Will These Data Center Bills Help the Zoo? Plus, Deepfake Ads and Early Voting
Metro Council passed three data center bills, but how will that impact the controversial proposed data center by the zoo? On today’s Friday News Roundup, contributor Nicole Williams joins creative producer Marie Cecile Anderson and newsletter editor Margaret Kingsbury to talk about the new legislation, Davidson County’s high early voter turnout, two Republican congressional candidates’ weird deepfake ads, and what we know so far about a federal search warrant at Metro Water Services. Plus, in our bonus segment for City Cast Nashville Neighbors, we say a very sad goodbye.
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