Lee Signs Bill To Charge Tennessee Sportsbooks 1.85% On Gross Wagers
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Signed A Bill That Will Make Tennessee The First State To Tax Sportsbooks Based On The Total Gross Wagers Accepted In The State.
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Tennessee Spends $23M Cleaning Up Litter On Roads Each Year
A New Report On Litter Control In Tennessee Shows The State Spends $23 Million Each Year On Litter Pickup And Prevention And There Are An Average 88.5 Million Pieces Of Litter On Roads At Any Given Time.
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Lee Signs Pair Of Memphis FedExForum Tax Capture Extensions
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Signed A Pair Of Bills To Continue Tax Captures In Order To Fund Renovations At Memphis’ FedExForum And Future Marketing For Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
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New Law Blocks Nashville’s Supermajority Requirement For Speedway Demolition
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Has Signed A Bill To Block Metro Nashville’s Requirement For A Council Supermajority Vote On Demolition At The Fairgrounds Speedway.
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Nashville Council Approves New $2.1B Tennessee Titans Stadium, To Open In 2027
The Tennessee Titans Will Have A New $2.1 Billion Stadium In 2027 After The Deal To Fund The Stadium Was Approved By Metro Nashville’s Council On Its Third And Final Vote At A Special Meeting That Stretched Into Wednesday Morning.
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Tennessee Bill Would Tax Sportbooks On Total Bets Placed, Not Revenue
A Tennessee Sports Wagering Bill Would Change The Way The State Computes Taxes On Sports Betting From Taxing The Amount Sportsbooks Make In Revenue To Taxing All Wagers Placed In The State.
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Tennessee Sales Tax Rate 2nd Highest In U.S.
Tennessee Has The Second-Highest Sales Tax Rate In The Country, According To A New Report From The Tax Foundation.
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Metro Nashville Officials Detail Taxpayer Funds Involved In New $2.2B Stadium Deal
Metro Nashville Wasn’t Ready To Say How Much, But Officials Hinted That A Tax Increment Financing District To Provide Further Public Funding To A New Titans Stadium District Could Be Discussed Starting In October.
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Save the Date, Turn On the Magnets, Incumbent Protection, Corporate Welfare & Mo’… TennCon BIG 7 Weekend Digest!
1) Governor Lee Signs Bipartisan Bill That Opens Door For Non-U.S. Citizens To Receive Professional Licenses In TN
2) Social Media Censorship Bill Dead For Lack Of Funding, Half Billion To Be Spent On Titan’s Stadium
3) TN Legislature Approves Davidson County Hotel Tax To Help Pay For New Titans Stadium
4) Tennessee Legislators Send Campaign Finance Bill to Conference Committees
5) Dissatisfaction With Biden Presidency To Blame For Poor Democratic Voter Turnout?
6) School Teacher Confirms On Camera That CRT Is Still Being Taught In Tennessee Schools
7) Tennessee Act Orders That Drunk Drivers Pay Child Support To Victims Children
Tennessee Ranks 18th In Annual Tax Climate Ranking
Tennessee Finished 18th In a New Study By The Tax Foundation showing Which States Are Best At Structuring Their Tax Systems.
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