Tennessee Parents Left With Limited TCAP Data Now That Letter Grades Are Out Until Sometime This Year

The Tennessee Department Of Education Says That TCAP Scores For Each School Will Be Available Through Their Website When They Release The 2023 Scores Sometime “In Early 2024.” For Now, This Leaves The Public With A Limited Amount Of Information Pertaining To Each School’s TCAP Scores Through The New Letter Grades System.

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Disabled Tennessee Veteran Killed By FBI – Crickets From Bill Lee

On The Early Morning Of August 16, A 100% Disabled Veteran, Theodore Deschler, Was Murdered In His Own Home By The FBI.
From Reports, He Was Unarmed, And Had Made No Threats To Anyone. He Was Battling Depression And PTSD. Was That His Crime?? The FBI Has Told Everyone Including The Man’s Family That “It’s None Of Your Business”. Really?
The Most Appalling And Frightening Thing Of This, For All Of America, Is The Utter LACK OF RESPONSE BY STATE GOVERNMENT.

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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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Tennessee Awards $5.9M To Communities For Site Development Grants

Tennessee Will Be Sending $5.9 Million Across 10 Grants To Different Communities In The State To Prepare Sites For New Businesses.The Grants Are Designed To Be Used For Both Infrastructure And Engineering Work At Sites To Put Them On The State’s Select Tennessee List That It Promotes To Companies Looking To Move To The State.

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Tennessee Counties File Suit Against Consulting Firm Over Role In Opioid Crisis

In A Coordinated Legal Strategy, Seven Counties In East Tennessee And Five Counties Plus One City In West Tennessee Have Filed Separate Lawsuits Against Consulting Firm McKinsey & Co. Over Its Involvement In The Opioid Crisis.

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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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