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2 days ago | wpln.org | Cynthia Abrams

As the cost of living in Nashville continues to climb, the wages of many local jobs are failing to keep up. That’s the key takeaway from the annual “Community Needs Evaluation” by Metro Social Services. The findings are in line with those of previous years — which have consistently identified rising costs and stagnant wages as contributors to many of Nashville’s pressing issues. This year’s study estimates a “living wage” for an adult Nashvillian, with no children, at $52,858 per year.

3 days ago | wpln.org | Tony Gonzalez

As new details were provided Tuesday about immigration-related arrests, Nashville’s mayor expressed concerns about the legality of the traffic stops that have been raising fears in parts of the city. Freddie O’Connell fielded questions from residents on This Is Nashville and said that Metro litigation against the federal government is possible.

3 days ago | wpln.org | Caroline Eggers

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced last week that it will no longer track the nation’s costliest storms. For more than four decades, NOAA has provided a public tool to examine the cost of weather and climate events: a database of “billion-dollar disasters,” which are disasters that cost at least $1 billion in damages. Between 1980 and 2024, Tennessee residents endured at least part of 116 separate billion-dollar disasters.

4 days ago | wpln.org | Tony Gonzalez

In 2001, Shawn Hatcher was arrested and later sentenced to life in prison for murder. Prosecutors used a Tennessee law to charge him with a crime he says his brother committed. He was 17 years old. The concept of criminal responsibility for conduct of another isn’t particularly new or unheard of. It’s been a part of American common law – the sets of laws inherited from past judicial decisions – since at least the 19th century. And it’s been an official part of Tennessee’s state code for decades.

4 days ago | wpln.org | Miriam Kramer

A supporters group for Nashville’s Major League Soccer team canceled game-day activities following recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Tennessee that have resulted in more than 100 people taken into custody. The group La Brigada De Oro posted a statement on social media announcing the decision to cancel its pregame tailgate at Nashville’s match on Saturday night against Charlotte at Geodis Park. Many in the group also boycotted the game.