Tennessee Stadium Committee Chair Wants More Info Before Non-Binding Vote

The Chair Of Nashville’s East Bank Stadium Committee Believes That The Metro Council Does Not Have Enough Information From The Mayor’s Office To Properly Analyze And Vote On A Non-Binding Term Sheet At The Council’s Dec. 20 Meeting.

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Tennessee Ballot Bungle, Cloudy Election Finance Reports, Kids Exposed To Drag, Limiting Citizen Input, Lost Learning Land & More! – The TennCon Big 7!

• Nashville Voters Given Wrong Ballots, Votes Cast For Candidates In Other Districts
• Tennessee Election Finance Reporting Lacks Transparency For Those Not “In-The-Know”
• Knox County Leadership Unresponsive To Citizen’s Concerns About Children’s Exposure To Drag
• Analysis Shows Some TN Students Lost Months Of Learning Between 2019 – 2022
• Williamson County School Board Votes To Limit Citizen Engagement
• Nashville Council Members Push Back Against Mayor’s $2.1B Stadium Deal
• Jefferson County Commission Stands Up For Medical Freedom Of Tennessee Guardsmen

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Nashville Announces Plans For New Titans Stadium Mostly Paid For By Taxpayers

Metro Nashville Announced A Deal With The Tennessee Titans To Build An Estimated $2.1 Billion New Stadium That Includes At Least $1.26 Billion In Taxpayer Funds. Of That, $500 Million Will Come Directly From The State Of Tennessee.

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TN Governor Bill Lee Given ‘D’ Grade By Cato Institute For Spending, Taxing Policies

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Was Given A “D” By The Cato Institute In Its Annual Fiscal Report Card On America’s Governors. Lee’s Ranking Was Based On His Spending And Taxing Record, Including This Year’s Budget, Which Included $500 Million Toward A New Titans Stadium.

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Large Economic Incentives Like Those In Tennessee Increasing Exponentially

Billion-Dollar Economic Incentives, Including The One That Tennessee Gave To Ford For Its Plan To Build A $5.6 Billion Electric Truck Plant Outside Memphis, Are Increasing Across The Country, According To A New Report From The Center For Economic Accountability.

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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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Metro Nashville Denied Release Of Titans Stadium Communications, Claiming ‘Deliberative Process’

Metro Nashville Denied An Open Records Request For Its Internal Communications Related To Nashville’s East Bank, Citing A “Deliberative Process Privilege” Exemption To The State’s Open Records Law.

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61% Of Tennessee Voters Oppose $500M In State Funds Going To New Titans Stadium

In A New Poll, 61% Of Likely Voters In Tennessee Oppose The State Giving $500 Million Toward A New Tennessee Titans Stadium.

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New $2.2B Titans Stadium Announcement Could Come Sept. 14th

An Announcement Could Be Coming In Two Weeks About The Terms Of A Deal Being Finalized Between Metro Nashville And The Tennessee Titans Related To An Estimated $2.2 Billion New Covered Stadium On The Plot Of Land Next To The Current Nissan Stadium.

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