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Nate Rau on a City Council member who makes his living doing political work:

Mitchell’s for-profit political activities and connections have drawn detractors who hint at instances of impropriety that Mitchell says he is cautiously taking steps to avoid.

Nate Rau shares some impressions on the Democratic Convention from Councilman Jerry Maynard:

Nate Rau with the breaker:

In a letter to the Davidson Country Election Commission, the Metro director of law stated that the English Only charter amendment proposal cannot appear on the November ballot because of a legal technicality.

Nate Rau reports that Eric Crafton has withdrawn his interpreter fee bill:

However, Crafton said after the meeting he intended to seek input from Metro departments potentially affected by the interpreter fee and would likely re-file the legislation at a later date.

Nate Rau reports that some downtown lawyers are trying to hang up Eric Crafton’s English First charter amendment on legal technicality:

From Nate Rau:

The woman who was arrested while nine months pregnant and later gave birth while in sheriff’s office custody was found innocent Friday on one of the charges for which she was initially arrested.

Nate Rau does an outstanding job surveying the political intrigue currently afoot in Oak Hill. Read the whole thing.

Nate Rau reports that Eric Crafton’s English First has turned in its signatures to the Election Commission but still will not reveal all of the sources for his funding.