Mayor John Cooper

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Tennessee Valley Authority Project Draws Pushback From NES, Mayor | Pith in the Wind

Advocacy groups, Nashville Mayor John Cooper and the city’s public utility, Nashville Electric Service, have all issued formal statements opposing TVA’s proposed expansion of fossil fuels in Middle Tennessee. Local officials joined Congress, which censured the agency in January, in criticizing TVA for clinging to fossil fuels. Even though TVA is a federal agency, its […]

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Mayor asks for TN Supreme Court ruling review

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Metro Nashville has asked the Tennessee Supreme Court to review its recent ruling in favor of Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher program. The court ruled 3-2 that the governor’s voucher program, known as the Education Savings Account (ESA) Act, was constitutional and did not violate the state constitution’s “home rule.” That […]

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Tennessee Titans: Nashville Mayor Says Stadium Plans ‘Near a Final Proposal’

Nashville Mayor John Cooper stated last week that “doing nothing is not an option” when it comes to the Tennessee Titans’ stadium situation but stressed that there are things he – and the city – will not do to accommodate the local NFL franchise. Cooper penned an op-ed piece for The Tennessean in which he […]

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