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Stephen Elliott

@stelliott.bsky.social

Journalist in Nashville, from Alabama https://nashvillebanner.com/newsletters/?utm_source=social-media&utm_medium=staff&utm_campaign=newsletter-fall-25

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 11h ago

Nashville’s Metro Council voted to authorize the attempted eminent domain takeover of a property adjacent to the Nashville Zoo where a developer plans to build a data center. But there are still several steps remaining before the purchase could take place. ✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social

Metro Council OKs eminent domain claim near Nashville Zoo - Nashville Banner

Nashville's Metro Council authorized eminent domain proceedings for property near the Nashville Zoo. Vanderbilt Innovation neighborhood plan advanced.

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · yesterday

A year in, Tennessee’s Attorney General’s office has closed a fraction of the civil rights cases that the Human Rights Commission did annually, despite assuming its funding and responsibilities last summer. ✍️ @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social

A tough transition from Tennessee Human Rights Commission - Nashville Banner

A year after Tennessee replaced its Human Rights Commission, data shows fewer cases opened and resolved under the direction of the Attorney General's office.

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 7d ago

Is Congressman John Rose within striking distance to beat Sen. Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee’s Republican primary? One pollster thinks so, but Blackburn’s campaign is not convinced. ✍️ @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social

Poll shows Republican gubernatorial primary getting tight - Nashville Banner

New polling shows Sen. Marsha Blackburn's lead in the Tennessee Republican gubernatorial primary narrowing against Rep. John Rose and state Rep. Monty Fritts.

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · last wk.

Metro Nashville Police Department leaders have reissued a training bulletin about felony camping laws after highly publicized arrests last month in South Inglewood Park. The Banner obtained bodycam footage of one of those arrests. ✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social

MNPD reissues training on felony camping laws - Nashville Banner

MNPD reissues training on felony camping laws after high-profile arrests in South Inglewood Park, which Mayor O'Connell called a "disappointing" outcome.

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · last wk.

Some Nashville nonprofit childcare organizations, like Fannie Battle in East Nashville, are expanding, and new laws lowering regulatory barriers are now in place. But so is a federal funding cut that has left 10,000 TN families waiting for assistance to afford childcare. ✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social

Nashville childcare adjusts, expands amid funding cuts - Nashville Banner

Fannie Battle Day Home for Children's expansion is a positive development as Nashville faces and array of challenges to affordable and accessible childcare.

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 2w ago

Nashville’s Metro Council on Tuesday instituted a temporary moratorium on new data centers and passed new zoning regulations for the facilities. They also advanced the mayor’s push to use eminent domain to force the sale of a property next to the Nashville Zoo. ✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social

Nashville passes data center zoning and permit moratorium - Nashville Banner

Nashville's Metro Council passed data center zoning laws and a permit moratorium through Dec. 1 after weeks of public opposition to such facilities.

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 3w ago

Belmont’s fledgling medical school did not receive its full accreditation, but instead will be on probation for two years by the national body that oversees medical education. The school’s leadership spent Thursday reassuring students and faculty. ✍️ @genuinehumandk.bsky.social

Thomas F. Frist Medical School faces accreditation delay - Nashville Banner

Belmont University's Thomas F. Frist Medical School faces a two-year delay in accreditation following an LCME probation ruling. Students may disenroll.

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Stephen Elliott@stelliott.bsky.social · 3w ago

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Denis Geovani Ba Ché’s parents, who live in rural Guatemala. Ba Ché died in 2023 after falling through a roof while working at a Nashville school.

Settlement reached in laborer's death at Glencliff High School - Nashville Banner

A settlement reached in a lawsuit filed by the family of a laborer who died while working on the roof at a Nashville high school has been approved by a judge.

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 4w ago

For more than four hours on Tuesday night (and into Wednesday morning), the Metro Council heard from Nashvillians opposed to data centers and supportive of pending legislation that would regulate them. ✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social

Metro Council advances bills related to data centers - Nashville Banner

Many Nashville residents voice concerns over data center development at Metro Council hearing. Bills to restrict data centers advance.

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 4w ago

Residents can weigh in on three Metro Council bills aimed at regulating data centers in Nashville, with sign-ups for Tuesday night’s public hearings beginning at 5 p.m. at City Hall. ✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social

Metro Council to hear public comment on data center bills - Nashville Banner

The Metro Council will consider four bills on data center development, including zoning rules and a moratorium, and hear public comment at its July 7 meeting.

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · last mo.

A West Nashville neighborhood group has sued Metro to block the construction of a new parking pavilion at Cheekwood, which has characterized the legal challenge and parking situation as threats to its continued existence.

Lawsuit seeks to halt Cheekwood Estate parking pavilion - Nashville Banner

West Nashville neighbors sue to stop construction of Cheekwood Estate's parking pavilion, citing traffic volume and zoning regulations.

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Steven Hale@iamstevenhale.bsky.social · last mo.

New from me: Tennessee’s new lethal injection protocol adopted in 2025 reduced training in IV placement, the same part of the process prison staff failed to complete last month before aborting the execution of Tony Carruthers. nashvillebanner.com/2026/06/30/t...

Lethal injection protocol likely led to botched execution - Nashville Banner

Tennessee's current lethal injection protocol includes reduced training on IV placement, an issue that caused the state to halt Tony Carruthers' execution.

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Metro's Contract and Compliance Board, tasked with oversight of worker safety and wage issues at city work sites, is facing a leadership transition as it continues to get up and running. ✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social

Contract and Compliance Board needs new executive director - Nashville Banner

Metro's Contract and Compliance Board faces a leadership transition, delays in establishing procedures, creating uncertainty about its role in worker safety.

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Metro Council voted Tuesday night to reject the annual budget for the Central Business Improvement District, leaving open questions about the entity moving into the 2027 fiscal year that begins in July. ✏️ @stelliott.bsky.social

Metro Council rejects Central Business Improvement District budget - Nashville Banner

The Metro Council rejects the annual budget for the Central Business Improvement District, raising concerns about funding for downtown services.

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Tuesday marks the annual Metro Council budget public hearing, when residents line up at City Hall to register their opinion on how the city spends its money. ✍️: @stelliott.bsky.social

Metro Council's annual budget public hearing set for Tuesday - Nashville Banner

The Metro Council's annual budget public hearing is on Tuesday. Residents can speak on the proposed spending plan, including pay plans and capital improvements.

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

After losing her pregnancy in ICE detention and being deported to Guatemala, Iris Dayana Monterroso-Lemus is still waiting to bury her son alongside her partner, who she hasn’t seen in more than a year. ✍️ @aracelireports.bsky.social

Woman continues to mourn miscarriage while in ICE custody - Nashville Banner

Grieving parents work toward a reunion and a long-awaited burial of the son they lost when the woman experienced a miscarriage while in ICE custody.

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Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

When Mayor Freddie O’Connell delivered his State of Metro address at the end of April, he mentioned a new tool that would “build the foundation needed to initiate a durable affordable housing bond.” Now, we have more details about what that could mean. ✏️ @stelliott.bsky.social

Subordinate debt program starts affordable housing expansion - Nashville Banner

Nashville's plans for affordable housing bonds include a $7 million subordinate debt program to test the market and build a foundation for what is to come.

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Steven Hale@iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Banner is one of several outlets suing over the fact that reporters can't see executioners doing things like placing IVs. In April, the Tennessee Supreme Court blocked a judge's order to allow it. That's why today, we were literally sitting in the dark trying our best to hear what was happening.

Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Tony Carruthers execution was delayed after the doctor contracted by TDOC could not find a vein to administer the dose of pentobarbital. An emergency motion was filed in Tennessee Supreme Court, shortly after which Gov. Bill Lee issued a reprieve for one year.