Tennessee Legislature Will Consider Property Tax Increase Cap

A Tennessee Bill Would Cap Property Tax Increases In The State At 2% Plus Inflation Each Year And 6% Plus Inflation Over A Three-Year Span.

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Pork Report: In-N-Out Subsidies, TPAC Move Are Wasteful Government Spending

Nearly $5 Million In Taxpayer Subsidies For In-N-Out Burger, $200 Million To Move The Tennessee Performing Arts Center And Large Property Tax Increases Were All Included In Beacon Center’s Annual Pork Report On Wasteful Taxpayer Spending In The State.

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Irresponsible Spending By Tennessee RINOs And Democrats [Interview With Beacon Center – TN]

Today, We Are Joined By Mark Cunningham, Vice President Of Communications And Outreach For Beacon Center Of Tennessee – An Organization That Works To Empower Tennesseans To Reclaim And Protect Their Freedoms, So That They Can Freely Pursue Their Version Of The American Dream. Mark Is Here To Discuss The Beacon’s Center’s Most Recent Release Of The “Pork Report,” A Document That Outlines Massive Amounts Of Wasteful Spending, Much Of Which Has Been Enacted Under The “Conservative” Leadership Of The Republican Party.

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Chattanooga Approves $79.5M Baseball Stadium Despite Economic Questions Over Financing

Chattanooga Will Be Getting A New Baseball Stadium And City Officials Have Called The Project A “Home Run For The Community” Despite Economists’ Questions On The Numbers Touted By Stadium Supporters.

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Experts Cast Doubt On Economic Claims Related To New Publicly Funded Chattanooga Baseball Stadium

Sports Economists And A Tennessee Think Tank Say That A New $79.5 Million Stadium Funded Mainly Through Tax Money Is Another Example Of A Publicly Funded Sports Stadium That Will Fall Short Of Its Economic Promises.

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Taxpayer Funded Stadium Proposal For Chattanooga Lookouts Called A Waste Of Money

Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger Is Ready To Tap Into County Reserves Or Use Federal Stimulus Money To Fund A New Stadium For The Chattanooga Lookouts. Beacon Center Of Tennessee Spokesman, Mark Cunningham, Says That The Plan Is A “Handout To Well-Connected Millionaires At The Expense Of Taxpayers.”

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Metro Nashville Won’t Allow Charter Middle Schoolers To Compete On MNPS Sports Teams

Charter School Students In Nashville Will No Longer Be Able To Participate In Athletics At Metro Nashville Public Schools.

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