Large Business Economic Incentives Benefit The TN Politicians Who Approved Them, Report Says

In Tennessee, Ford Motor Company Was Approved For $884 Million In Incentives For Its $5.6 Billion Project A Year Ago. The State Has Given Out At Least Five Grants Of $1 Million Or More In 2022. A New Report States That The Economic Impact Reports Used To Support Incentive Decisions Are Consistently Inaccurate And Inflated.

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Non-Profit Report Gives Low Scores To Bottom 4 Tennessee GOP Senators

The Tennessee Legislative Report Card (TLRC) Has Given Senators Richard Briggs, Todd Gardenhire, Ken Yager, And Jack Johnson The Lowest Rankings Of All Republican Senators In The Tennessee General Assembly.

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Inflation Fears Rise As Producer Prices Increase More Than Ever Recorded

New Data Shows Rising Inflation, Alarming Economists And Casting More Doubt On Hopes Of A Post-Covid Economic Boom. Report Shows A Major Spike In The Cost Of Producer Goods – The Most Since BLS Began Tracking The Data More Than A Decade Ago.

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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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Biden Regulations Impact New Mexico Worse Than Texas In Permian Basin

On The New Mexico Side, Half Of The Oil And Gas Produced In The Permian Basin Occurs On Federal Land. On The Texas Side, Roughly 3 Million Barrels Of Oil Were Produced Daily, But On Private And State-Owned Land.

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