Tennessee Has 37th Highest Property Tax Rates In U.S.
Tennessee Has The 37th Highest Property Tax Rate On Owner-Occupied Property In The Country, According To A New Report From The Tax Foundation.
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Anderson County
Anderson County Libraries’ Assault On Children And Our Resistance To It (Op-Ed)
Speaking To The Anderson County Commission, A Colleague Evoked Shock And Awe Among The County Government Officials By Simply Displaying Some Vulgar Pictures From Library Books While Contrasting Those With The Nearly-Banned Books Of Our Beloved Dr. Seuss. While Most Commissioners And Some Citizens Spoke Passionately About How The Process Of Reconsideration Should Not Have Been Circumvented By Bringing The Issue Of Books To The Commission Meeting, Ironically Early The Next Morning The Commissioner Who Is Chairman Of The Library Board, Removed Some Of The Offending Books From The Library, Bypassing The Touted Reconsideration “Process” Himself.
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Third Grade Retention Law Could Pit Republicans Against Each Other
Amid Statewide Complaints About Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law, Legislative Republicans Are Likely To Butt Heads Over Efforts To Tweak The Measure In 2023.
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TN Shifts Learning Loss Programs To Stimulus Funding, Moves Road Projects To State Funds
Tennessee Plans To Spend $102 Million Of Its $3.7 Billion American Rescue Plan Allocation On A Learning Loss Intervention Program For Tennessee Students. It Was Recommended That The $25.5 Million Annual Total Of State Funds “Be Re-Invested Into New Educational Expenses Incurred.”
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Ten Million In Grant Money Up For Grabs In Tennessee Schools To Increase Mental Health Services
Ten Million In Federal Grant Money Is Up For Grabs In Tennessee For Increased Mental Health Services. The Tennessee Department Of Education Opened Up The Application Process For The Resilient School Communities Grant Last Month With This Thursday Being The Final Day To Apply.
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Knox And Anderson County Overdoses Greatly Increased In 2021
According To The 2021 Drug-Related Death Report For Knox And Anderson Counties, Produced By The Knox County Regional Forensic Center, The Number Of Overdose Deaths In Knox County Increased By 29% And By 67% In Anderson County Last Year. These Percentages Are On Top Of A 41% Increase In Knox County In 2020 And A 81% Increase In Anderson County The Same Year.
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Tennessee Has Given Out Six FastTrack Incentive Grants of $1Million Or Greater So Far In 2022
Tennessee Allocated Six Incentive Grants Worth At Least $1 Million To Companies This Year Who Are Either Building New Facilities Or Expanding Facilities In The State.
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Knoxville Hospital Uses COVID As Liability Shield For Suit Over Fatal Medical Mistake
A Knoxville Hospital Is Trying To Use The Covid-19 Pandemic To Shield Itself From Liability For A Nurse’s Fatal Medication Administration Mistake, Court Records Show.
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Representative John Ragan On The 2nd Amendment In Tennessee – TFA Podcast
The Tennessee Firearms Association Has Released An Interview With Representative John Ragan Regarding The Status Of The 2nd Amendment In Tennessee And The 2022 Legislative Session.
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Former Anderson County Schools Employee Stole More Than $23,000
An Investigation By The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, Working In Conjunction With The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Has Resulted In The Indictment Of Heather Heatherly, A Former Office Assistant In Anderson County School’s Office Of Student Services. Heatherly Stole At Least $23,311.
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