Tennessee Has 37th Highest Property Tax Rates In U.S.
Tennessee Has The 37th Highest Property Tax Rate On Owner-Occupied Property In The Country, According To A New Report From The Tax Foundation.
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Nashville Metro Area Ranks 2nd In Country For Overdose Deaths In 2022, Tennessee Makes Top 10 List Nationally
Davidson County Ranks As The Second-Deadliest Major Metropolitan Area In The Country With 754 People Dying From Drug Overdoses Last Year With The State Of Tennessee Making The Top 10 List Nationally.
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With A Distinct Focus On Mental Health, Local And State Elected Officials Are Attempting To Capitalize On Opportunities During Special Session
As Governor Bill Lee’s Special Session Approaches, Bills Are Being Filed, And Local And State Officials Are Looking To Seize On The Opportunity To Capitalize The Event For The Use Of Projects That They Otherwise May Not Have Gotten Adequate Support For.
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How Tennessee Has Assigned Its $3.7B In Federal Pandemic Recovery Funds
Tennessee Has Now Assigned All $3.7 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funds Across The State, With The Largest Portion Going To The State’s Most Populous County, Davidson.
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District-Level TCAP Results Show Slight Improvement In Knox County Students
School Districts Received District-Level TCAP Results For The 2022-2023 School Year From The Tennessee Department Of Education On Tuesday.
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$114M Knoxville Baseball Stadium, To Open In 2025, Relies On Tax Capture Funding
Starting In 2025, The Tennessee Smokies Minor League Baseball Team Will Have A New $114 Million Home In East Knoxville.
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Tax Burden Per Capita For Ten Largest Counties In Tennessee
Every County And City In Tennessee Are Going Through The Same Budget Process Currently. Many Communities Are Faced With Hard Choices. When Making These Decisions It Is Important To Remember That Pursuit Of “All Or Nothing” Scenarios, While Crafting A Direction For The Government, Misses The Valuable Opportunity Of Consensus Building.
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Knox County Commissioner Supports Tennessee Comptroller’s Investigation Into Hallsdale-Powell Utility District
Knox County Commissioner Rhonda Lee, R-Powell, Supports The Tennessee Comptroller’s Utility Management Review Board (Umrb) Investigation Into Hallsdale-Powell Utility District (HPUD). Lee Has Been In Communication With The Comptroller’s Office To Encourage An Investigation Since Being Elected In 2022.
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60% Of Tennessee Third-Graders Fail To Meet Proficiency On TCAP Test
After Spending The School Year Preparing Their Third-Grade Students For High-Stakes State Testing, School Districts Received Raw Scores For The TCAP Reading Test Late Friday Afternoon. Those Scores Show That 60% Of Third-Graders Across The State Failed To Meet Proficiency Levels Required To Be Promoted To The Fourth Grade.
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Training TN Kids How To Protest, Retaliation Against Conservatives, Demanding Manifesto Release, Republicans Could Have Stopped Gender Mutilation, Patient’s Rights A No-Go & Much More! The TennCon Big 7!
1) Student Network Training Kids As Young As 13 On How To Protest
2) TN Senate Rejects Conservative Lawmaker’s School Safety Bill Due To His Call For McNally’s Resignation
3) Republicans Demand Release Of Covenant Shooter’s Manifesto Before Special Session
4) TN Lawmakers Could Have Stopped “Gender Affirming” Treatments For Minors Back In 2022, But Chose To Wait
5) Patient’s Rights Bill Unable To Make It Across Finish Line For 2nd Year In A Row
6) School Choice Expansion Bill Will Only Benefit Hamilton County In Last Minute Legislative Action On Floor
7) Gov. Bill Lee Signs Legislation Adding Phrase “Send Me” As Additional Tennessee State Motto
