Operation Dry Water to be Held July 5-7
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be participating in Operation Dry Water, July 5-7. Operation Dry Water is a national weekend of Boating Under the Influence (BUI) awareness and enforcement campaign directed toward reducing alcohol and drug-related accidents and fatalities. Operation Dry Water is held annually near the Fourth of July holiday to give BUI […]
Statement from Gov. Bill Lee on Special Session
Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee released the following statement regarding his signing of a Proclamation calling the Tennessee General Assembly into a special session on August 23: “It is in the best interest of our State to select a new Speaker of the House, and so I am calling a special session of the General […]
Majority of Tennessee Counties Continue To Have Low Unemployment
Newly released unemployment data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) for May 2019 shows unemployment rates for nearly every county in the state are below 5 percent for the month. Ninety-one counties have unemployment rates lower than 5 percent and four counties have a rate of 5 percent or higher in […]
Disaster Loans Now Available to Help Flood Impacted Businesses, Residents in 19 Counties
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced today the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will make its disaster loan program available in five counties recovering from the severe storms and flooding from Feb. 6 through Feb. 24, 2019. “We are committed to pursuing every assistance option available to help Tennesseans put their lives and businesses back together […]
TDCI Provides Recovery Tips Following Weekend Storms
The first day of summer (June 21, 2019) brought widespread severe weather across Tennessee, including heavy rain, damaging winds, and power outages. With severe weather again forecasted for the Volunteer State this week, the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) is providing tips to aid consumers when filing their insurance claims, selecting contractors, and […]
Hands Free Tennessee Begins In One Week
On July 1st, motorists will no longer be allowed to hold and use a cell phone while driving on any street in Tennessee. According to a recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study for 2017, over 3,100 individuals died nationwide as a direct result of distracted driving with almost 600 being individuals that were not […]
Attorney General Slatery Announces over $6 Million in Debt Relief for Former Tennessee ITT Tech Students
Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced today an agreement to obtain over $6 million in debt relief for 699 former ITT Tech students in Tennessee. Nationally, the settlement involving 42 states and the District of Columbia will result in debt relief of more than $168 million for more than 18,000 former ITT students. The […]
Tennessee Unemployment Remains Near Historic Low In May
Tennessee’s statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2019 inched up slightly to 3.3 percent after remaining at an all-time historic low for three consecutive months, according to data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). May’s preliminary rate of 3.3 percent is 0.1 of a percentage point higher than the […]
Tennessee Department of Finance Releases May Revenues
Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Stuart McWhorter today announced that overall May revenues were $1.2 billion, which is $46.3 million more than the state budgeted. “Total reported revenues in May were more than estimated and demonstrated sound growth over this same time period last year,” McWhorter said. “Both sales tax and corporate tax revenues […]
AG Slatery’s Comments to the FTC on Data and Privacy
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III called for regulatory intervention that will protect consumers and allow competitors to enter the market currently dominated by a handful of tech platforms. General Slatery made this statement at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska to a special session of the FTC as part of a multi-state panel of […]
Tennessee Offers New Incentives to Provide Equal Access to Child Care
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) announced its second major change this year to help families participating in the Child Care Certificate Program access quality care. Beginning in July, TDHS is adding a 15% bonus to child care payment subsidy rates in the below counties identified as either distressed or child care deserts. Availability […]
Tennessee’s Free Fishing Day Is Saturday June 8
The 2019 Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 8 when anyone may fish free without a license in Tennessee’s public waters. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency provides the annual free day in hopes of increasing interest in fishing. The day allows anyone the opportunity to try this great outdoor sport, especially children to celebrate fishing […]
Jefferson City Receives Sight Development Grant
Nine new Site Development Grants totaling more than $1.3 million TNECD’s Site Development Grant program helps communities prepare industrial sites for business investment Since 2016, TNECD has awarded 80 Site Development Grants across Tennessee Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today that nine communities will collectively […]
AG Slatery Urges Congress to Hold Internet Service Providers Accountable, Ensure States Maintain Right to Stop Criminal Violations of State Law
Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III joined a bipartisan group of 47 Attorneys General calling on Congress to amend the Communications Decency Act in order to ensure states and local authorities can protect citizens online and act against criminals. The Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) was designed to encourage the growth of the internet […]
Tennessee State Parks Host Service Events for Tennessee Promise Students
Tennessee State Parks are offering volunteer events at 54 of the 56 state parks for Tennessee Promise scholars to fulfill their community service hours. Most of the events are on Saturday, June 22. “This is an excellent opportunity for Tennessee Promise students to meet their requirements and be a part of the outdoors at the […]
Tennessee, 15 Other States Reach $900,000 Data Breach Settlement
Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced today that a U.S. district court judge has signed a consent judgment negotiated by 16 states’ attorneys general and Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. This case was the nation’s first-ever multistate lawsuit involving a HIPAA-related data breach. The lawsuit, led by Indiana, was filed in December of 2018 against […]
