Tennessee Dept Of Correction Seeks $9.8M Boost For CoreCivic Raise
The Tennessee Department Of Correction Is Seeking A $9.8 Million Budget Boost Next Year Primarily Linked To A Payment Increase For Private Prison Operator CoreCivic.
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After Delay, Tennessee Lawmakers Extend TennCare Contracts Without Centene
Tennessee Extended Its Three Contracts For The State’s Multibillion-Dollar Medicaid Program After It Was Delayed A Month By State House Republicans. The Fiscal Review Committee Extended Old Contracts Instead Of Entering Into The New Ones Agreed To In 2021 Because Of Centene’s Lawsuit.
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Healthcare Services Company’s Push In Tennessee Comes As Settlements With Other States For Fraud Pile Up
Health Care Services Company Centene Is Undergoing An Aggressive Push To Become One Of The Companies To Manage Tenncare Plans, Tennessee’s Medicaid Program. But Since 2021, The Company Has Settled Allegations That It Overbilled Or Fraudulent Charged Medicaid Programs In 17 Of The 30 States It Has Operated.
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Tennessee House Republicans Push For Delay Of TennCare’s Main Contracts
House Speaker Cameron Sexton Opposes Extension Of TennCare’s Primary Contracts As Part Of A Continued Effort To Award A Separate Health-Care Company, That Spent At Least $1 Million Trying To Influence Tennessee Politics Over The Last 15 Years, A Contract After TennCare Lost A Bid.
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National Education Association – Not Focused On Student Learning.
The Tennessee Education Association (TEA) Is The Local Chapter Of The National Education Association (NEA) Labor Union. If Asked To Name The Most Significant Detriment To Our Government Schools, I Would Say The NEA Is The Most Destructive. Its Extreme, Leftist Positions Have Been Poisoning American Education For Years.
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3-Judge Panel Rules Against State On Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Voting Law
Tennessee Republican Lawmakers Lost Another Legal Battle With Metro Nashville’s Lawyers.A Three-Judge Panel Ruled That State-Forced Changes Around The Votes Need To Approve Renovations At The Nashville Fairground Speedway Violated The City’s Right To Determine Its Own Laws.
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Lobbying Groups Spent Around $35 Million To Influence Tennessee Lawmakers During First Half Of 2023
Tennessee’s Lobbying Sector Is Doing Just Fine. From Jan. 1, 2023 To June 30, 2023, Groups Spent A Combined $35 Million On Lobbying Activity.
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Republican Senator Wants Special Session To Restrict Military-Type Firearms
State Sen. Art Swann Reportedly Considers Himself A Gun Enthusiast, But He Believes This Special Session Of The Legislature Should Be Used To Restrict Heavy Firepower.
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TN Legislature GOP Leaders Say “No Gun Laws Will Be Passed” in Gov. Lee’s Special Session
After Months Of Speculation As To What The General Assembly May Do During Governor Lee’s Special Session, Top GOP Leaders Say That They Will Not Give Consideration To Proposed Gun Laws.
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Nashville General Hospital Board Defers Action On Half-Million-Dollar Marketing And PR Contracts
Nashville General Hospital’s Oversight Board, For A Second Time, Deferred A Vote On A Pair Of High-Dollar, No-Bid Public Relations And Lobbying Contracts With A Single Firm Co-Founded By Former Metro Councilmember Jerry Maynard And His Sister, Misha Maynard, Who Serves As President.
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