Unlocking New and Old Passions: Tennessee Wildlife Federation Offering Hunting and Fishing Workshops to East Tennesseans
Tennessee Wildlife Federation, one of the largest and oldest nonprofits dedicated to conserving the state’s wildlife and natural resources, is reconnecting residents with the Tennessee outdoors through its hands-on hunting and fishing workshops. For the remainder of 2023, the Federation has 15 workshops scheduled across the state with five located in East Tennessee.Designed to equip […]
Secretary of State Tre Hargett Encourages Tennesseans to Serve Their Community and Become a Poll Worker
On National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, Secretary of State Tre Hargett encourages Tennesseans to serve their community by signing up to be poll workers. “Poll workers are fundamental to running safe and secure elections in Tennessee,” said Secretary Hargett. “That is why I encourage all eligible Tennesseans to serve their community by signing up to […]
COMMISSIONER GONZALES ANNOUNCES MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE RATE of INTEREST
The Federal National Mortgage Association has discontinued its free market auction system for commitments to purchase conventional home mortgages. Therefore, the Commissioner of Financial Institutions hereby announces that the maximum effective rate of interest per annum for home loans as set by the General Assembly in 1987, Public Chapter 291, for the month of September, 2023 is 8.17 percent […]
Gov. Lee Issues Official Call, Presents Legislative Priorities Ahead of Public Safety Special Session
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued the special session proclamation and presented the administration’s legislative and budget priorities that will go before the Tennessee General Assembly during the special session on public safety, convening August 21. “As our nation faces evolving public safety threats, Tennessee remains vigilant and is taking continued action to protect communities while preserving the constitutional rights […]
VITAL POLICY – Special Legislative Session May Result in More Federal Control Over Healthcare, Loss of Medical Privacy, More Liberal Ideology in Public Education
There is a solid set of reasons that most states are avoiding waivers from the federal government to allow federal matching funds for Medicaid to cover the cost of services for mental illness and substance abuse disorders at institutions of mental diseases. Those reasons include potential loss of privacy, data mining of personal information, expansion […]
Governor Lee, Commissioner McWhorter Announce up to $185 Million in Grants to Expand Broadband Access in Tennessee
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter announced today the department will offer up to $185 million in grants to expand internet access in Tennessee. Starting in September 2023, TNECD will provide grants allocated through the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group to expand broadband access in Tennessee’s underserved and […]
Attorney General Skrmetti’s Statement on Proposed HHS HIPAA Privacy Rule
In response to public interest in a recent comment letter Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined related to a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), General Skrmetti issues this statement: “In June, I joined eighteen other state AGs in opposing rulemaking by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I did so […]
Gov. Lee Announces Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee invited Tennesseans to take advantage of back-to-school savings during this weekend’s July 28-30 traditional sales tax holiday. “Tennessee’s commitment to strong fiscal stewardship has allowed our state to cut taxes and put dollars back in the pockets of hardworking Tennesseans,” said Gov. Bill Lee. “I encourage every Tennessee family to take advantage of […]
The Summer Season Impacts County Unemployment Rates in Tennessee
NASHVILLE – The seasonal impacts on employment, such as school breaks, continued to have an impact on Tennessee’s county unemployment numbers in June, according to newly released information from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). County unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted to take into account the effects of seasonal layoffs, while the statewide […]
Families First Participants to Receive a One-Time Back-to-School Payment
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) will provide extra support to more than 13,000 families who receive monthly cash assistance through the state’s Families First program. The payment will provide extra support to Families First participants as they begin to prepare for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. Households with an active case in the […]
New Resources Focus on Career and Technical Education
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office is releasing a new collection of short publications, infographics and an interactive data dashboard for career and technical education (CTE) in Tennessee. The collection includes briefs, infographics, and an interactive data dashboard. A new publication in the CTE collection will be released weekly over the coming weeks. The publications highlight several […]
K-12 Education Portal Updated with New Information
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has released updated interactive online maps and dashboards for K-12 education. The dashboards and maps display data on public schools, public school districts, private schools, church-related schools, and home schools for the 2021-2022 school year. The data for public and non-public schools can be viewed here. For public schools and school districts, […]
Attorney General Skrmetti Urges Federal Agency to Prioritize Transparent, Risk-Based Approach to AI Governance
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today joined 22 other attorneys general in urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to advance artificial intelligence governance policies that prioritize robust transparency, reliable testing and assessment requirements, and allow for government oversight and enforcement for high-risk uses. In the letter, the attorneys general applaud the NTIA’s commitment to […]
May’s Unemployment Rate Holds Steady Across Tennessee
Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate held steady at 3.3% in May, according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). That number is unchanged from the state’s unemployment rate in April. While the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate did not change in the month-to-month comparison, it was just 0.1 of a percentage […]
Tennessee Set to Begin P-EBT Distribution for the Remainder of the 2022-2023 Academic Year and Summer 2023
The Tennessee Department of Human Services today announced the details on the second distribution of Pandemic Electronic Benefit (P-EBT) Program for the 2022-2023 academic year and Summer 2023. P-EBT is a COVID-19 relief program that provides nutritional benefits to children eligible for the National School Lunch Program who may have missed meals due to COVID-19. […]
Representative Jeremy Faison Survey Results for the Tennessee House District 11
Below are questions asked and answered through a survey taken by State Representative Jeremy Faison, District 11
