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On February 20, 1998, Gannett acquired the Nashville Banner and promptly ceased its operations. Since that moment, the number of journalists in Nashville has declined by over 66%, despite the city and its neighboring regions experiencing significant expansion. Action is needed. In light of this, the Nashville Banner will make a comeback in 2020 as a non-partisan, nonprofit civic news organization. Our goal is to wrap up our initial fundraising by summer so we can start publishing online later this year.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces ICE custody if released

2 days ago | nashvillebanner.com | Connor Daryani

Kilmar Abrego Garcia spent his wedding anniversary on Wednesday in court. “It’s been 106 days since [my husband] was abducted by the Trump Administration and separated from our family,” Jennifer Vasquez Sura said at a presser held by the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition Wednesday morning. “He missed birthdays, graduations and Father’s Day.
Metro Councilmembers Fight State Sanctuary Policy Law

2 days ago | nashvillebanner.com | Connor Daryani

Seven Metro Councilmembers are suing over a state law that imposes felony charges — including terms of up to six years in prison — on local elected officials who vote in favor of immigration policies deemed to be “sanctuary policies.”Carried by House Majority Leader William Lamberth and Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, Senate Bill 6002 passed through both chambers in February and is set to go into effect on July 1.
Lutheran Church sues Tennessee over immigration shelter law

3 days ago | nashvillebanner.com | Connor Daryani

Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is suing Tennessee’s 32 District Attorneys General over a law criminalizing people and organizations who provide shelter to undocumented immigrants. Under Senate Bill 392, which becomes effective on July 1 after passing the state legislature this year, anyone who “knows or should have known” that someone they are harboring is an undocumented immigrant could get hit with a class A misdemeanor.
Judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia poses no flight risk

5 days ago | nashvillebanner.com | Steve Cavendish

A federal magistrate judge ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man improperly deported to an El Salvador prison, can be freed ahead of his federal trial in Nashville. But that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s returning home to Maryland or even leaving federal custody.
Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee's Transgender Care Ban

1 week ago | nashvillebanner.com | Connor Daryani

Gender-affirming care will continue to be unavailable to minors in Tennessee and 24 other states following a 6-3 ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. And the state’s leaders hope to see a ban enacted nationwide.
Vanderbilt Poll: Trump's actions on colleges divide opinions

1 week ago | nashvillebanner.com | Lilly Sabella

A national poll, conducted by the nonpartisan Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy and released Wednesday, showed support for higher education and international students, uncertainty about the economy and polarization over President Donald Trump’s treatment of elite universities. It also showed general support for deporting immigrants without legal status but a sharp divide over whether those deportations should require due process.
Nashville's budget: Council to decide on key issues

1 week ago | nashvillebanner.com | Lilly Sabella

The Metro Council will vote on the budget for the third and final time after hearing from Nashville residents at the annual budget public hearing on June 3. Councilmembers will consider the mayor’s proposed annual spending plan and council-led alternatives at their Tuesday meeting.
Abrego Garcia's detention hearing faces scrutiny in Nashville

2 weeks ago | nashvillebanner.com | Connor Daryani

Acting U.S. Attorney Robert McGuire argued on Friday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia should remain detained before his trial, based mainly on evidence obtained through second, third and even fourth-hand hearsay. Abrego Garcia is accused of participating in a human smuggling conspiracy spanning a decade, with the crux of the allegations resting on a November 2022 incident when he was pulled over in Putnam County driving an SUV full of alleged undocumented immigrants.
Tennessee families face more food insecurity this summer

2 weeks ago | nashvillebanner.com | Lilly Sabella

The summer season brings long days, short nights and a school break for children. But for families who struggle with food insecurity, it may bring something more sinister: hunger. Summer break means millions of children across the country lose access to daily free meals at school. This is why the federal government created the Summer EBT program, or SUN Bucks, to provide eligible children with $120 in food benefits for the summer.
Franchisees sue D1 Training over alleged fraudulent model

2 weeks ago | nashvillebanner.com | Connor Daryani

When John Rose retired from the Air Force in 2021, he decided to cash out 20 years’ worth of savings to open a D1 Training franchise in San Antonio. “My daughters were attending a speed and agility location here in San Antonio called Red Line, another franchise,” said Rose, whose teenage daughters play soccer and golf. “It was a far drive for us — other side of town kind of thing.