Taxpayer Funded Stadium Proposal For Chattanooga Lookouts Called A Waste Of Money

Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger Is Ready To Tap Into County Reserves Or Use Federal Stimulus Money To Fund A New Stadium For The Chattanooga Lookouts. Beacon Center Of Tennessee Spokesman, Mark Cunningham, Says That The Plan Is A “Handout To Well-Connected Millionaires At The Expense Of Taxpayers.”

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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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Lee Still Awaiting Several Late-session Bills From The Tennessee Legislature

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Didn’t Waste Time Signing A New Public School Funding Formula Bill Just Four Days After It Was Passed On The Floor Of The Tennessee Legislature. But The Process For Other Bills Passed In The Waning Days Of Session Has Taken Longer. Several Key Late-Session Bills Have Not Been Sent To Lee Yet For His Signature.

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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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Special Interest Groups Spend $60 Million A Year To Curry Favor With Tennessee Legislators

Special Interest Groups Spend Approximately $60 Million A Year In An Effort To Curry Favor With Tennessee Legislators. That’s Almost A Third Of A Billion Dollars Over The Past Five Years. And All Of This Is Absolutely Legal.

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Bridgestone Sues Tennessee For $11.7M In Tax Incentives Dispute

With Great Fanfare, State And Local Leaders Announced In 2014 They Had Secured A Deal With Tire Giant Bridgestone Americas To Bring Its U.S. Headquarters — And Hundreds Of New Jobs — To Downtown Nashville. On Wednesday, Bridgestone Filed Suit Against Tennessee To Compel State Officials To Make Good On The Promised Tax Breaks That Helped Seal That Deal.

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