Metro Council set to pass NES bill ’round-up’ program tonight, NES ‘welcomes’ the resolution.

It’s back – the vote is TONIGHT to round up your NES bill without asking:

“The Metropolitan Council hereby goes on record as formally requesting NES to implement a customer-remove Round-Up donation program, such that all ratepayers will be enrolled in the program automatically, creating a reasonable and sustainable source of revenue for its low-income weatherization program.”

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TDOT’s viral hunk ‘#TDOTHottie’ revealed: Meet Greg Woerdeman

TDOT’s District Operations Supervisor Greg Woerdeman thought it was just another day at work Friday, when he was set to give an update to the press, but by the time he talked about plows and belly scrapers, and made promises to ‘get it cleaned up for you by morning’ viewers found a new viral sensation. #TDOTHottie

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Emails reveal Metro Council member conspired with Codes to issue illegal permit for home business

All Metro Council member Russ Pulley had to do was tell his constituent ‘NO’, he wouldn’t help her break the law. Instead, he conspired with codes to issue her an illegal permit to have a business with customers coming to her home – a privilege denied to every other Nashvillian. It turns out ‘NEW’ Nashville is just as corrupt as ‘old’ Nashville.

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Police say excessive speed likely cause of ambulance crash that ejected & killed two on I-40 Friday night

Patient Nyema Jackson, 36, and paramedic Zachary Pruitt, 36, were killed after they were ejected from the rear of an ambulance during a crash on I-40 Friday night. Excessive speed for the road conditions is the preliminary ruling on the cause of the wreck.

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Metro Nashville’s failed transgender response; How Goodlettsville got it right

Metro Nashville has been quietly handling their response to the transgender shaming incident by multiple city employees in October. Along the way, they have shown some signs of progress. However, they also took 28 days to ask the victim’s name, and are considering a city-wide response that does nothing to address the behavior of the employees. Goodlettsville, however, addressed the incident with a passion, and moved forward with the support of their community.

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MNPD considering Seattle PD’s LGBT Safe Place initiative in response to transgender shaming incident

MNPD considers Seattle’s ‘Safe Place’ initiative in response to recent transgender shaming incident. The program would simply put ‘rainbow badge’ stickers on businesses where LGBT citizens could wait and ‘feel safe’ while waiting for one of those officers to arrive, when they report a crime.

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Update: MNPS confirms McGavock HS sandwich mold; scores 98 on new health inspection

Students today at McGavock were served drinks past their expiration date & bread that appears to be molded. When this happened in March, school officials said it was ‘a chemical reaction with eggs cooked with the biscuit. What will they say now that there’s no egg to blame? Details & photos…

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MNPS Lunch Menu Today: Expired Drinks & Moldy Bread?

Students today at McGavock were served drinks past their expiration date & bread that appears to be molded. When this happened in March, school officials said it was ‘a chemical reaction with eggs cooked with the biscuit. What will they say now that there’s no egg to blame? Details & photos…

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Metro Nashville School Board has a Fran Bush Problem

She’s lashed out at a parent, sent outrageous text messages, the state has dissolved her business, she’s been sued for tens of thousands of dollars that she avoids payment of, she’s avoiding process servers, and that’s just the beginning. She’s Nashville’s newest School Board Member – Franchata Bush.

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MNPD: Police Officers or Metro Codes Inspectors?

Nashville, are you OK with MNPD officers taking the time to report codes violations during their shifts?
‘tall grass in yard’?, ‘too many extension cords’?, ‘hoarding’? ‘selling candy and drinks without a permit’? ALL of those are actual complaints reported by MNPD to Codes.

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