Tennessee General Assembly passes $58B budget
(The Center Square) - Tennessee's $58 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 includes an increase in starting teacher pay to $50,000 and $112 million... Read More.
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Senate passes school choice increase by four votes
(The Center Square) - The Tennessee Senate agreed to increase the Education Freedom Scholarships by 5,000 less than second-term Republican Gov. Bill Lee proposed,... Read More.
Phase out of free diaper program in Senate budget amendment
(The Center Square) - Phasing out of Tennessee's free diaper program for low-income families to fund $137 million for the state's hospital buyback program,... Read More.
NAACP sues xAI over air pollution near Memphis data center
(The Center Square) - The NAACP filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against Elon Musk's xAI, saying the company is illegally operating 27... Read More.
Governor’s desk is next step for Tennessee’s Charlie Kirk Act
(The Center Square) - A Tennessee bill that its sponsor says promotes "fearless freedom of debate and deliberation" and is on its way to... Read More.
Bill that could shutter low-performing virtual schools passes House
(The Center Square) - The Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill that would force low-performing public virtual schools to close if they perform... Read More.
Tennessee House agrees to increase school choice scholarships
(The Center Square) - Education Freedom Scholarships for Tennessee students would increase to 35,000 if a measure approved 52-43 on Monday in the House... Read More.
Study shows high traffic fatality rate for Tennessee
(The Center Square) - Tennessee ranks 12th in an analysis of the state's highway system, but received low marks for its high fatality rate... Read More.
Senate passes bill banning the term “West Bank” in state documents
(The Center Square) - The Middle Eastern region known as the West Bank could soon be referred to as Judea and Samaria in official... Read More.
Company fined $3.1M for safety violations related to deadly blast
(The Center Square) - The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Accurate Energetic Systems $3.1 million after investigating a deadly October explosion at... Read More.
