Stephen Elliott
Reporter at Nashville Banner
Reporter @nashvillebanner | Formerly of Nashville Post, Nashville Scene and Telluride Daily Planet | [email protected] | stephen.81 on Signal
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1 week ago |
nashvillebanner.com | Stephen Elliott
Mayor’s office and Metro Nashville Police Department officials sought Wednesday to further distance city law enforcement from the spate of immigration arrests made by federal and state authorities in Nashville this week. Metro Legal Director Wally Dietz provided an update to Metro councilmembers describing how MNPD learned of the arrests, which began late Saturday.
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1 week ago |
nashvillebanner.com | Stephen Elliott
A lengthy public hearing agenda will keep councilmembers busy at their first meeting of May on Tuesday. Here’s our rundown of the meeting’s agenda:RS2025-1173: City law requires the adoption of any new surveillance technology to include a public hearing, and the council will hold public hearings for surveillance tech sought by Metro’s Department of Transportation and Department of Water and Sewerage Services (see also: resolutions 1174, 1175 and 1176).
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1 week ago |
nashvillebanner.com | Stephen Elliott
Irate local officials are seeking answers from state, federal and Metro agencies in the wake of joint federal-state immigration arrests over the weekend. Mayor Freddie O’Connell on Monday accused federal and state authorities of targeting the city’s Hispanic neighborhoods under the pretext of traffic safety and “gang” activity. Tennessee Highway Patrol, in conjunction with federal immigration authorities, made about 150 stops in the South Nashville area early Sunday morning.
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2 weeks ago |
nashvillebanner.com | Stephen Elliott
Mayor Freddie O’Connell painted an optimistic picture of the city at his annual State of Metro address Thursday at the downtown branch of the Nashville Public Library. He cited reduced crime, improved educational outcomes and the success of his dedicated transit funding initiative, which is currently being implemented.
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2 weeks ago |
nashvillebanner.com | Stephen Elliott
Some members of the Metro Council’s Women’s Caucus are pushing for answers about the management of the Metro Department of Emergency Communications, which runs the city’s 911 and dispatch service. The caucus heard from current 911 dispatchers at a February meeting. The employees described a culture of intimidation and inconsistent management at the office, led by director Stephen Martini since 2020.
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