Digging Their Heels In
👠 Opposition to Music City Loop as Boring Co. digs in · Ogles has more Republican opposition · Nuclear weapons facility coming to TN? · Much more!
Good afternoon, everyone. The Boring Co. breaks ground on the Music City Loop while progressive legislators dig in their heels... Ogles has another Republican challenger... Nuclear weapons uranium processing facility coming to TN?... And much more!
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Boring Co. digs in, and so do those who want to stand in their way.
From Megan Podsiedlik
Tunneling for The Boring Co.'s Music City Loop is underway, but TN Senator Charlane Oliver and Metro Councilmember Delishia Porterfield want you to throw yourself into the gravel pit and stop it. The state lawmaker who filed a resolution to express opposition to the Music City Loop at its conception and the local council member who has been chomping at the bit to condemn the company with a resolution have joined forces.
Oliver and Porterfield are holding a community meeting titled “Beneath the Surface: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE TUNNEL” at First Baptist Church tonight. The pair is asking supporters to back their resolutions while opposing state legislation to establish the Subterranean Transportation Infrastructure Coordination Authority because it “would allow Federal grants to go to Tesla tunnels when they should be paying for real transit system infrastructure.”
We know that Elon Musk is behind the Boring Co., but who is behind this movement? The event is being thrown by Transit Now Nash, which is also moonlighting as NoBoringAtBNA.org. It has partnered with WeGo and WalkBike Nashville. (By the way, the Transit Now Nash website gets flagged as insecure.)
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STORIES
- 💥 Trump’s push for new nuclear weapons begins in Tennessee’s oldest town. Jonesborough, established in 1779 and often considered the state’s oldest town, may soon be home to a uranium processing facility under a $1.6 billion contract with the Department of Energy. (WPLN)
- 🕶 Kash Patel’s girlfriend seeks fame and fortune, escorted by an F.B.I. SWAT team. Former F.B.I. officials say Mr. Patel beefed up field office staffing near his girlfriend in Nashville and ordered a team to ferry her on errands and to events. (NYT)
HEADLINES
- 🌲 The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency faces a potential budget deficit. Lawmakers are weighing a plan to redirect a portion of TVA payments to the state as a dedicated, permanent funding source. (NewsChannel 5)
- 🎵 Nashville businesses band together as city property taxes jump. After a record 45 percent median increase in property values countywide in 2025, local businesses are feeling the strain. The newly formed Nashville Property Tax Coalition is asking Nashville officials for short-term solutions that address unprecedented increases in commercial property reassessments. (Tennessean)
- ☘️ The owner of The Lost Paddy pub has picked up a petition to run as a Republican in the 5th District race. Michael O’Leary, a native of Ireland, was mayor of Culver City in Los Angeles prior to moving to Nashville and joins retired Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher in seeking to defeat incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles in the GOP. (Banner)
DEVELOPMENT
- 380-acre luxury development in Leiper’s Fork sees early demand (NBJ)
- New name to debut for downtown's Bobby Hotel following $50 million sale (NBJ)
- Manufacturing Companies to Invest Nearly $90M, Create 260 New Jobs in Tennessee (Star)
THINGS TO DO
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TONIGHT
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