Tennessee School Supplies, Grocery Tax Holidays Begin Soon
Tennessee’s Annual Back-To-School Tax Holiday And A Three-Month Grocery Tax Holiday Are About To Begin.
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Tennessee Saw Record Number Of New Business Filings In First Quarter
There Were 21,516 New Business Filings And 199,309 Businesses Firms Renewed Their Active Status By Filing Annual Reports, The Largest Totals In The 25-Year History Of The Quarterly Business And Economic Indicators Report From The Secretary Of State’s Office And University Of Tennessee’s Boyd Center.
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Senior Poverty Rate Increases Despite Lee’s Announcement Of Fewer Distressed Counties In TN
Governor Lee Says The Number Of Distressed Counties In Tennessee Has Decreased To A Historically All-Time Low While Seniors Across The State Are Experiencing The Highest Poverty Rate In More Than Ten Years.
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State Lawmakers File Legislation To Cut Metro Nashville Council In Half
Two State Lawmakers Have Filed Legislation To Significantly Reduce The Size Of The Metro Nashville Council – By Half.
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Chattanooga Residents Concerned Over Area’s Rapid Growth
According To A Survey Of Hamilton County Voters Participating In The Nov. 8 Election, More Than One-Third Of Voters Think Chattanooga Is Getting Too Big Too Quickly.
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State Budgets $11 Million Towards New Airport In Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge Will Be The Home Of A New Airport, Thanks To An $11 Million Allotment In The New State Budget For The Fiscal Year 2023.
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Public Policy Expert Says TN Will Need People Moving In To Continue Economic Growth
For Tennessee’s Labor Force To Continue To Grow, It Will Need To Depend On In-Migration From The Rest Of The Country, According To Marianne Wanamaker, Executive Director Of The University Of Tennessee’s Howard Baker Center For Public Policy.
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“Economic Expansion” Results In Billions Of Dollars In Infrastructure Needs
Tennessee Has $61.9 Billion In Infrastructure Needs Across The State, According To A Report Presented On Tuesday From The Tennessee Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR).
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Commissioner Joe Graham Announces Candidacy for Hamilton County Commission District 11
Commissioner Joe Graham Has Formally Announced His Candidacy For Hamilton County Commission District 11 In The August 2022 General Election.
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Tennessee Has Collected $1.2B More Than Estimated Revenue This Fiscal Year
Tennessee Has Collected Nearly $1.2 Billion More Than Budgeted In Revenue So Far This Fiscal Year, According To Numbers Released Monday From Department Of Finance And Administration Commissioner Butch Eley.
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