During a discussion Tuesday about Nashville’s injured-on-duty policies, a Metro Human Resources official used an unfortunate turn of phrase to describe police officers, firefighters and others who suffer injuries that the government deems catastrophic. Asked at a Civil Service Commission meeting how employees with “obviously catastrophic” injuries would be treated by a review panel under [...]
At the Nashville Farmers’ Market’s budget hearing with Mayor Karl Dean on Tuesday, officials talked about what the space could be, invoking one of the most famous markets in the country. “The indoor market could be almost like a Faneuil Hall,” said chef Margot McCormack, owner of the Margot and Marche restaurants in East Nashville [...]
After Mayor Karl Dean came out strongly Thursday against state legislation that would let Nashville’s satellite cities create services provided by Metro, Councilman Steve Glover noted the irony. Just last month, Dean announced his support for a bill that would create a state charter school authorizer to bypass Metro’s elected school board. “I need some [...]
After Mayor Karl Dean came out strongly Thursday against state legislation that would let Nashville’s satellite cities create services provided by Metro, Councilman Steve Glover noted the irony. Just last month, Dean announced his support for a bill that would create a state charter school authorizer to bypass Metro’s elected school board. “I need some [...]
Courtney Wheeler, a key player in Karl Dean’s two mayoral campaigns, has returned to Nashville to direct the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods. Dean introduced Wheeler on Wednesday at an event focused on the history of Nashville neighborhood associations during the 50 years of Metro government. “She’s going to do an outstanding job,” the mayor said. [...]
Mayor Karl Dean and his counterparts in Memphis and Knoxville have endorsed attorney Dave Garrison for chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party, they wrote in a letter sent to the party’s executive committee this afternoon. “Dave represents a new generation of leadership for our Party and is committed to shaping a new vision for how [...]
Ashley Judd may be the talk of Kentucky political circles right now, but she was the center of attention for the Tennessee Democratic Party again Tuesday night. Judd spoke at a Christmas party at Mayor Karl Dean’s house for the state Democrats’ finance council, TNDP spokesman Brandon Puttbrese said. (This is how the mayor gets [...]