Hundreds Run To Honor Eliza Fletcher; University Announces Increased Safety Measures

One Year After Memphis Teacher And Mother Eliza Fletcher Was Kidnapped And Murdered, Hundreds Of Individuals Showed Up To Finish The 8.2 Mile Run She Had Started That Day. Before The Run, The University Of Memphis Issued A Statement Announcing The First Phase Of A New Security Plan.

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20 Tennessee Small Businesses, Rural Companies Receive USDA Grants

Twenty Tennessee Companies Will Be Receiving Loans Or Grants Worth Anywhere From $4,000 To $240,000 As Part Of The United States Department Of Agriculture’s Support Of Agriculture Producers And Rural Small Businesses.

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Project RAISE Putting 300+ Mental Health Providers In Rural Tennessee Public Schools This Year

Project RAISE Plans To Put More Than Three Hundred Mental Health Providers In Public Schools In Rural Tennessee Over The Next Five Years. Funded By Nearly $14 Million In Federal Grants, The Initiative Is Part Of President Biden’s “Investing In America” Agenda.

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Bipartisan Legislation Leads To New Law Allowing Private Universities In Tennessee To Open Public Schools

A New Law In Tennessee Sets Up Both Public And Private Colleges To Partner With Public School Districts To Create “Lab Schools” Within Their Local Communities.

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Advocacy Groups Ask Governor Lee To Appoint Independent Investigator Regarding Memphis Teacher’s Murder

Advocacy Groups Are Asking Governor Bill Lee To Appoint An Independent Investigator To Look Into The Possible Failures Of State Agencies That May Have Led To The Kidnapping And Murder Of Eliza Fletcher Earlier This Year.

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To Address Teacher Shortages, Tennessee May Drop Major Test For Many Teacher Candidates

Amid Worries About Teacher Shortages, Tennessee Is Considering Reducing Requirements For Some Nontraditional Candidates To Earn Their Teacher Licenses, Despite Concerns That The Change Could Hurt Teacher Quality.

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TN Universities Refuse Comment On How They Will Implement New Intellectual Diversity Law

Public University Leaders In Tennessee Are Staying Silent On How And When They Plan To Follow A New State Law That Requires Them To Implement Intellectual Diversity On Their Campuses.

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TN Officials Award $175M In Grants For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Pilot Program

Tennessee Announced An Award Of $25 Million A Piece For Seven Groups As Part Of A $175 Million Grant Process For Three-Year Pilot Programs With Federal Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Funds.

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TennCon’s BIG 7 – 2022 Third Edition – Top 7 News Stories For Conservatives in Tennessee!

Tune in to the Third edition of The Tennessee Conservative’s BIG 7 for 2022!
1) Bill To Stop TN Taxpayer Education Funding Of Illegal Immigrants In Subcommittee
2) More Than 50,000 Illegal Immigrants Released Into U.S. Don’t Show Up For Court Hearings
3) Griffey Introduces Second Amendment Bill in Honor of Kyle Rittenhouse
4) University of Memphis Cancels Plan To Bribe Professors To Teach “Woke Activism”
5) U.S. Political Alignments Experienced Historic Shift In 2021
6) Warner Introduces VOTE Act To Determine 2020 Election Accuracy
7) Sanctity Of Human Life Sunday

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University of Memphis Cancels Plan To Bribe Professors To Teach “Woke Activism”

A Controversial Plan By The University Of Memphis’ “Eradicating Systemic Racism And Promoting Social Justice Initiative” To Offer A $3000 Incentive To Professors To Incorporate Teachings On Critical Race Theory In Their Courses Has Been Canceled.

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