Tennessee Conservative
The Fastest Growing County In Tennessee Is Raising Property Taxes In The Biggest Hike Residents Have Seen In Nearly Three Decades. The Rutherford County Commission Voted 13-8 In Favor Of The Mayor’s Recommendation On Monday Which Will Fund The County’s $849.8 Million Budget. The Last Time Property Taxes Were Raised Significantly In Rutherford County Was In 1994.
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Every County And City In Tennessee Are Going Through The Same Budget Process Currently. Many Communities Are Faced With Hard Choices. When Making These Decisions It Is Important To Remember That Pursuit Of “All Or Nothing” Scenarios, While Crafting A Direction For The Government, Misses The Valuable Opportunity Of Consensus Building.
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An Administrative Law Judge Has Rejected Plans By Vanderbilt University Medical Center To Establish A New Rutherford County Hospital, Siding With A Trio Of Competing Inpatient Facilities Already Operating In And Around The Fast-Growing Suburban County.
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One Nonprofit Organization Is Helping To Provide Temporary Housing For Children Placed In Custody Of The Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services As Foster Homes Are Located For Placement.
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The Board Of Directors For Alive Hospice Will Vote Wednesday To Decide If The Nonprofit Funded Organization Will Be Sold To A For-Profit Company.
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Amid The Debate Over Mental Health Care Versus Gun Control, Two Rutherford County Lawmakers Are Hoping To Improve The Flow Of Mentally Unstable Patients To Psychiatric Hospitals From Emergency Rooms. Rep. Sparks Urges Action Before Another Mass Shooting Takes Place.
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During A Special Meeting On Monday, Robertson County’s Board Of Education Voted Unanimously To Deny The Charter School Application Submitted By American Classical Academy (ACA).
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American Classical Education Will Be Holding A Student-Parent Information Meeting On The Subject Of Classical Schools In Lavergne, Tennessee On The Evening Of March 3rd.
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Still Stinging From A $6 Million Settlement Against Rutherford County Over Child Arrests, State Rep. Mike Sparks Is Pushing Legislation He Believes Would Have Stopped The Aggressive Lockup Of Children.
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Some Tennessee School Districts Lost Title I Federal Funding Last Week Abruptly And Without Clear Explanation From The Tennessee Department Of Education.
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