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What’s in Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s capital spending plan for 2025? WPLN Metro reporter Cynthia Abrams says its top investments are infrastructure and education. wpln.org/post/whats-in-…

Update to a story first reported by WPLN in August: the Wasioto Park name has been adopted by Metro Parks today, replacing what had been Cumberland Park. Details: wpln.org/post/nashville…

Join us Friday for a behind-the-scenes chat with journalist Rose Gilbert about her reporting trip to Iraqi Kurdistan and the in-depth podcast she's crafting for WPLN in 2025. eventbrite.com/e/how-we-got-t…

Nashville’s Metro Council rejected a police surveillance technology this week. WPLN's Cynthia Abrams reports this ends a lengthy debate — and one that calls back to when the council gained more oversight on surveillance. wpln.org/post/after-a-y…

Nashville has already been working to implement its transit overhaul. But that work has been happening at the same time that a lawsuit challenging the referendum’s legality heads to court. WPLN's Cynthia Abrams reports the trial began today. wpln.org/post/nashville…

Just in: Metro prevails in transit referendum lawsuit, meaning that the sales tax surcharge is able to take effect next month. More here: wpln.org/post/nashville…

There's dangerous cold in Nashville and it's testing the capacity of shelters. Cynthia Abrams explains how the shelter network functions, and the struggle Metro has had in finding an operator for its emergency facility. wpln.org/post/when-its-…

Tennessee students have now marched en masse at the capitol in the wake of two school shootings, demanding statewide gun reform. The calls have gone unheeded. At the city level, WPLN’s Cynthia Abrams says Nashville leaders are trying to listen to students.wpln.org/post/nashville…

Nashvillians gathered this week before the Metro Council to express their wishes for the city budget. WPLN's Cynthia Abrams reports among individual requests were organizers who showed up en masse to advocate for their respective causes. wpln.org/post/gun-viole…

This Nashville high school senior is trying to ride every city bus route before graduating. Cynthia Abrams reports the project started while he was a sophomore waiting at the downtown bus station with a friend. wpln.org/post/an-audaci…

Funding for domestic violence and sexual assault centers has been dropping off in recent years and is now facing greater uncertainty. WPLN’s Cynthia Abrams reports advocates fear this could have devastating consequences for crime victims. wpln.org/post/a-budget-…

The very character of downtown Nashville — like the old, brick honky tonks of Lower Broadway — could be in danger. WPLN’s Cynthia Abrams reports that’s because new state and city measures could upend how historic buildings are preserved. wpln.org/post/oversight…

Metro’s Historic Zoning Commission will move under the city’s planning department. WPLN's Cynthia Abrams reports Nashville’s Metro Council voted 24-11 Tuesday night to consolidate the city’s zoning process. wpln.org/post/oversight…

Metro has joined a federal lawsuit attempting to halt the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze on various community programs. WPLN's Cynthia Abrams reports it has put $14 million in transit and infrastructure projects at risk in Nashville. wpln.org/post/nashville…

This week, Gov. Bill Lee dropped his substitute budget with a new line item: $20 million for victim services. Advocates tell WPLN's Cynthia Abrams the governor’s decision is a “big deal,” given that, historically, the state has not directed money there. wpln.org/post/victim-se…

The Tennessee legislature is looking to curb “community benefits agreements.” WPLN’s Cynthia Abrams explains these are contracts in which corporations work with neighboring residents to address community concerns. wpln.org/post/as-west-t…

Tennessee lawmakers in both chambers have approved a bill targeting charities that help undocumented immigrants find housing. WPLN’s Cynthia Abrams reports it opens the organizations up to lawsuits if people they help house go on to commit a crime. wpln.org/post/nonprofit…

Do you remember hearing from Cynthia Abrams about the Nashville student trying to ride every city bus route? He plans to accomplish the mission Friday — with Mayor Freddie O’Connell alongside. wpln.org/post/an-audaci…

For the last four decades, a group of bicyclists has embarked on a 950-mile bike ride following the Trail of Tears. It honors Cherokee Nation ancestors who were forcibly removed from their homelands, including in Tennessee. #RTR2025 wpln.org/post/cherokee-…

Dot Dobbins welcomed me into her home last year when reporting on a co-housing community in Germantown. She was so kind — really devastated to hear about this.