Tennessee Conservative
After The Announcement Last Friday That The U.S. Supreme Court Had Overturned Roe V. Wade, Corporate-Owned Businesses In Tennessee Have Been Working On Ways To Sidestep The Expected Upcoming Trigger Law Abortion Ban In Tennessee And The Heartbeat Law, Now In Effect After The Sixth Circuit Court Of Appeals Lifted The Injunction On The Law First Passed In 2020.
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Since the Blue Oval City project came to light, there have been many questions raised about the wisdom of our state leaders engaging in this project. When leadership is challenged, the public refrain is typically “it’s about the jobs.” The companion refrain involving other public topics is often – “it’s for the children.”
Valid concerns were raised about the Blue Oval City deal that went unanswered. Among them, “Is Ford aligning itself with Tennessee values?” Or, “is Tennessee going to align itself with Ford’s values?” – The latter seems more likely.
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The Ford Motor Company, Whose Forthcoming Electric Truck Plant In West Tennessee Was Landed By State Leaders With $900 Million In Taxpayer Incentives, Has Just Settled A Lawsuit Brought By The State Over Claims The Auto Company Engaged In Misleading Advertising That Falsely Inflated Mileage Claims For Some Of Its Vehicles Over The Past Decade.
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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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Construction Contractors Who Perform More Than $100,000 Of Work At The State Megasite Outside Of Memphis Will Have To Register With The State After Gov. Bill Lee Signed A Bill Into Law.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Didn’t Waste Time Signing A New Public School Funding Formula Bill Just Four Days After It Was Passed On The Floor Of The Tennessee Legislature. But The Process For Other Bills Passed In The Waning Days Of Session Has Taken Longer. Several Key Late-Session Bills Have Not Been Sent To Lee Yet For His Signature.
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The Tennessee Legislature Reached An Agreement On A Bill That Could Provide More Transparency On Construction Contracts With Ford’s Blue Oval City Megasite Development In West Tennessee.
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A Bill Calling For The Disclosure Of Construction Contracts At Ford’s Blue Oval City In West Tennessee Is Headed To A Conference Committee.
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An Amended Bill Requiring The Review Of Any Construction Contracts With Companies Building At The Ford Blue Oval Megasite In West Tennessee Passed The House, 69-22, On Thursday.
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Construction On Ford’s Blue Oval City Is Set To Begin In March On 3,600 Acres Of The West Tennessee Regional Megasite And Logistics Are Now A Large Question.
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