Why the Mayor's Proposed Budget Might Not Pass

City Cast Nashville

Jun 16, 2025•28 min

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Episode description

Metro Council will consider and vote on the Substitute Budget Ordinance tomorrow night, which could replace the mayor’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026. What’s in it, and how does this whole thing work? Councilmember Delishia Porterfield — who filed this year’s substitute as chair of the Budget and Finance Committee — joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to tell us everything we need to know.

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