Tennessee’s tumultuous legislative session concludes after final flurry of action on education, guns and spending State lawmakers wrapped the 2024 session up Thursday night, having passed two of the biggest bills in the last week. Lawmakers reach deal on business franchise tax in the final hours of sessionDespite outcry over seclusion at juvenile detention centers, lawmakers fail to pass oversight bill This Nashville nightclub wants to normalize sustainable partying For the most part, the Night We Met seems like a typical nightclub: massive subwoofers, iridescent lasers and a glamorous crowd on weekends. But it has one notable difference: reusable cups. As Nashville has grown, so have its economic disparities, latest report shows As Nashville has grown over the last quarter century — adding massive numbers of residents and jobs — there has also been an increase of people living in poverty, according to a Metro Social Services study published this week. Listen NashVillager Podcast: Magellan of the air How did a Nashville man make airflight history? Plus your local newscast for April 26, 2024. Listen Learn something every day by subscribing to the NashVillager Podcast This Is Nashville Listen weekdays at noon More NPR’s Taking Cover April 19, 2024 En pointe: Nashville’s dance and choreography scene April 18, 2024 Ask the mayor, plus Taking Cover April 17, 2024 Student reporter roundup April 16, 2024 More Headlines Metro Arts chooses interim executive director in parliamentary quagmire Tennessee limits access to child autopsy reports following push by Covenant families As protests consume college campuses, where’s the line between safety, free speech? Tennessee lawmakers reach deal on business franchise tax in the final hours of session Oracle’s Larry Ellison says planned Nashville campus will be company’s ‘world headquarters’ AI music isn’t going away. Here are 4 big questions about what’s next. See all > Become a sponsor? Visit our sister stations WPLN International 91.ONE WNXP Nashville Classical Radio WPLN Originals Topics Education As protests consume college campuses, where’s the line between safety, free speech? NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s fracturing GOP leadership TN House and Senate pass controversial bill that will allow teachers to carry firearms in schools Who killed Tennessee’s universal school voucher bill? Politics Tennessee limits access to child autopsy reports following push by Covenant families As protests consume college campuses, where’s the line between safety, free speech? Tennessee’s tumultuous legislative session concludes after final flurry of action on education, guns and spending Tennessee lawmakers reach deal on business franchise tax in the final hours of session Music News From WNXP Arlo Parks Brings ‘My Soft Machine’ to WNXPNew Music Experience: Record Store Weekend 2024 EditionWhat Where When-sday: Black Opry Presents Three-Year Celebration Honoring Alice RandallRecord of the Week: Alice Randall’s ‘My Black Country’Phosphorescent’s Nashville Your human-powered daily guide to Nashville. Get the NashVillager Leave this field empty if you’re human: Become a sponsor? Criminal Justice Tennessee limits access to child autopsy reports following push by Covenant families Despite outcry over seclusion at juvenile detention centers, Tennessee lawmakers fail to pass oversight bill Tennessee is distributing $80 million in opioid settlement funds. Here’s what to know. ‘Never been tested’: Inside arguments on whether Covenant School shooting records should be public Environment This Nashville nightclub wants to normalize sustainable partying Should environmental racism be a factor in allowing industries to pollute? Tennessee’s attorney general says no. NashVillager Podcast: April 22, 2024 The Duck River is one of the most endangered rivers in U.S., report shows Become a sponsor? ContributorsCynthia AbramsMarianna BacallaoElizabeth BurtonNina CardonaChar DastonCaroline EggersKhalil EkulonaBlaise GaineyRose GilbertTony Gonzalezjewly hightRachel IacovoneMeribah KnightAlexis MarshallMagnolia McKayPaige PflegerCatherine SweeneyLaTonya Turner