Tennessee's soybean farmers really needed 2025 to be a good year. Instead they got flooded fields and Chinese tariffs. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Tennessee's constitution includes its own version of the Bill of Rights, and it gets way more specific than the federal version wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

I've been told many times that The Monkees "Last Train to Clarksville" is set in our Clarksville. On the anniversary of it hitting #1, I decided to sort out what people got right and wrong about the song. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Once you see the similarities between letting SNAP benefits be a political bargaining tool and the tactics of a medieval siege, you can't really unsee it. And it's always the most vulnerable people paying the biggest price. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Tennessee has a robust Rainy Day Fund. That fund won't be tapped to help tide people over until SNAP benefits resume. So the question has come up (again): what is the fund for? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

One Halloween, a family in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, got the loudest knock ever. It wasn't a trick or treater, but it was something out of a nightmare...or a movie. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

People had to die from breathing in dangerous air before officials got serious about regulating what comes out of smokestacks. Some of those regulations have been loosened, and there are plans for new smokestacks in Tennessee. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

The longer this federal shutdown goes on, the more gets shut down in Tennessee. And the ones feeling the pinch are the most vulnerable people in our communities wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

When state and local responders have a coordinated response to natural disasters, you're seeing a ripple effect of a Cold War scare wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

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We've had art heists and "art" heists in this state, and the stories are too good not to share wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

For a long time now, the US has maintained guardrails to keep teens out of dangerous and inappropriately adult jobs. Some of those protections are being deleted or diluted wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

I'm still blown away by a detail I learned while researching today's episode: the original design for monkey bars included a safety net. So where were those nets on old-school playgrounds?! wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

The 101st isn't the same as it once was. But it never could have existed if it weren't for an 18th century French man who jumped out of a balloon. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Once again, it's a battle of county versus the state of Tennessee. This time, the issue is the National Guard Deployment and the battleground is the courtroom. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Tennessee's tax code has changed a lot through the years: from requiring folks to pay in animal scalps to taxing vapes (but not wine tastings) wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

It took a couple of tries to create a school voucher program for all of Tennessee. It's up and running now, but lawmakers aren't done with it wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

The laws that restrict the voting rights of people with felony convictions and the GOP's internal rules about primaries collide in one Midstate political campaign wpln.org/programs/nas... @wpln.bsky.social

A blast felt several dozen miles away. 16 people believed dead. Here's a look at what was going on at that site, and why explosions there could only be massive. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

A more than 200 year old story from Midstate history has far too much relevance to today's tragically high suicide rate wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Today is Tennessee's Firefighter Memorial Day. Here's a look at some of Nashville's notable blazes and what it took to contain them wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

The special primary election is over, we're moving on to the general, but what's going on with keeping our elections fair and legal? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Who's on the ballot for Tennessee's congressional primary? Some candidates have suspended their campaigns, but their names will still be an option during Tuesday's primary election. Here's everything to know before going to the polls: wpln.org/post/what-to...

The @tennessee-titans.bsky.social finally won, @nashvillesc.bsky.social has a shiny new trophy, and the @predsnhl.bsky.social season is about to begin - what a moment! wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

There aren't many women in banking leadership, but our local history includes one early, groundbreaking exception wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Book bans are becoming more and more normalized, and Tennessee is one of the top states for pulling titles from the shelves wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Near misses at Nashville's airport are a prime example of why we need more air traffic controllers, but the work conditions make it a job not many people want to do. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

When I first saw this story, I had to do a double take. I mean, it’s way to rare that we see a community buck this trend

Mister Rogers told us to look for the helpers. Today we're getting more specific: look for the First Amendment helpers wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Fisk University is, itself, an important part of Black history. And now it's preserving and sharing the history of the Rosenwald Schools, which educated a significant percentage of the South's Black population in the Jim Crow era. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Nashville and the state of Tennessee used to have a productive partnership, but things look far less cooperative these days wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

"Nashville Nice" is a unique flavor of Southern friendliness. But as more transplants move in and Lower Broad leans into its "party city" reputation, are cracks starting to appear in our collective civility? Call 615-760-2000 to join the conversation. Thursday at noon.

When you aren't a scientist yourself, believing the results involves extending a certain amount of trust that the folks doing the research know what they're talking about. What happens when people aren't willing to do that? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

The FCC has been in the news as part of the Jimmy Kimmel controversy, but how much say does the agency have over what stations air? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

We are unfortunately in the season of losing people who held positions on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement. One of the Clinton 12 passed this week.

There are a lot of factors increasing the need for forensic testing and autopsies, but Tennessee's capacity hasn't kept up with that demand wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

How much protection should the state offer to people who find themselves buried under debt after a loan product turns out to be bad? That's a question now, and it was one that came up for early Nashville leader John Overton, too. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

The first concern with National Guard deployments to cities like Memphis is of course the impact on that city. But, additionally, there are deep ripple effects in the communities those guard troops call home. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

We don't stand for censorship in this nation. Or do we? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Honky tonks are an iconic part of Nashville nightlife, but the term goes back even farther wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Charlie Kirk got vigils and moments of silence across the nation. The victims of a school shooting that happened the same day didn't. Which deaths are honored on a large scale, and which venues are the right ones? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

There was a time when only one Nashville park really focused on nature over recreation, but the acreage given over to wilderness experiences has really grown in the last couple of decades. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

When people come to Middle Tennessee, they bring new dimensions to our cultural life. So, what do we lose when they aren't here anymore? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

The time for calling in to This Is Nashville is now. Share your story of addiction, recovery, survival, loss or harm mitigation wpln.org/post/episode...

When people come to Middle Tennessee, they bring new dimensions to our cultural life. So, what do we lose when they aren't here anymore? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

In the late 80s, a massive tunnel was proposed for the Midstate that would have made the Music City Loop look tiny. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

If you remember the great Mule Day battle of 2021, you’ve got a taste for what might be headed our way in the race for one of Tennessee’s seats in Congress wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Sam Houston is a Texas legend, but he was also a Tennessee governor. And all these years later, our state is still involved in issues related to the border he helped define. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social

Tennessee uses a lot of energy. A LOT. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social