Tennessee Conservative
The Federal Government Filed Suit Thursday Against Tennessee And Its Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Over Enforcement Of The State’s Aggravated Prostitution Statute.
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According To The U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development, There Were An Estimated 10,567 People Experiencing Homelessness On A Single Night In Tennessee In 2022. Adjusting For Population, This Comes Out To About 15.1 People For Every 10,000 State Residents, The 16th Most Among The 50 States.
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According To Metro Homeless Impact Division Data, The Amount Of People Who Became Homeless For The First Time In Nashville Increased By Close To 75% From 2019-2022.
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The Chattanooga City Council On Tuesday Approved Mayor Tim Kelly’s One Chattanooga Budget On Second Reading, With $10 Million In Additional Road Paving, $33 Million Toward Affordable Housing, And $2 Million Toward Homelessness Prevention And Rehousing Efforts — With No Tax Increase.
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Elite Lawyers Can Channel Their Inner William Kunstler From Their Posh Corner Offices, But They Are Kidding Themselves If They Think That Their Efforts Are “For The Public Good.” Who, If Anyone, Really Benefits From Homeless Encampments In Countless Blighted Cities? Certainly Not The Cities’ Residents, And Arguably Not Even The Troubled, Dysfunctional People Now Permitted To Live In Dangerous, Squalid, Disease-Ridden, Open-Air Drug Dens.
Pro Bono Work Has Strayed Far From Its Intended Mission Of Helping Poor People With Routine Legal Problems. It Has Become Corporate-Subsidized Political Advocacy On A Vast Scale. If Law Firms Wish To Help Those Less Well-Off, They Should Give Money—Out Of Their Own Coffers, As Some Currently Do—To Legal-Aid Organizations That Are Both Designed And Equipped To Serve The Populations Needing Assistance, With Appropriate Supervision And Case Selection, And A Greater Emphasis On Client Satisfaction.
