Austin Hornbostel
Metro Reporter at The Tennessean
I cover local government for @Tennessean; formerly with @LJWorld and @Calif_Democrat
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3 days ago |
yahoo.com | Austin Hornbostel |Evan Mealins
The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that Nashville's governing legislative body can be cut in half. The court, in a split 2-1 decision issued June 3, reversed a lower court's ruling that a state law that would shrink Nashville's Metro Council from 40 to 20 members was unconstitutional. In a statement to The Tennessean, Nashville's associate director of law, Allison Bussell, said the city is evaluating its options moving forward.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Angele Latham |Austin Hornbostel
Two Congressional committees announced a federal investigation into Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell on May 30, accusing the mayor in a letter of obstructing a U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in the wake of a major immigration operation in early May. The Committee on Homeland Security—chaired by U.S. Rep.
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1 week ago |
tennessean.com | Austin Hornbostel
According to DHS, a "sanctuary jurisdiction" is a city, county or state that is "deliberately and shamefully obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws endangering American communities."Nashville is included on a new list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security claims are violating federal immigration law — despite Nashville not being classified as a sanctuary city. DHS appears to have published the list on May 29.
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1 week ago |
tennessean.com | Austin Hornbostel
During the ICE sweeps, O'Connell issued an amendment to an existing executive order requiring city departments to report communications with federal immigration authorities on a tighter timeline. The Belonging Fund facilitated by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee is also part of the response — but donations don't come from the city but instead from private donors and organizations.
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1 week ago |
tennessean.com | Austin Hornbostel
Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell's office announced the proposal process will run through June 20. The shelters were previously used for infectious disease aid, and they're now being repurposed into temporary emergency housing options. Nashville is seeking proposals from community partners and intends to award up to 25 pallet shelters for use as temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness, Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s office announced May 28.
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