Business Groups Upset With Special Session Outcome

Ford Motor Co. Might Have Been Satisfied With Last-Minute Changes Inserted In Covid-19 Legislation Last Week, But Two Major Business Groups Are Upset With The Haste Of The Special Session And Legislation That Could Put Companies At Risk Of Being Sued.

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Legislature Passes Late Night COVID Omnibus Bill; Allows Ford To Require Masks

The Legislature Backpedaled On Covid-19 Bills Just Enough Early Saturday To Pass A Comprehensive Measure And Still Placate Companies Such As Ford, Which Is To Receive A $900 Million Incentive Package To Build An Electric Truck And Battery Plant In West Tennessee.

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Republicans Ram Spate Of Bills Through Medical Freedom Special Session

Giving Only A Few Minutes To Digest Massive Bills, Republicans Pushed Legislation Through Committees Thursday.

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Biden Builds Back Broke: Blackburn Op-Ed

Democrat Policies Are, In No Uncertain Terms, A Disaster For The American People. Our Businesses And Livelihoods Will Suffer As A Direct Result Of The Radical Whims Of Congressional Democrats Championed By The White House.

Make No Mistake — Democrats In The White House And Congress Haven’t Just Failed The American People — They Are Doing Everything In Their Power To Keep Us From Succeeding, To Destroy Small Businesses And Force Their Socialist Agenda On Main Street America.

These Proposed Tax Regulations Will Undermine Small Businesses, Bankrupt Lower-Income Taxpayers, And Enable China To Continue Its Uncontested Economic Growth. Any Effort To Subvert Outright Opposition To The Radical Tax Plan Is An Insult To The American People.

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Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Tennessee In ARPA Tax Mandate Lawsuit

A Federal Court Has Granted Tennessee And Kentucky Freedom On How To Distribute Funds From The American Rescue Plan Act.

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Republicans, Business Groups Bash Biden’s Employee Vaccine Mandate

President Joe Biden’s Executive Order Requiring Businesses With 100 Or More Employees To Require Vaccinations Against COVID-19 Received A Strong Response From Tennessee Republicans And Business Organizations.

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Haslam Named Treasurer Of TN Right-To-Work Amendment Committee

Former Governor Bill Haslam Will Serve As Treasurer On The Newly Formed “Yes On 1” Committee That Was Launched To Put Right-To-Work Into The Tennessee Constitution.

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Staffing Shortages Still Affecting Tennessee Small Businesses

“Tourism And Hospitality And Travel Industry Is The No. 2 Industry In Our State And The No. 1 Employer. It Took The Hardest Hit, With Travel, During The Pandemic. But Now We Are Open For Business, And We Are Hiring Aggressively.”

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TN Jobless Claims Hits Pandemic Low As Federal Unemployment Benefits Come To End

Tennessee Had Its Lowest Number Of New Unemployment Claims In The Week Ending June 19th Since The Impact Of COVID-19 Began In March 2020.

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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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