Tennessee Senate Committee Could Extend Memphis Grizzlies’ Tax Captures To 2059
A Tennessee Senate Committee Will Be Looking At Bills To Extend Tax Deals For The Memphis Grizzlies’ FedExforum Through 2059 On Tuesday.
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Tennessee Toll Lane, Road-Funding Bill Advances In Senate Committee
The Tennessee Transportation Modernization Act Passed The Finance, Ways And Means Committee With A 10-1 Vote And Will Head To The Full Senate. The House Finance, Ways And Means Committee Is Set To Hear The Companion House Bill Today, March 15th.
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Bill Would Increase Tennessee Teacher Pay, Stop Payroll Collection Of Union Dues
A Bill To Both Raise The Minimum Tennessee Teacher Salary To $50,000 By 2026-27 And Eliminate The Option Of Districts Collecting Tennessee Education Association Dues From Paychecks Passed The Senate Education Committee Last Week.
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Bill to Ban Implicit Bias Training For Teachers Passes TN Senate Education Committee
A Bill That Would Restrict Mandatory Bias Training For Teachers Passed The Tennessee Senate Education Committee On Wednesday.
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Bill To End Tennessee’s Professional Privilege Tax Would Cut $80M In Fees
A Bill That Would End Tennessee’s Professional Privilege Tax Was Introduced In A Senate Subcommittee On Tuesday.
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TN ECD Planning $20.5M Purchase Of Coffee County Site For Development
The Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development Plans To Buy $20.5M Of Property In Coffee County Next Fiscal Year To Have A New 1,900-Acre Site For Development.
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Rep. Powers To Re-Introduce Bill To Combat Big Tech Censorship Of Tennessee Citizens
Representative Dennis Powers Plans To Reintroduce His Social Media Common Carrier Bill With Hopes That It Will Pass This Time Around. Powers Believes Social Media Is The Town Square Of Our Time And That Social Media Companies Are Common Carriers, Just Like A Phone Company Or Hotel Chain, And They Should Not Discriminate Based Upon Political Ideology.
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Lobbyists For Titans Stadium Include Family Members Of Top Tennessee Officials
To Secure Passage Of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s $52.8 Billion Budget, Which Included $500 Million In State Bonds To Fund A New Domed Stadium For The Tennessee Titans, The Organization Built A Team Of 15 Individuals To Lobby Legislators To Secure Their Votes. Among The Lobbyists Included Nicole Watson, Wife Of Senator Bo Watson And Virginia Ezell Briley, Daughter Of Tennessee’s Commissioner Of Tourist Development, Mark Ezell.
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Lee Proposes $500M In Bonds To Help Pay For Portion Of New Titans Stadium
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Is Proposing The State Authorize $500 Million In Bonds To Help Pay For A New Tennessee Titans Domed Stadium In His Fiscal 2023 Budget Amendment, Which Was Presented To Lawmakers Tuesday Morning.
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Legislation To Expand School Choice Options To Students With Dyslexia Progresses
A Bill Being Considered In The Tennessee General Assembly Seeks To Expand The Individualized Education Act To Allow A Child With Dyslexia To Be Eligible For The Individualized Education Account Program. The Senate And House Versions Of The Bill Are Progressing Through The Legislative Process.
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