O’Connell & Rolli Head To Runoff Race, Metro Nashville Council Gets More Progressive After This Week’s Election

This Week, Nashvillians Selected Progressive, Former City Councilman And Union Favorite Freddie O’Connell Along With Conservative Businesswoman Alice Rolli As Their Top Two. Meanwhile, The Metro Nashville Council Saw Progressives Either Keeping Their Seats Or Adding More To Their Ranks.

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2nd Lawsuit Seeks To Block State Law Aimed At Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

A Second Lawsuit Has Been Filed Challenging A New State Law That Makes It Easier To Gain Metro Council Approval For A New Racetrack At The Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.

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Black Clergy Group, Council Members, Others File Suit Against State For Metro Nashville Council Cut

Metro Nashville Council’s Minority Caucus Members, The Leader Of A Black Clergy Group And Several Other Prominent Nashvillians Filed A Lawsuit Tuesday Challenging A Republican-Led Law To Reduce The Size Of The City’s Council From 40 To 20.

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Metro Nashville Council Votes To Approve Half-Million Planned Parenthood Grant

Metro Nashville Councilmembers Voted 19 To 13 Last Week To Approve A $500 Thousand Grant To Be Given To Planned Parenthood Of Tennessee And North Mississippi For Contraception Services, Family Planning Counseling, And Sex Education.

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Lt. Gov. McNally Criticizes Metro Council’s Pro-Abortion Travel Plan

Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally Is Speaking Out Against A Proposed Half-Million Dollar Grant That Would Use Tennessee Taxpayer Money To Compensate Women Who Go Outside Of The State To Have An Abortion.

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