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Voters in Nashville, Tenn., have rejected prohibiting city government from using any language but English.W
stanley usa ith 100 percent of precincts reporting, the measure was defeated on a vote of 41,752 to 32,144.The vote means the city of nearly 600,000 people refused to become the largest in the U.S. to prohibit translating written and spoken communications for residents who speak no or little English.The proposal sparked intense debate. Proponents said using one language would have united the city, but bu
stanley cup siness leaders, academics and the city s mayor worried it would have given the city a bad reputation. Similar measures have passed el
stanley cup uk sewhere.It s not clear how much translation would have been silenced if the measure had passed. While the measure called for all government communication and publications to be printed in English, it allowed an exceptions for public health and safety. The referendum s leader, city Councilman Eric Crafton, promoted it as a way to unite Nashville and prevent the kind of extensive translation services - and the associated expenses - provided by cities like New York or Los Angeles. He has pushed for English only since 2006 and got the issue before voters through a petition drive.Business leaders, academics, religious leaders, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and Gov. Phil Bredesen argued the measure would tarnish the city s welcoming image, harm tourism and business recruitment and endanger federal funding for many city services.Claire King, 31, who lives i Fyla Watch a heroic father-son hovercraft crew rescue deer stranded on ice
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