Knoxville Stadium Proposal To Bring Even Greater Cost to Taxpayers
A Newly Introduced Proposal Would Attempt To Offset The Additional Cost Of The Knoxville Smokies Baseball Stadium By Creating A New Tax District.
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UTK Chancellor Plowman To Receive $160,000 Salary Increase
University Of Tennessee Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman Is Set To Receive A Nearly 25% Raise In The Amount Of $160,000. This Raise Will Be Effective On July 1st. This Sets Her Up With An Annual Salary Of $820,000.
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University of Tennessee System Reinstates Test Scores Requirement For Admissions
The University Of Tennessee System Will Reinstate Its Requirement That Prospective Students Submit Standardized Test Scores As A Part Of The Admissions Process. This Will Go Into Effect For Applicants Of All UT Campuses Beginning With The Fall 2023 Semester.
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TN Lawmakers Approve Sales Tax Deal For New Chattanooga Lookouts Stadium
State Sales Tax Funding For A New Baseball Stadium In Chattanooga Was Passed In The Last Week Of Tennessee’s Legislative Session.
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UTC To Convert Newly Renovated IT Center For LGBTQ+ Support
Stafford Confirmed The Conversion Of The Space By Stating, “UTC Will Establish A Student Success Center In Lupton Hall To Provide Education And Support Services To LGBTQ+ Community Members And The Larger UTC Community.”
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UTC Reportedly To Convert Newly Renovated IT Center Into “Pride Center”
A University Of Tennessee Insider Has Contacted The Tennessee Conservative With Concerns About The Recently Renovated IT (Information Technology) Center Located In The Lupton Library At The UTC Campus Receiving Approval From UT President Randy Boyd To Be Converted Into A Pride Center.
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UT Knoxville Reinstates Mask Mandate Less Than 24 Hours After Lifting it
Less Than One Day After Announcing That They Were Lifting Their Mask Mandate To Comply With Newly Passed State Legislation, The University Of Tennessee System Has Reverted Back To Requiring Masks On Its Knoxville Campus.
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State Exempts Four Universities From Medical Freedom Legislation
After Passing Legislation To Stop Forced Vaccination In Tennessee, The State Issued Exemptions To Four Universities. The Exemption Allows Them To Require Vaccination In Order To Allow Them To Continue To Receive Federal Funding.
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East Tennessee Republicans Unite To Re-Elect Pody
On Monday, October 11th, Forty To Fifty Republicans Met For Breakfast At The Bearden Event Center In Knoxville To Commemorate The Reelection Campaign Of Senator Mark Pody (R-Lebanon).
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University Of Tennessee System Extends Mask Mandate
University Of Tennessee President, Randy Boyd, Has Announced That UT Schools Are Adjusting Campus Health And Safety Guidelines To Mandate That Masks Be Worn In All Indoor Public Spaces.
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