Amended Bill Blocking Incentives For ‘Countries Of Concern’ Heads To Tennessee Senate

A Tennessee Bill Banning Incentives For Companies From Countries Of Concern Advanced In Senate Committee After Another Costly Part Of The Bill Was Removed.

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Tennessee Bill Would Block Incentives To Companies From ‘Countries Of Concern’

A Bill Adding Tax Credits For Research And Development From Energy And Tech Companies Along With Banning Tax Credits And Incentives For Countries Of Concern Passed The Tennessee House Government Operations Committee On Monday. China, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela And The Syrian Arab Republic Are Listed As Countries Of Concern.

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TVA Looks Into Building “Modular” Nuclear Reactors In Oak Ridge

TVA CEO Jeff Lyash Said The Utility Will Likely Start Building Its First Reactor On The Site In 2027 And Finish By The Early 2030s. TVA Is Looking To Build Four Of These Reactors On The Site, But It’s Not Made A Final Decision On The First One Yet. Each Reactor Would Generate 300 Megawatts.

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Changes In TN’s Film & TV Incentive Program Could Result In More Subsidies

A New Tennessee Film Tax Credit Program Will Change The Way That Entertainment Companies Receive Subsidies From The State, But It Won’t Reduce The Amount That Those Companies Receive.

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Tennessee Announces New Tax Credit Incentive For Entertainment Industry

Tennessee’s New Entertainment Tax Credit, An Incentive For Everything From Television Shows And Films To Video Game Development And Post-Production, Was Announced Tuesday By The Tennessee Department Of Revenue And Department Of Economic And Community Development.

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More School Choice Options Equals Higher State-Level Test Scores

As School Choice Bills Continue To Make Their Way Through State Legislatures, A Report On Student Achievement Published By The University Of Arkansas’s Department Of Education Reform Argues That The More Educational Options Are Afforded Parents, The Better Statewide Test Results Are.

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U.S. House Passes Controversial $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill, Sending Measure To Biden

The U.S. House Of Representatives Ratified Changes The Senate Made To A Massive $1.9 Trillion Relief Package That Critics Say Contains Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars In Wasteful Spending Unrelated To The COVID-19 Pandemic. The Measure Now Goes To Biden, Who Said He Will Sign It.

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