No Jail Time For Porsche Owner Who Shot Unarmed Homeless Man In Downtown Nashville
A Former Aspiring Singer Escapes Jail Time After Being Convicted Of Shooting A Homeless Man In Nashville After He Asked Her To Move Her Porsche SUV.
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Homeless
Small Step Forward For Intervention In Nashville Homeless Encampments
Following A Consistent Nearly Year-Long Effort By A Nashville Grassroots Group Pushing For A Large Homeless Encampment To Be Cleaned Up, An Announcement Has Finally Arrived That The Encampment Will Be The First In The Area Prioritized For Intervention.
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Chattanooga To Rehouse Up To 100 Homeless Individuals In Partnership With Local Housing Authority
The Chattanooga City Council Unanimously Approved The Use Of $60,000 In Federal American Rescue Plan Funds To Help Rapidly Rehouse Up To 100 Residents Currently Experiencing Homelessness.
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Knoxville Experiencing Continued Increase in Homelessness
Knoxville’s Annual Point-In-Time (PIT) Count Shows A Continued Increase In Homelessness Throughout The City. The Report Shows That Roughly 1,178 People Report That They Are Currently Experiencing Homelessness. This Number Is Up Approximately 50% Over Last Year’s Number.
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Nashville Group Publicly Shames Mayor Cooper For Refusing To Clean Up Homeless Encampment
A West Nashville Grassroots Organization, Reclaim Brookmeade Park & Greenway, Is Publicly Shaming Nashville Mayor John Cooper With Digital Billboards For Refusing To Clean Up A Large Homeless Encampment That Is Plaguing The City.
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Mayor Kelly Disregards City Ordinances While Turning Chattanooga Into Homeless Magnet
The Decision To Create A Sanctioned Homeless Encampment In Chattanooga Comes On The Heels Of The City’s Poor Record Of Enforcing Existing Ordinances Regarding Panhandling, Trespassing, Loitering And Littering.
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Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly Proposes New Budget To City Council
Mayor Tim Kelly On Tuesday Presented His New Budget To The City Council That Includes $10 Million For Paving Roads, 3 Percent Cost-Of-Living Increase For City Workers.
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Bill Regulating Homeless Encampments On Public Property Becomes Law Without Governor’s Signature
Legislation That Would Make Camping On Tennessee Public Property A Misdemeanor Is Became Law Last Week Without Governor Bill Lee’s Signature. The New Law Will Go Into Effect July 1st, 2022.
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House And Senate Pass Bill To Regulate Homeless Encampments On Public Property (Update 4.22.22)
Legislation That Would Make Camping On Tennessee Public Property A Misdemeanor Offense Has Passed Both The House And The Senate.
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Lewis & Abernathy On Homelessness, Common Law Marriage And The End Of Title 42 Border Policy
Brandon Lewis Joins The Alex Abernathy Podcast To Discuss Legislation Working Its Way Through The Tennessee General Assembly Regarding Making Camping On Public Property A Misdemeanor In The State And How When Leaders Do Not Enforce Laws, It Leads To A Lower Quality Of Living For All.
They Also Discuss The Common Law Marriage Bill And How The End Of The Title 42 Border Policy Will Create An Increased Influx Of Illegal Aliens Across The Border And Into Tennessee; Worsened By The Fact That The General Assembly Has Refused To Pass Any Meaningful Legislation To Curb Illegal Immigration Into The State.
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