Why Electricity Bills in Nashville Might Be Going Up
There’s speculation that President Trump will seize control of — or privatize — the Tennessee Valley Authority, the country’s largest public utility, which provides energy for everyone in Nashville. How would that work? What impact would it have on jobs? And what does country singer John Rich have to do with it? Ironworkers Local 492 vice president and political director Justin Humbles joins executive producer Whitney Pastorek to explain.
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