Final ESSER Spending Deadlines Loom Creating Problems For Tennessee School Districts On How To Spend Money

Many Who Have Opposed The Spending Spree The Federal Government Embarked On In The Name Of COVID Say That The Reliance On Federal Dollars Is Exactly The Goal And Now The Issues Of Disentangling Tennessee State Systems From Such A Burden Will Be Time Consuming And Very Likely, Hurt Much More Than They Helped.

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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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Rutherford County May Have Used Pandemic Relief Funds To Build “Hardened Facilities” Without Approval

According To Our Source, Rutherford County May Have Used Covid-19 Relief Funds To Build Six New Public Safety Stations. “Hardened” Facilities Such As These That Can Be Used For Tornado Shelters Must Be Under The Authority Of The City Where They Are Built And Approved By The City Council Through A Vote. Our Source Tells Us That These Facilities Are Being Built Or Were Built Without Any Such Approval.

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Yellow Trucking Company Files For Bankruptcy After Receiving $700 Million In Taxpayer Dollars

A Major U.S. Trucking Company Called Yellow Corp That Received $700 Million In Taxpayer Funds During The Pandemic Has Now Declared Bankruptcy, Leaving Taxpayers On The Hook And Likely Spiking Prices On A Range Of Goods. The Nashville-Based Company Filed For Bankruptcy Sunday, Which Cost 30,000 Jobs.

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How Tennessee Has Assigned Its $3.7B In Federal Pandemic Recovery Funds

Tennessee Has Now Assigned All $3.7 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funds Across The State, With The Largest Portion Going To The State’s Most Populous County, Davidson.

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Tennessee Commits Final $30.6M Of ARPA Funds

Tennessee Committed Its Final $30.6 Million In Federal Pandemic Relief Funding To A Housing Program And A Rural Health Program.

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Tennessee Agency Funds Anti-Conservative Rhetoric Using $20,000+ In Taxpayer Dollars

It Seems The Tennessee State Agency Made The Choice To Not Just Partner With The Organization, But To Also Sponsor An Event That Publicly Espouses Ideals Rooted In Critical Race Theory And Criticizes Conservatism.

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