2 Tennessee Democrats Ask For Local Approval Of New Toll Lanes

A Pair Of Tennessee Democrats Are Asking For The State To Give Local Governments The Opportunity To Approve Toll Lanes That Run Through Their Jurisdictions; Instead Of Forcing Them To Accept Them Without Any Input.

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Tennessee Ranks No.6 In Country For Freedom

Never Worse Than Seventh Or Better Than Third, Tennessee Retained Its Traditional Top 10 Spot In This Month’s Release Of The Freedom In The 50 States.

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Tennessee Federal K-12 Education Funding Committee Begins Work

Tennessee Began Its Look At Rejecting Federal K-12 Education Funding Monday With A Review Of Overall Funding From The State’s Office Of Research And Education Accountability And Fiscal Review.

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Memphis Will Ask For More Than $600M Granted In State Taxpayer Funds For Stadiums

Memphis Accepted $350 Million In State Taxpayer Funds For Upgrades At Its Sports Facilities And Plans To Ask Tennessee Taxpayers For More.

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East Tennessee Official Says Ballad Health Issued Threat To Care After Community Protest

The Hospital Monopoly Threatened To Cut Funding For An Ambulance After Carter County Residents Complained At A Meeting About It Eliminating The Community’s Only ICU.

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Tennessee Recidivism Rate Below 30% For First Time In A Decade

Tennessee’s Recidivism Rate Has Been A Policy Priority For Gov. Bill Lee In Recent Years And The Most Recently Available Data Showed The State’s Rate Of Recidivism Dropped To 29.6%, The Lowest In A Decade.

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Ford’s Blue Oval Projects In Tennessee, Kentucky Move Forward Despite Michigan Stoppage

Ford Has Halted Construction On An Electric Vehicle Battery Plant In Michigan But Construction Is Ongoing And Not Interrupted On Large-Scale Projects In Tennessee And Kentucky.

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Clarksville Wants Exemption To State Sunshine Laws

Some Elected Officials In One Tennessee City Want Permission To Hold Private Meetings To Secretly Talk About Public Business In Opposition To The State’s Transparency Laws.

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Court Of Appeals Hears Oral Arguments On Challenge To Tennessee’s Ban Of Medical Sex Reassignment For Kids

Arguments From Both Sides Were Heard Before A Three-Judge Panel In The 6th Circuit Court Of Appeals To Deal With The Issue Of Retaining Or Setting Aside The Decision Of A Lower Court To Block Tennessee’s Law That Prohibits Medical Interventions For Minors Who Are Suffering From Gender Dysphoria, Which Is Historically Considered A Mental Disorder.

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Special Session Votes Could Come Back To Haunt The GOP In Primary Season 2024

The Issues That Will Be Presented In Governor Lee’s Special Session Could Have Consequences For Those Who Decide To Cast A Vote For Policies That Do Not Resonate With Their Constituents.

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