👀 Mayor: “We’ll see you in court.”

📰 Our Rundown on the State of Metro Address

We’re discussing Mayor O’Connell’s State of Metro Address on today’s City Cast Nashville podcast, from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to taking the Trump administration to court. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

• Some highlights from O’Connell’s proposed budget [Nashville.gov]

🏫 Local Universities Stay Quiet Amid Pushback

The American Association of Colleges and Universities released a joint statement signed by 400+ AAC&U members pushing back against Pres. Trump’s recent efforts to control higher education, but none of Nashville’s AAC&U colleges and universities, including Vanderbilt, Belmont, and Lipscomb, signed. [Nashville Scene]

• Meanwhile, Vanderbilt has almost tripled the amount it’s spending on lobbying. [🔒 Nashville Business Journal]
• How Vandy is dealing with funding cuts, from a student’s perspective [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

🏠 Antioch Community Rallies for Better Treatment

Residents of an Antioch mobile home park are frustrated after a representative of the park’s management cancelled a meeting meant to address their concerns of mistreatment. Management had scheduled the meeting in Smyrna, 30 minutes away, and instructed residents to bring ID and not bring children. [NewsChannel 5]

🧑‍💻 Tech Company Buying Up East Bank Land

Oracle Corp. has purchased an additional $42 million of land on the East Bank for what will become the tech company’s world headquarters. It previously spent $60 million on an adjoining parcel. [The Tennessean]

Mayor O’Connell held his State of Metro Address at the Nashville Public Library’s downtown branch, and opened by praising the numerous ways the library gives back to the community. Let’s put a number to that. Do you know how many items were checked out from NPL branches last year? Test yourself to find out!

How Many Items Were Checked Out From the Nashville Public Library Last Year?

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