Ben Cunningham Optimistic About Forthcoming Ruling in Case Challenging Nashville Transit Plan

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 18, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Ben Cunningham, founder of the Nashville Tea Party, said he is optimistic about a forthcoming court ruling in the case challenging Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s “Choose How You Move” transit plan which Davidson County voters approved in November. Earlier this...

DEI in Full Swing at Metro Nashville Government as Employees Encouraged to Participate in ‘Foundations of Conscious Inclusion’ Program

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 27, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

The Metro Nashville Government is continuing to embrace DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) despite a complete shutdown of such initiatives at the federal level. An email from a Metro Nashville Government employee obtained by The Tennessee Star shows that all Metro...

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles Trounces TN-5 Challenger Courtney Johnston in Straw Poll at Davidson County Republican Party’s Annual Picnic Event

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 22, 2024 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) was the resounding victor among attendees at the Davidson County Republican Party’s annual picnic event on Saturday who participated in a straw poll weighing candidates running in the August 1 Republican primary for...

Nashville Assistance Program Providing Free Fans, Air Conditioning Units to Eligible Residents

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 21, 2024 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

Eligible Davidson County residents can receive free fans or air conditioning units this summer by applying for the Metro Action Commission’s Fan and Air Conditioner Program. Each year, from May 1 through August 31, the Metro Action Commission opens its application...

Amazon Announces Expansion to Affordable Housing Project in Nashville

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 13, 2024 | Economy, News, Tennessee, The South

Amazon announced Tuesday that it will invest another $2.2 billion in its Housing Equity Fund to create more than 21,000 new affordable housing units in Nashville and two other of its hometown communities. Amazon launched its Housing Equity Fund in 2021 with an initial...