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The Tennessee Sentiments of Song Sung Blue
🎥 Jerod takes us to the movies · Oracle runs into recruitment problems · State Rep. Faison steps down · Governor declares "Dolly Parton Day" · Much more!
The Men Behind the Machine
✨ TN leaders take on AI · Trump re-nominates Beaman for TVA Board · TN property tax relief program in flux · Much more!
Caution: Anti-ICE Ahead
🏛 TN lawmakers greeted by anti-ICE protestors · Your trash day may change next month · No more SNAP for sugary treats · Much more!
The State is Back in Session
🏛 General Assembly's back at it · TN Republicans interested in school choice expansion · Nashville CM looking for retribution · Much more!
Democracy In Name Only
🚨 Head of Metro’s 911 Call Center on administrative leave · 8,800 TN CDL holders lack required citizenship records · Metropolis on the hook for $9 million in consumer protection violations · Much more!
James Zimmermann Could Win The Culture War
🎶 Woke tries to cancel TN clarinetist · Will TN make safe spaces to hide from ICE · Will Aftyn Behn take a stab at another Congressional seat? · Much more!
Buchanan Brouhaha: Businesses Cry Foul Over Surprise Zoning Plan
🪩 Businesses cry foul over surprise zoning plan · Just a few $675,000 buses · Will council get cut in half? · Much more!
Wrestling Over Six Lanes & Eminent Domain
🌉 Building East Bank Boulevard · O'Connell disappoints transit progressives · Brown's Diner Bar immortalized · Much more!
New State Legislation That Could Impact Nashville
⚖️ How this year’s General Assembly could impact Nashville · Quakes shake up the TN-KY border · Is Garcia off the hook? · Much more!
The Best of 2025
🍾 The Best of 2025 · 200,000+ crashed the Nashville Big Bash · A look ahead at this year's General Assembly · Much more!
The South Created Egg Nog
🥚 The Noggins Behind Eggnog · Joe Allen on the men behind the machines · Is Kilmar Garcia finally going home? · Much more!
Angel Premieres New Film in Nashville
🎬 Jerod takes us to the movies · Jelly Roll gets pardoned · Senate rejects Beaman for TVA · Much more!
Dispatch from the Nashville Premiere of Angel’s David
The studio that upended Hollywood has found a second home in Music City
The State's Newest Park
🌱 A walk through TN's newest state park · Freddie goes vroom · Shocking DCS audit · Much more!