Tennessee Chamber Of Commerce Joins Group Urging Reopening Of Southern Border Rail Crossing Closed Due To Smugglers

The Tennessee Chamber Of Commerce & Industry Joined A Coalition Of Business Associations From 17 U.S. States Urging For A Rail Line Along A Highly Trafficked Area Of The Southern U.S. Border To Be Opened Back Up.

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15 Nashville Businesses Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Underage Individuals

During A November 2nd Meeting Of Nashville’s Metro Beer Permit Board, 15 Different Businesses Were Listed In Complaints For Enabling Underage Drinking.

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Jefferson County Commission Takes Bold Stance Calling For Repeal Of Governor’s “Emergency Powers” Statute

Jefferson County Commission Has Stated Its Expectation That Tennessee Government Operate Within Constitutional Boundaries With Special Emphasis On The Executive Branch. This Expectation Was Recently Expressed In Resolution 2023-47.

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Prop 13 After 45 Years: Unfulfilled Promises And Cautionary Tales For Tennessee

Proposition 13 Has Been A Cornerstone Of Property Tax Policy In California For 45 Years, Promising Relief For Homeowners. However, A Closer Look Reveals That Its Impact Has Been Far From The Intended Benefits, Providing A Cautionary Tale For States Like Tennessee Contemplating Similar Measures.

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Memphis Pastors And Business Owners Indicted For Covid-19 Relief Fraud

According To A Press Release From The U.S. Attorney’s Office, A Federal Grand Jury In The Western District Of Tennessee Has Officially Indicted Three Memphis Pastors And Four Other Tennessee Business Owners For Alleged Misuse Of COVID-19 Relief Funds.

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Chattanooga Industrial Development Board Considers New PILOT Policy To Bypass City Council On Certain Tax Breaks

On Monday, The Chattanooga Industrial Development Board (IDB) Deferred Consideration And Potential Adoption Of A New Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) Policy. Currently, Pilots Are Approved By The IDB And Go On To Get Final Approval From The City Council.

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For Some, Open Border Chaos Is The Goal (Op-Ed)

Beware, The Crisis At The Southern Border May Be Much Worse Than It Appears.

The Ways In Which American Families And Businesses Are Being Harmed By The Open Border Policies Could Fill Volumes. But It’s Clear That State Budgets, Neighborhood Safety, And Our Children’s Futures Are All Being Endangered While The Drug Cartels And Our Most Powerful Foreign Adversaries Become Enriched And Empowered.

Instead Of Using These Tragedies To Advance The Special Interest Agendas Of Michael Bloomberg And George Soros, Perhaps We Could All Agree That The American Chapter On Human Trafficking, Opioids, And Open Borders Should Be Relegated To The History Books.

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Tennessee GOP Leaders Tout Questionable CNBC Business Climate Rankings

Tennessee Republican Leaders Have Touted The State’s No. 3 Ranking In CNBC’s Top States For Business This Week, But The Cable Network’s Rankings Are Also Being Questioned.

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Tennessee Saw Record Number Of New Business Filings In First Quarter

There Were 21,516 New Business Filings And 199,309 Businesses Firms Renewed Their Active Status By Filing Annual Reports, The Largest Totals In The 25-Year History Of The Quarterly Business And Economic Indicators Report From The Secretary Of State’s Office And University Of Tennessee’s Boyd Center.

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Tennessee Awards $5.9M To Communities For Site Development Grants

Tennessee Will Be Sending $5.9 Million Across 10 Grants To Different Communities In The State To Prepare Sites For New Businesses.The Grants Are Designed To Be Used For Both Infrastructure And Engineering Work At Sites To Put Them On The State’s Select Tennessee List That It Promotes To Companies Looking To Move To The State.

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