❗ Environmental concerns boil over

🏫 It’s Back-to-School Time!

Kids start school tomorrow, August 5! On today’s City Cast Nashville podcast, we’re chatting with Nashville’s Teacher of the Year, Natalie Williams, about what we can expect this coming school year, how schools are dealing with funding changes, and ways parents can help. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

🎵 Proposed Act Provides Tax Relief for Musicians

Senators Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Raphael Warnock of Georgia have proposed the bipartisan Creative Relief and Expensing for Audio and Television Enterprises Act to provide tax relief for singers, songwriters, and other entertainers, allowing them to write off production expenses. [The Tennessean]

🏗️ Nissan Stadium Construction Vandalized, Again

Racist graffiti has been discovered at the construction site of the new Nissan Stadium, only weeks after a noose was found. An investigation into both is ongoing. [WKRN]

‼️ Environmental Concerns Boil Over

Murfreesboro councilmembers voted unanimously to reject a proposed settlement with Middle Point Landfill and instead continue a lawsuit against the facility, arguing that the landfill needs to be held accountable for failing to follow through on previous environmental protection agreements. [NewsChannel 5]

• In Williamson County, cleanup is now complete after the Limestone Water Treatment Plant leaked raw sewage into the Harpeth River. However, state documents reveal the plant has a long history of violations. [NewsChannel 5]
• Antioch residents are concerned about a proposal to build a massive industrial warehouse that would allow 800+ heavy trucks to drive through neighborhood streets daily, worsening air quality and increasing flood risks. [The Tennessean]