Tennessee Has 37th Highest Property Tax Rates In U.S.

Tennessee Has The 37th Highest Property Tax Rate On Owner-Occupied Property In The Country, According To A New Report From The Tax Foundation.

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Tennessee Commits Final $30.6M Of ARPA Funds

Tennessee Committed Its Final $30.6 Million In Federal Pandemic Relief Funding To A Housing Program And A Rural Health Program.

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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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Temporary Homes Provided By Non-Profit For DCS In Middle Tennessee

One Nonprofit Organization Is Helping To Provide Temporary Housing For Children Placed In Custody Of The Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services As Foster Homes Are Located For Placement.

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Hamilton County And Southeast Tennessee Primary Election Results

The Primary Election Turned Out To Be One Of The Closest Ever In Hamilton County, With Wamp Taking Only 14,425 Votes To Win With 35%. Hamilton County Commission Chairwoman Sabrina Smedley Tied With 35% But Only Had 14,104 Votes, Giving Wamp The Win By A Slim Margin Of 321 Votes.

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Congressman DesJarlais Keynote Speaker At Grundy County GOP Reagan Day Picnic

On Saturday, July 17th, The Grundy County Republican Party Will Host Their Annual Reagan Day Picnic In Altamont, Tennessee – Food, Fun And Conservative Fellowship. This Year, The Keynote Speaker Will Be Congressman Scott DesJarlais, U.S. Representative For Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District.

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Tennessee Serves Provides Meals For Families In Distress

Tennessee Serves, An Initiative Led By The State’s First Lady Maria Lee, Has Provided Meals To Just Under Two Hundred Thousand Families In Need. The Initiative Is In Partnership With The Five Feeding America Affiliates In Tennessee And So Far Has Provided 191,713 Meals.

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Court Docket Backlog In Tennessee Could Continue

Court Dockets Across Tennessee Have Been Stalled For Months, And It Could Be Several More Months Before They Return To Normal. Even Though The Tennessee Supreme Court Was Able To Relieve Some COVID Restrictions After A Recent Decline In Cases, It Could Still Take Months For The Court System To Get Back On A Normal Schedule.

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