Middle Tennessee DSA

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Four distinct lines of people wait in the hallway outside the council chambers.
Screenshot of the sponsor list for BL2026-1391, the bill regulating data centers. Sponsors at this time are: Rollin Horton, Delishia Porterfield, Brenda Gadd, Jordan Huffman, Ginny Welsch, Kyonzte Toombs, Jeff Preptit, Emily Benedict, Jason Spain, Sean Parker, Sheri Weiner, Terry Vo, Russ Bradford, Jacob Kupin, Sandy Ewing, Courtney Johnston, Sandra Sepulveda, Erin Evans, Mike Cortese, Olivia Hill, Burkley Allen, Brandon Taylor, Clay Capp, Jennifer Gamble, Jeff Gregg
Starbucks workers, wearing Starbucks Workers United shirts, hold up a banner reading “No Contracts, No Starbucks.” Members of the Central Labor Council of Nashville and Middle TN, and several Metro Nashville City Council members stand around them. In the front, a Starbucks worker speaks.
Yes-16, no-14, abstain-2
Yes 31, no 1 (Ellis), abstain 1 (Welsch)
31-yes, 2-no
He’s 20, no 15, abstain 2
Yes 22, No 15
CMs lining up to support resolution.
24 in support, 4 against (Webb, Eslick, Johnson, Hancock), 3 abstaining (Styles, Benton, Druffel)
Passes with 35 yes, 1 no (Ellis), 1 abstain (Lee).
Vote passes with one against (Ellis) and two abstaining (Webb, Lee).
Yes 18, no 14, abstain 4
Yes 20, no 14, abstain 3
Yes 19, No 16, abstain 2
Yes 15, No 20, abstain 3
A post from Nashville Metro government’s official account: “Let’s keep downtown Nashville safe for everyone. Grant funded security improvements help us deliver safety without burdening Nashville taxpayers.” Below, is a video in portrait orientation with a view of the city that shows the text “Four safety tools are up for vote at Metro Council.” Additional text appears in the video itself (not linked in post).
Votes on the board
Members of the public hold up signs in opposition: NDP Blew up Our Library So We Give Them $15M as a Prize? and another.
Monitor showing results: Motion fails 12 for, 14 against, 1 abstention.
Bill passes yes 27, no 6, abstain 2
Bill passes 25 yes, 9 no, 1 abstention
Resolution passes Yes 27, No 6, Abstain 2.
Vote passes, Yes 30, No 4, Abstain 2
Council votes Yes 1, No 26, Abstain 0
Votes: 26 yes : 7 no : 4 abstain
CMs Bradford, Gregg, Parker, Porterfield, Preptit, and Sepulveda lined up on the side, watching the action.
Vote screen: 28 yes, 7 no, 1 abstain
23 Yes, 13 No, 0 Abstain
Votes for/against FUSUS
A crowd full of hands showing their NO FUSUS stickers.
Nashvillians in the Metro Council chambers waiting to tell council members to vote no on FUSUS.
A red-backed image of several figures with DSA shirts on holding protest signs chanting "Join the fight! Register today" together. Text below reads: DSA Interest Meeting December 7, 1:30-3:00pm East Nashville Library and Zoom. Register at our Linktree: linktr.ee/midtndsa