Tennessee Collected $7M In Taxes On $380M In Sports Wagers In February
Tennessee Collected Nearly $7 Million In Taxes On More Than $380 Million Worth Of Sports Wagers Placed In The State In February.
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HOPE Scholarship
Tennessee Gave Out $314.5M In HOPE Scholarships To More Than 70K Students
Tennessee Spent $314.5 Million To Assist 70,633 Students With HOPE Scholarships In The 2022-23 Fiscal Year, According To A New Report From The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office.
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TN House Majority Leader Pushes Bill To Give Incentives For Early College Completion
House Majority Leader William Lamberth Says He Plans To Sponsor A Bill That Would Offer Incentives To Hope Scholarship Recipients Who Complete Their College Degrees Early.
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Bill To Expand Tennessee HOPE Scholarship By $85M Signed By Gov. Lee
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Signed A Bill On Wednesday That Will Expand The State’s HOPE Scholarship Program With An $85 Million Increase In Funding.
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Lee Faces Deadline To Sign State Budget, HOPE Scholarship Expansion Bills
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Will Decide On Whether Or Not To Sign The State Budget Appropriations Bill, A Bill Expanding The State’s HOPE Scholarship Program And A Bill That Will Establish A One-Year Moratorium On State Personal Vehicle And Motorcycle Registration Fees This Week.
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Lee Still Awaiting Several Late-session Bills From The Tennessee Legislature
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Didn’t Waste Time Signing A New Public School Funding Formula Bill Just Four Days After It Was Passed On The Floor Of The Tennessee Legislature. But The Process For Other Bills Passed In The Waning Days Of Session Has Taken Longer. Several Key Late-Session Bills Have Not Been Sent To Lee Yet For His Signature.
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TN Lawmakers Pass Bill To Increase Hope Scholarship Funds
The Tennessee Legislature Approved An $85 Million Increase In Funding For The HOPE Scholarship On The Final Day Of The Legislative Session.
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New Grading Scale Would Make More Tennessee Students Eligible For Scholarships
Representative Charlie Baum Has Sponsored A Bill That Would Change Tennessee’s Current Grading Scale And Make Many More College Ready Students Eligible For Scholarships.
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House Passes Textbook Transparency Act And Expands Scholarship Eligibility To Home Schoolers
The Tennessee House Of Representatives Overwhelmingly Supported Legislation This Week That Ensures All Textbooks In The Hands Of Tennessee Students Are Accessible To The Public To View And Removed Restrictions On Home-Schoolers To Receive The HOPE Scholarship.
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Complete Breakdown Of Lee’s Proposed 2021-22 Fiscal Budget
Gov. Bill Lee Has Announced His Amendment To The Proposed 2021-22 Fiscal Year Budget Which Includes $580 Million In Available Funds.
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