist David McMurry Dies Monday
Russ Bradford, said Metro Police were called for a wellness check on McMurry when friends couldn’t reach him.
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Metro Council Approves $500,000 For Farmers Market
“The farmers market is a staple in the Nashville community just like the music venues that we’ve supported,” said Jennifer Gamble
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Trio Of U.S. Senators Call For More COVID Transparency In Psychiatric Facilities, Homes For People With Disabilities
As of November 9, DCS had reported 413 positive cases — a figure that includes only children and not staff.
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Black Caucus Files Bill On Behalf Of Pervis Payne
The proposed legislation would make inmates diagnosed with intellectual disabilities ineligible for death row.
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Nashville COVID-19 Cases Rise As Activities Move Indoors
Hospital capacity has reached emergency level, but Mayor John Cooper is not planning another lockdown or shelter-in-place order.
