Head Over Heels For Big-Time Sports, The State Of Tennessee Is Pouring Hundreds Of Millions Into Stadium Projects In An Effort To Lure Big Events And Improve The Game-Day Experience For Fans, Including Those Attending Liberty Bowl And FedEx Forum Games In Memphis.
Tennessee State University Continues To Grapple With Improvements For Historic Hale Stadium, Even As It Plays Home Football Games At Nissan Stadium, While Trying To Shore Up Dorm Space After A Housing Crunch.
The State Of Tennessee Has Approved Creating A Board To Oversee Development On Nashville’s East Bank And Now Metro Nashville Must Also Approve Its Creation.
Gov. Bill Lee Makes No Secret About Working To Lure The Super Bowl To A $2.1 Billion Enclosed Titans Stadium. But It’s Unclear Whether The NFL Is Ready To Hold Its Annual Title Game In Nashville.
Tennessee’s Tourism Department Wants State Lawmakers To Grant It Authority To Potentially Permanently Close Off Public Access To Any Records It Sees As Confidential, Right As Officials Are Readying A Bid To Host A Future NFL Super Bowl.
Tennessee Rep. Larry Miller, D-Memphis, Plans To Push A Bill That Will Limit The Amount Of Increase For The Cost Of A Personal Seat License At The New Nissan Stadium That He Plans To Present To The House Business And Utilities Subcommittee On March 12.
Within Just 24 Hours Results Showed 98% Responded “Yes” And Only 2% Responded “No” To A Poll That Asked, “If A High-Ranking TN State Senator Has A Lobbyist Wife Who Gets Paid $200k+ Annually To Deliver Billions In Corporate Welfare From Tennessee Taxpayers To Liberal Corporations – And If That Money Lands In The Member’s Household Bank Account, Is That A Conflict Of Interest?”
The Tennessee Titans Have Agreed To A 20-Year Naming Rights Deal With Nissan For The Team’s New Stadium, Set To Open In 2027, But Did Not Disclose The Amount Nissan Is Paying For Those Rights.
Tennessee’s Department Of Tourist Development Wants $9 Million More To Market The State In 26 Areas Outside Of The State Along With Working On Pursuing Direct Flights To Canada, Germany And France.
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