Tennessee Conservative
“This is $44,000 resolution for 200 beds. A one-time capital expense. But the addition of 200 extra people into Silverdale at current expense rates is a $20,000 daily reoccurring expense. Every day these 200 beds cost us $20,000 in perpetuity. That’s a major expense.”
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As 2020 winds down, roughly 23 percent of households in the U.S. are struggling with food insecurity, a number that has doubled since last year.
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Taxes, fees and government surcharges on wireless consumers increased again in 2020, a new report by the Tax Foundation found, part of an ongoing trend of these fees rising year after year.
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The Mayoral Election will soon be upon us so the Tennessee Conservative has reached out to the candidates to see where they stand on many of the issues that matter to Chattanooga Conservatives.
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Instead of hoping for a return to “normal,” let’s learn from what has worked – and what has not – to make lasting improvements and create a more resilient system, one that can adapt to any challenge families may face in the future.
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President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a new drug payment model Friday that will significantly lower the cost of Medicare Part B drugs, in a move the president said was a threat to “Big Pharma.”
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The number of individuals who filed for unemployment benefits last week increased to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks, according to new data published by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, released more details this week about Hunder Biden’s overseas business deals, alleging links to foreign individuals who have ties to the Chinese Communist Party and Moscow.
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Metro Nashville Public Schools and Shelby County Schools could net $500 and $2,000, respectively, in savings per participating student if Tennessee’s school-choice program were to be implemented, new research shows.
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Another effort to repeal Nashville’s 34% property tax increase is under way.
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