Questions Surround Logistics, Infrastructure For Ford’s $5.6B Tennessee Megasite Project

Construction On Ford’s Blue Oval City Is Set To Begin In March On 3,600 Acres Of The West Tennessee Regional Megasite And Logistics Are Now A Large Question.

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Scramble To House Ford Megasite Workers Begins

Celebrations For The $5.6 Billion Ford Motor Electric Truck And Battery Plant Are Over As State And Local Officials Run Headlong Into The Reality Of A Massive Construction Project.

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When the Feds Won’t Protect Workers, Tennessee Leaders Should Step Up

The Department Of Labor Has Made A Bold Move To Sweep Union Corruption Under The Rug. And Unless State Leaders Step In, Tennessee Workers May Pay The Price.

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Tennessee Expected To Collect $3B More Than Budgeted In Sales Tax, Fees This Fiscal Year

Tennessee Is Expected To See A Continued Increase In Sales Tax And Fees Collections, According To The State’s Fiscal Review Committee.

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Beacon Center’s 2021 Pork Report Highlights Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Of Waste, Fraud & Abuse In TN

The Beacon Center Of Tennessee Has Released This Year’s “Pork Report” In An Appropriately-Themed “Recipe Book” Entitled 12 Recipes For Government Waste, Fraud And Abuse. The Tongue-In-Cheek Recipes Lay Out The Problems And Offer Up Workable Conservative Solutions.

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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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Lee Chairs Right To Work Amendment While Tiptoeing On Ford Question

Gov. Bill Lee Will Chair A Yes On 1 Campaign To Put The State’s Right To Work Law In The Tennessee Constitution, But When It Comes To Ford Motor Co., The Governor Won’t Say Whether He’ll Actively Campaign Against Unionization At The West Tennessee Plant Scheduled To Open In 2025.

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Ford Announces Mandate That Will Apply To Blue Oval City Employees

All Ford Motor Co. Salaried Employees Have Until December 8th To Get Fully Vaccinated For Covid-19. If A Medical Or Religious Exemption Is Not Granted Before That Date, They Will Be Placed On Unpaid Leave With Job Protection For Up To A Maximum Of 30 Days.

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Top 7 News Stories This Week For Conservatives In Tennessee! – Nov 5th Edition

1) Legislature Passes Late Night C0VID Omnibus Bill; Allows Ford To Require Masks
2) TN Legislature Takes Discretion From District Attorneys General & Pass Bill To Allow Partisan School Board Elections
3) 800 BCBS Employees Will Lose Jobs If Lee Doesn’t Sign Medical Freedom Bill
4) Business Groups Upset With Special Session Outcome
5) Nashville Liberals Angry Medical Freedom Is Partly Restored for Residents
6) TN Textbook Commissioner Calls For Investigation Of Hiring Of CRT Proponent – Rachael Maves
7) Judge Greer Denies Knox Board Of Education’s Appeal To End Mask Mandate

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