American Legislative Exchange Council Ranks Tennessee 12th In Economic Competitiveness Index
Tennessee Ranks 12th In The New Economic Outlook Rankings From The American Legislative Exchange Council.
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Vanderbilt Ranks Tennessee 49th In Country For State Services For Children Ages 0-3
Tennessee Ranked 49th Amongst The States And District Of Columbia In The Amount Of Resources Available For Those Ages 0 To 3, According To A New Report By Vanderbilt University’s Prenatal-To-3 Policy Impact Center.
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Chattanooga City Council Unanimously Approves Mayor Kelly’s Budget
The Chattanooga City Council On Tuesday Approved Mayor Tim Kelly’s One Chattanooga Budget On Second Reading, With $10 Million In Additional Road Paving, $33 Million Toward Affordable Housing, And $2 Million Toward Homelessness Prevention And Rehousing Efforts — With No Tax Increase.
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Bill Blocking Tennessee Employers From Paying Disabled Workers Less Passes Senate
Workers With Disabilities Would Not Work For Less Than The Minimum Wage Under A Tennessee Bill Passed By The Senate.
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Tennessee Bill To Allow Cities To Set Their Own Minimum Wage Fails
A Tennessee Bill That Would Allow Cities And Counties To Set Their Own Minimum Wage Failed In A Senate Committee Tuesday, But A Separate Bill To Require Individuals With Disabilities To Receive The Minimum Wage Throughout The State Passed.
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Chattanooga Raises Pay For Head Start Teachers
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly Has Given Raises To Head Start And Early Head Start Workers, Whose Salaries Are Paid By The Federal Government, By Augmenting Their Pay With A City Supplement For The First Time In The City’s History.
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Chattanooga City Council Passes Mayor Kelly’s First Budget
Last Night, September 28th, The Chattanooga City Council Unanimously Voted To Approve Mayor Tim Kelly’s First Proposed Capital And Operating Budgets For Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
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The Democrat’s Kamala Conundrum
When Harris Was Chosen As Biden’s VP There Was A Panic Media-Blitz To Remake Her. Media Hid Her Companionship With Willie Brown, Her Defiance Of Authority, Non-Compliance With The Courts And Her Support For Radical Left Laws. And No Major Media Outlet Vetted Her Background Or Her Qualifications. Democrats Went To Extremes To Shelter Kamala Harris And Protect Her From Everything That Could Taint Her Image.
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Labor Shortage Takes Toll On Tennessee Businesses
Small Businesses In Tennessee Are Having Trouble Hiring Employees Because Of A Nationwide Labor Shortage Sparked By Continued Federal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits.
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Red States Unite In Rejecting Federal Unemployment Benefits
Red States Around The Nation Are Rejecting Supplemental Federal Unemployment Benefits, Saying The $300 In Additional Weekly Pay On Top Of State Benefits Has Made It Nearly Impossible For Employers To Hire.
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