Boring Starts Digging, Councilmembers Win Lawsuit, and Marsha Blackburn Has Power
After seven Metro Councilmembers brought a lawsuit challenging a state law making it a felony to vote in favor of “sanctuary policies,” the state has agreed it was unconstitutional. Contributor Nicole Williams joins host Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek to discuss that result. Plus, the resignation of NDOT’s director; the push for a new state authority governing all things tunnel; and the hilarious news that U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn was asking for special treatment from NES during the ice storm.
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