‘No-Frills Budget’

During a marathon hearing on Tuesday, City Council members dove into Mayor Indya Kincannon’s proposed $432.9 million spending plan.

Searching for the Missing Middle

A new report recommends the City of Knoxville encourage more housing density near selected commercial centers.

Council members are considering tweaking the city’s short-term rental ordinance to bolster enforcement in residential areas.

Land use recommendations would come from the city and county administrations, not the quasi-independent regional planning agency.

The city has installed cutting-edge technology to identify traffic noise violations downtown, but there’s no means of enforcement.

Accusations and political salvos are launched after deputies take a law enforcement critic into custody.

A skeptical City Council OK’d scooter regulations on first reading, but had enough questions to make final approval far from certain.

The Kincannon administration wants to fund public safety, infrastructure, housing and more with roughly $22 million in federal pandemic aid.

County Commissioner Justin Biggs asks City Council to postpone consideration of KUB’s municipal broadband plan.

A proposal is in the works to turn the city’s spending policies on affordable housing into a legally binding commitment.