Episode 22 - Budget Woes and Police Oversight Pitfalls - Governing Magazine's John Buntin

Governing Magazine writer John Buntin talks about Nashville, police oversight, and the unintended consequences of recent local decisions. The first half of the interview follows up on Buntin's July article, "Amid Scandal and Explosive Growth, Nashville Ponders Its Future." In the second half of the episode, we discuss community oversight of police and his January article, "Police Departments Grapple With Who Should Hold Them Accountable." Interview highlights and minute markers: 3:14 - Book recommendation 4:43 - Nashville's fiscal situation 18:21 - Prioritizing downtown development 30:23 - Police oversight discussion begins 43:30 - Front-end accountability vs. back-end accountability Nashville Sounding Board is a podcast dedicated to discussing social and political issues affecting Middle Tennessee. NSB is produced by Benjamin Eagles. Views expressed by Benjamin Eagles in this podcast and on social media are his alone and do not reflect the views of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. Interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Music by Craig Turner and Joe Halberstadt

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This episode is 00:53:01 long.

This episode was published on Oct 2, 2018.

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