Former TWRA Biologist Says The Agency Manipulated Data On Deer Disease

A State Biologist Claims He Was Confronted In His Home By Law Enforcement Officers With The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency On The Same Day He Sent His Boss’s Superiors Evidence That The State Was Falsifying Data On Wildlife Diseases.

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Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth Report Shows One In Five Kids Live In Poverty

According To A New Report From the Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth, Nearly One In Five Tennessee Kids Live In Poverty And It Varies Greatly By Geography.

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Analysis: How Nashville And Its Suburbs Subsidize Tennessee’s State Government

The Vast Majority Of Tennessee Counties Rely On Nashville-Davidson And Williamson Counties To Provide The Tax Dollars To Keep Funding State Operations In Their Counties, An Analysis Found.

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Investigation Details Improper Handling Of Town Of Toone Assets

An Investigation By The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Reveals Several Problems Within The Town Of Toone In Hardeman County. The Investigation Centers Largely On The Handling Of Town Assets By The Former Police Chief, Who Served From 2001 Until His Resignation In July 2021.

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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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21 Tennessee School Districts Win Grants For Innovative High School Models

The Tennessee Department Of Education Announced That 21 School Districts Are To Be Awarded Grants For The Innovative High School Models Program. The Initiative Is Meant To Help Prepare High School Students For Jobs And Careers In Their Own Communities.

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Blackburn Leads Delegation In Support Of TN Disaster Declaration

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn Led The Tennessee Delegation In A Letter To The White House Supporting Governor Bill Lee’s Request For A Major Disaster Declaration To Address The Deadly Storms That Occurred From March 25 Through April 3, 2021.

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Unemployment Rates Dropping In Most Tennessee Counties

Most Of Tennessee’s 95 Counties Started 2021 With Lower Unemployment Numbers. 78 Counties Began The New Year With A Decrease In Unemployment. The Jobless Rate Remained The Same In 7 Counties And Increased In 10 Counties.

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