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NES storm debt comes due as Metro greenlights $430K post-Fern review.

  • Mayor O’Connell proposes retirement buyout of $1,000 per year of service for eligible Metro employees.
  • Metro Council approves $35M to begin design of proposed $417M Davidson County jail.

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Governor

  • Marsha Blackburn (R) · U.S. senatorProjected winner45.5% · 955,298
  • Jerri Green (D) · Memphis City Council43.0% · 902,615

U.S. Senate

  • Bill Hagerty (R) · incumbentProjected winner55.1% · 1,138,457
  • Marquita Bradshaw (D)42.9% · 886,974

Davidson County, governor

  • Jerri Green (D)71.6% · 160,749
  • Marsha Blackburn (R)21.6% · 48,546

State House: 30 D, 69 R (was 24 D, 75 R after 2024)

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  • Republican
  • Outlined: flipped to D

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Up to $544.7 million in general obligation bonds for capital projects

The night's closest vote · 7 min on the floor · Metro Council, Nov 5

This resolution kicks off the process for Nashville to borrow up to $544,720,000 through general obligation bonds to fund the Mayor's proposed capital spending plan. About $418 million would go toward general government projects and roughly $107 million to Metro Nashville Public Schools, covering things like road and infrastructure improvements, parks, fire and law enforcement facilities, school buildings, and a new Juvenile Justice Center. It also allows the city to tap its short-term commercial paper program to start construction before the long-term bonds are formally issued and sold.