🏠 DOGE cuts Nashville eviction assistance

🎻 The End of an Era for the Nashville Symphony

Giancarlo Guerrero’s last hurrah as music director of the Nashville Symphony is this weekend, so we sat down with the maestro to learn more about his 17-year, Grammy Award-winning tenure. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

🏠 Nashville’s Eviction Lifeline Ending Soon

Nashville’s Eviction Prevention Program, which helps cover rent and housing expenses for low-income households, will shut down June 30 after the so-called Department of Government Efficiency pulled federal funding. Applications for both renters and homeowners will remain open until then. [WZTV]

• Local nonprofits are also feeling strained after DOGE abruptly cut funding for AmeriCorps. [Nashville Banner]

✏️ Williamson Co. Says TN is Shortchanging Students

State Rep. Gino Bulso is leading a lawsuit with six Williamson County officials against the Tennessee Board of Education for “chronic underfunding” of schools in the county. The lawsuit claims that a funding disparity forces Williamson County, the wealthiest in the state, to allocate more of its budget to fund public schools. [Williamson Scene]

🤝 Naloxone Vending Machine Exceeds Expectations

When Nashville launched a free dispenser of the overdose-reversal drug Naloxone in April, it planned to refill it once per month, but the vending machines have been so popular that it’s having to refill them three times a week — a total of 1,500 doses. The city partnered with local harm-reduction organization Fund Recovery, which plans to install more machines. [Nashville Scene]