Tennessee Awards $162.7M In Broadband, Digital Grants

Tennessee Announced Another $162.7 Million In Broadband And Digital Grants Recently. That Makes $715 Million That The Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development Has Awarded In Recent Years.

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Analysis: How Nashville And Its Suburbs Subsidize Tennessee’s State Government

The Vast Majority Of Tennessee Counties Rely On Nashville-Davidson And Williamson Counties To Provide The Tax Dollars To Keep Funding State Operations In Their Counties, An Analysis Found.

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2 Tennessee Energy Providers To Receive $126M Combined USDA Energy Loans

Two Rural Tennessee Electricity Providers Received Loans In The U.S. Department Of Agriculture’s Rural Development Electric Loan And Loan Guarantee Program As Part Of $2.7 Billion In Loans Announced On Monday.

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March of Dimes: One-Third of Tennessee Counties Are Maternity Care Deserts

A Recently Released Report Shows That Many Mothers And Pregnant Women Have No Access To Maternal Care In The Tennessee County They Live In, Making Those Areas “Maternity Care Deserts”.

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Report Questions Tennessee Public School’s Spending Of $3.5B In COVID-19 Relief Funds

A New Report From Beacon Center Of Tennessee Shows That School Districts Throughout Tennessee Received A Total Of Nearly $3.5 Billion Sent Directly To Districts In Covid-19 Recovery Funding. That Funding, However, Was Then Used By Districts For Items Such As Mattress Pads, Instant Pots, Toaster Ovens, Apple Pens, Security Cameras, Sound Systems, And Sending Teachers To A Conference In Baltimore.

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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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Tennessee Department of Education Selects Districts for Literacy Networks

On Monday, The Tennessee Department Of Education Announced The 48 Districts They Selected To Partake In The New Literacy Implementation Network. The Network Is Part Of The State’s Reading 360 Initiative, Put In Place To Improve The Reading Skills Of K-12 Students Across The State.

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Nearly $15 Million in Broadband Accessibility Grants Awarded Across Tennessee

The Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development Recently Announced Nearly $15 Million In Grant Money To Help Provide Broadband Access To A Number Of Unserved Residents.

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