3 Tennessee Counties Added To Dec. 9 Tornado Disaster Declaration
Three More Counties Were Added To An Emergency Disaster Declaration Related To Tornadoes That Swept Through Tennessee On Dec. 9.
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Ten Middle Tennessee Men Arrested After Human Trafficking Investigation
As The Risk Of Human Trafficking Continues To Rise In Tennessee, The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Reports That Ten Middle Tennessee Men Have Been Arrested This Week On Allegations Of Seeking Commercial Sex From Minors.
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Public Comments Now Open For Tennessee School Letter Grades
Throughout The Fall, The Tennessee Department Of Education Is Inviting All Tennesseans To Participate In Public Engagement Opportunities On Best Practices For Determining School Letter Grades, Which Will Measure How The State’s K-12 Schools Are Serving Students And Helping Them Succeed Academically.
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Tennessee Democrats Announce Gun Control Bus Tour Dates
Tennessee Democratic Leaders Announced The First Leg Of Their Statewide Gun Reform Bus Tour Tuesday As Discussions Remain Heated Heading Into A Planned Aug. 21 Special Session Of The Tennessee Legislature On Public Safety.
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Bullet Resistant Glass Film Being Installed In Some Tennessee Schools Following Covenant Shooting
Schools Across Tennessee Are Considering Installation Of Ballistic Glass Film Or Have Already Had It Installed.
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Tennessee Civil Asset Forfeiture Brought $16M In Funds In 2021, But Transparency Lacking
In 2021, Law Enforcement In Tennessee Seized $16 Million Worth Of Cash And $15.8 Million Was Forfeited In Court. But According To Annual Reports From Tennessee’s Department Of Safety And Homeland Security, Departments Used Just $195,000 Of Those Funds.
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Curcio Disenfranchises Constituents By Abandoning Legislature Post To Become Lobbyist
Less Than Six Months Prior To Elections, Republican Representative Michael Curcio Resigned His Post In Favor Of A New Position As A Lobbyist, Donating The Majority Of The Funds Left In His Campaign Finance Account To His Own PAC And Leaving His Constituents Without An Elected Representative In The Position Until After The November Elections.
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7 Tennessee Community & Technical Colleges Awarded Grants For Career & Technical Education
Seven Tennessee Community And Technical Colleges Are Receiving Grants Totaling Just Over $5.7 Million To Boost Career And Technical Education Programs, Through The Federal Perkins Grant Program.
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Rising Gas Prices Impact First Responders, Schools Across the State
The High Cost Of Gas Proves To Be A Problem Across Tennessee As Pumps Continue To Show Record Rising Prices. First Responders, Schools, And Other Community Groups Are Trying To Maintain Services While Still Surviving Within Their Allotted Budgets.
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Johnson City’s Struggling Broadband Program Should Be A Warning To Tennessee [Op-Ed]
There’s A New Trend Sweeping Across Tennessee, And It’s Not A New Dance High Schoolers Have Learned On Social Media. In Fact It’s An Even Bigger Waste Of Time And Could Negatively Affect You And Your Neighbors. I’m Talking, Of Course, About Government-Owned Internet.
To Some, It Sounds Nice On Paper. Who Doesn’t Want More Internet Offerings? Isn’t Increasing Internet Access Critical In An Increasingly Online Society? Yes, But Like Any Government Project, The Devil Is In The Details, And The Details Have Been Grim For Consumers. That’s Not Conjecture, It’s Fact: Just Look At The Numbers In Johnson City.
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