Lee’s Budget Proposal Has Sharp Spending Cuts, Report Shows
After Several Years Of Rapidly Increasing Spending And Tax Collections, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Has Proposed A Budget That Would Spend Nearly $10 Billion Less Next Year.
Read moreAfter Several Years Of Rapidly Increasing Spending And Tax Collections, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Has Proposed A Budget That Would Spend Nearly $10 Billion Less Next Year.
Read moreNearly 200,000 Debt Collection Cases Were Filed In Shelby County And 112,000 In Davidson County Between January 2016 Through March 2023, According To Data From Sycamore Institute.
Read moreThree Tennessee K-12 School Superintendents Spoke To A Committee Looking At Rejecting Federal Funding To The State’s Schools With One School Director Suggesting The State Continue To Accept The Federal Funds And Use Extra Funds To Help Pay For Infrastructure Needs In The Schools.
Read moreA Recently Released Report Is Giving New Insight Into The Mental Health Status Of Teens Across The State, Showing A Rise In The Number Of Deaths From Suicide Among Adolescents.
Read moreTennessee’s K-12 Schools Received $1.1 Billion In Federal Funds In Financial Year 2019, The Last Before Additional Covid-19 Pandemic Federal Funds Began, According To A Policy Brief From The Non-Profit Sycamore Institute.
Read moreA New Report From Sycamore Institute Shows That The Proposal For A New Tennessee Titans Stadium Includes The Highest Total Amount Of Public Subsidies For An NFL Stadium At A Proposed $1.5 Billion While Bringing Limited Public Benefit In Return.
Read moreTennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s $52.6 Billion Budget Proposal Uses $8.9 Billion More In General Fund Dollars Than The State’s Current Budget, According To An Analysis From The Sycamore Institute.
Read moreTennessee’s Ability-To-Pay Measures Throughout Its Court Fee System Are Implemented Inconsistently Throughout The State, According To A New Report From The Sycamore Institute.
Read moreThe Mix Between State And Local Funding For Tennessee’s Public Schools Has Remained Consistent Since The Current Funding Model Was Implemented In 1998, A New Report Shows.
Read moreAs Tennessee Lawmakers Continue To Examine Reforms In The Criminal Justice System, Two Recently Released Reports Showed That The State Is Not Collecting The Proper Data To Evaluate The Fines And Fees Collected From Its Court System.
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