FCC Adopts Tennessee-Supported Rule To Protect Consumers From Unwanted Telemarketing Robocalls & Robotexts

Using Input From A Coalition Of State Attorneys General, Including Tennessee, The FCC Has Amended A Rule Governing Telemarketing Communications, Requiring Individual Businesses To Obtain Written Consent From Consumers Before Sending Robotexts And Making Robocalls.

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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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Tennessee To Receive Over $885K In Multistate Settlement For Data Breach

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Announced That Blackbaud, A Software Company, Reached A Settlement With 49 Attorneys General For Its Deficient Data Security Practices And Response To A 2020 Ransomware Event That Exposed The Personal Information Of Millions Of Consumers Across The United States. Tennessee Will Be Receiving $882,312.00.

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Tennessee Attorney General Joins Coalition To Stop Illegal Telemarketing Calls

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Has Announced A Partnership With The Federal Trade Commission And Other Law Enforcement Agencies Nationwide, Including Attorneys General From All 50 States And The District Of Columbia, To Crackdown On Illegal Telemarketing Targeting Operations Responsible For Billions Of Calls To U.S. Consumers.

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The Credit Card Competition Act Is Detrimental For Tennessee Small Business And Consumers (Op-Ed)

In Recent Years, The Chinese Communist Party Has Worked Silently And Strategically To Infiltrate All Aspects Of American Life. We Have Seen This Glaring Intrusion In Areas Such As Control Over Social Media Outlets, But Efforts Have Also Been Extended In More Subtle Ways And Embraced Through The Open Arms Of Democrats.
Most Recently, And Specifically, We Have Seen This Attempted Invasion Through The Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA). This Ongoing Battle Began In 2022, When Congress Acted Correctly To Exclude The Entry Of The CCCA Into The Omnibus Spending Bill. Although The Exclusion Of The CCCA From The Omnibus Bill Is A Relief To Many Within The United States, The Fight To Continue Its Exclusion Is Ongoing.
Therefore It Is Important To Recognize And Identify The Dire Consequences This Act Will Enforce On The American People If Passed.

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TN Attorney General & 26 AGs Urge U.S. Congress To Support Right-To-Repair Law

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Along With 26 Other State Attorneys General Are Asking Congress To Pass Right-To-Repair Legislation That They Say Will Protect Consumers, Farmers And Small Businesses As Inflation Increases.

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Op-Ed: Regulating Our Credit Cards Or Selling Our Financial Data Out?

In Tennessee, We’re Fortunate To Have Senators Marsha Blackburn And Bill Hagerty Who Are Leaders In Protecting Our Data Privacy, Especially From Adversaries Like Communist China. They Also Are Leaders In Fighting For Hard-Working Tennesseans To Keep Their Hard-Earned Money. I Sincerely Urge Both Senators Blackburn And Hagerty To Once Again Lead The Fight To Stop Sen. Durbin And His Democrat Colleagues From Regulating Our Credit Cards And Stop Possibly One Of The Costliest Regulations In American History.

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