Already In Debt For Over A Billion, Williamson County Officials Propose New Voting Equipment Purchase, Voter Integrity Advocates Say There Is Better Alternative (Update 1/31/23)

Williamson County Election Officials Are Considering A Purchase Of Voter Tabulating Machines At A Cost Of $2.2 Million Taxpayer Dollars. However, Voter Integrity Advocates Say There Is A Cheaper And Safer Alternative.

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Biden’s Student Loan Deferment Will Cost Taxpayers $40 Billion, Group Says

The Biden Administration Is Again Deferring Repayment Of Student Loans Until President Joe Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Executive Action Makes Its Way Through The Courts, But A New Analysis Found That Decision Will Cost Taxpayers Billions Of Dollars In Unpaid Interest.

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Biden Plan: Taxpayers To Pay Billions After Administration ‘Forgives’ $10K to $20K In Student Debt Per Borrower

President Joe Biden Announced Wednesday His Administration Would “Forgive” $10,000 In Federal Student Loan Debt For Those Making Less Than $125,000 Per Year. The Committee For A Responsible Federal Budget Said The Plan Could Cost Taxpayers More Than $200 Billion.

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Thinktank Reports That TN Is Not Collecting Proper Data Of Fines, Fees In Court System

As Tennessee Lawmakers Continue To Examine Reforms In The Criminal Justice System, Two Recently Released Reports Showed That The State Is Not Collecting The Proper Data To Evaluate The Fines And Fees Collected From Its Court System.

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How Consumer Debt Changed In Tennessee During The Pandemic

At The Height Of Pandemic, The Nation’s Unemployment Rate Soared To 15%. The Fallout On American Workers Was Immediate As Many Lost Their Paychecks Or Saw Their Wages Plummet Overnight. However, Broadly Speaking, In Much Of The Country, The Economic Damage From The Pandemic Did Not Prove To Be As Devastating As Many First Predicted.

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Tennessee Locales Rank Poorly In Analysis Of Best-Run Cities

A New Report From Wallethub Ranks Chattanooga, Tennessee, As The Fourth-Worst Run Large City In The Country, Behind Washington, D.C., San Francisco And New York. Not Far Behind, At No. 133, Was Memphis While Knoxville Was 113th And Nashville Ranked 111th.

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Conservatives Raise Alarm Over Potential For Hidden ‘Biden Tax’ For Middle Class, Poorer Americans

Republicans Developed A New Line Of Attack Against President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Bill That Could Become The Rallying Point For The Opposition To His Major Spending Plans.

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Financial Woes Surpass Coronavirus As Top Concern Of Americans

Some 44 Percent Of Americans Say They Cannot Afford Another Year Like 2020, According To A Recent Survey By WalletHub, As The Country Enters A Second Year Of Dealing With The Coronavirus Pandemic.

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