Private Prison Operator Holds Close Ties With Lawmakers As It Sidesteps Tennessee Law

CoreCivic’s Only Contract With The Tennessee Department Of Correction Is For $47.8 Million Annually To Run A Correctional Facility In Clifton. However, Due To An Agreement With Lawmakers, CoreCivic Is Allowed To Circumvent State Law, Enabling It To Make $233 Million Last Year From Its Tennessee Prison Contracts.

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Bail Industry Gears Up For Battle Over Next Tennessee Constitutional Amendment

Tennessee’s Top Lawmakers And The Bail Industry Are On A Collision Course In 2025 As The Legislature Renews Debate On A Constitutional Amendment Designed To Keep More Criminal Suspects In Jail Until They Go To Court.

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Senators Richard Briggs & Becky Massey Value Lobbyist Dollars More Than Patient Safety (Op-Ed)

My Republican Representative Senator Becky Massey And Senator Richard Briggs Of Knox County, The Sponsor Of SB0453, Showed They Valued A Dollar More Than Me. Hospital Representatives And Physician Anesthesiologists Will Go To Fancy Luncheons And Talk To Your Rep In An Attempt To Persuade Them To Vote In Alignment With These Powerful Corporations And Lobby Groups And Against Your Quality Of Care. These Same Corporations Will Place Your Representative On Their Hospital Boards And “Donate” To Their Campaign.

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Tennessee Will Continue To Contract With Private Company Despite Bad Audit

Despite An Audit Showing A 146% Turnover Rate For Correctional Officers At Corecivic-Run Prisons In 2023, The State Will Continue To Contract With The Private Company, Correction Commissioner Frank Strada Said. CoreCivic Has Spent $3.3 Million On Lobbying And Donations To Tennessee Lawmakers Since 2009.

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Tennessee Attorney General Reaches Settlement With “Unscrupulous” Mobile Home Park In Ooltewah

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Has Reached A Settlement With Auburn Hills Mobile Home Park, Its Management, Owners And Operators, And Related Entities To Resolve The State’s Suit Alleging That The Ooltewah Park Took Advantage Of Vulnerable Residents In Violation Of State And Federal Law.

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What Happens When A Cash-Poor Billionaire Wants A New Sports Stadium? Lobbying.

The Tennessee Titans Turned A Couple Million In Political Spending Into Over A Billion Dollars From Taxpayers.

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Holiday Donation Drive For Families Who Lost Jobs Due To Employer Mandates

The Sumner County Based Nurse Freedom Network Is Sponsoring A Holiday Drive For Christmas Gifts And Holiday Meals To Help Families In Need Due To The Loss Of Their Primary Source Of Income Resulting From Employer Mandates.

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Struggling Chattanooga Aquarium Gets Help from Country Music Star Power

Brad Paisley, Old Dominion, Ashley Mcbryde, Wynonna, Riley Green, Jessie James Decker, Shy Carter And Others Will Take The Virtual Stage For An Incredible Virtual Concert Fundraising Event Benefitting The Tennessee Aquarium & More Than 200 Other Zoos & Aquariums.

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Keeping Hamilton County School Students Fed During COVID shutdowns

When The Coronavirus Found Its Way To Tennessee & Hamilton County Schools Made The Choice To Shut Down On-campus Learning, One Of The First Concerns For Many People Was ‘How Are The Children Going To Eat?’

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