Nashville Stadium Committee Members Spar Over Use Of Taxpayer Funds For $2.2B Dome

A Portion Of Thursday’s East Bank Committee Meeting Was A Preview Of A Central Point Of The Metro City Council’s Ultimate Debate On Approving Nearly $2 Billion In Bonds That Will Be Paid For With An Estimated $1.5 Billion In Public Funds For A New Estimated $2.2 Billion Stadium.

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Tennessee Stadium’s Proposed $1.5B Public Subsidy Far Surpasses Any Prior NFL Stadium

A New Report From Sycamore Institute Shows That The Proposal For A New Tennessee Titans Stadium Includes The Highest Total Amount Of Public Subsidies For An NFL Stadium At A Proposed $1.5 Billion While Bringing Limited Public Benefit In Return.

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Lee Signs Budget Appropriations Bill That Includes $500M For New Tennessee Titans Stadium

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Signed An Appropriations Bill That Includes $500 Million Toward A New Tennessee Titans Stadium On Wednesday.

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Lee Signs New Nashville Hotel Tax To Help Fund Titans Stadium Along With Two Other Bills

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Signed Several Bills Into Law On Wednesday That Include An Allowance For A 1% Hotel-Motel Tax Increase In Davidson County To Pay For A New Estimated $2.2 Billion Tennessee Titans Stadium. Lee Also Signed A Bill That Will Allow The Chattanooga Lookouts To Collect 5.5% Of The State Sales Tax At The Stadium To Pay For A New Stadium And Another Bill That Would Require Restitution Be Paid By DUI Offenders Who Kill The Parents Of Minor Children.

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New Tennessee Titans Stadium Listed As $2.2B Expense In Nashville Budget Document

A New Metro Nashville Budget Request Includes $2.2 Billion For A New Tennessee Titans Stadium.

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Nashville Mayor’s Titans Stadium Plan Lacks Transparency, Economic Basis

Nashville Mayor John Cooper Presented His Case For Public Funding Toward A New Tennessee Titans Stadium In An Op-Ed In The Tennessean. An Economist From Georgia’s Kennesaw State University Who Studies Stadium Impacts, Said The Lack Of Financial Details In Cooper’s Argument Is Concerning.

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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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Save the Date, Turn On the Magnets, Incumbent Protection, Corporate Welfare & Mo’… TennCon BIG 7 Weekend Digest!

1) Governor Lee Signs Bipartisan Bill That Opens Door For Non-U.S. Citizens To Receive Professional Licenses In TN
2) Social Media Censorship Bill Dead For Lack Of Funding, Half Billion To Be Spent On Titan’s Stadium
3) TN Legislature Approves Davidson County Hotel Tax To Help Pay For New Titans Stadium
4) Tennessee Legislators Send Campaign Finance Bill to Conference Committees
5) Dissatisfaction With Biden Presidency To Blame For Poor Democratic Voter Turnout?
6) School Teacher Confirms On Camera That CRT Is Still Being Taught In Tennessee Schools
7) Tennessee Act Orders That Drunk Drivers Pay Child Support To Victims Children

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TN Legislature Approves Davidson County Hotel Tax To Help Pay For New Titans Stadium

A Bill That Would Allow Metro Nashville To Raise Its Hotel Tax By 1 Percentage Point To Help Fund A New Tennessee Titans Stadium Passed Both The Tennessee House And Senate On Wednesday And Will Move To Gov. Bill Lee’s Desk For Approval.

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