TN AG Division of Consumer Affairs Announces Previous Year’s Top Ten Consumer Complaint Categories
In honor of National Consumer Protection Week, the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announces the top ten complaint categories of 2024. DCA received 8,536 formal consumer complaints during the last calendar year. The division diligently routes complaints to appropriate agencies or mediates them. The informal mediation process addresses disputes regarding consumer financial transactions, such as purchasing […]
Comptroller’s Office Studies Informal Removal of Students with Disabilities from Schools
The Tennessee’s Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability (OREA) has released a new report examining the practice of informally removing students with disabilities from schools in Tennessee. The practice of informal removal restricts or removes a student’s access to a free appropriate public education, a primary right under the federal Individual with Disabilities Education […]
Red Cross asks you to TEST your smoke alarms as you TURN your clocks forward
Daylight saving time began on Sunday, March 9 and the American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks forward to make sure the devices are working. “Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half as you only have about two minutes to safely […]
ESTABLISHING THE WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE ON THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2026
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in anticipation of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and the FIFA World Cup 2026, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. The United States is a host nation for the FIFA World Cup 2026, which […]
What Tennesseans Need to Know Before the May 7 REAL ID Implementation Deadline
To ensure that residents can fly domestically and access certain federal facilities without any disruptions, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) is urging individuals to prepare for the new requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005, which will take effect on May 7, 2025. Beginning May 7, Tennessee driver licenses and […]
Weekly East Tennessee Construction Report for February 27 – March 5, 2025
BLOUNT COUNTY, I-140 East and West between Mile Markers 11 and 0: Motorists should be alert for shoulder closures in place and possible lane closures nightly between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning as crews perform roadside construction activities through this I.T.S. expansion project. Motorists should be alert for workers present, […]
TWRA WILDLIFE OFFICER RESCUES ANGLERS AT ROCKFORD DAM
A TWRA Wildlife Officer rescued two anglers whose boat became trapped against a low-head dam on Little River in Blount County yesterday afternoon. On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at around 3 p.m., TWRA Wildlife Officer Curt Henderson received the report of a vessel in distress on Little River at Rockford Dam in Blount County. Upon […]
Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lands on Moon
Carrying a suite of NASA science and technology, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed at 3:34 a.m. EST on Sunday near a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille within Mare Crisium, a more than 300-mile-wide basin located in the northeast quadrant of the Moon’s near side. The Blue Ghost lander is in an upright […]
Tennessee State Library & Archives Offering Document Support for REAL ID Applicants
As the deadline to apply for a REAL ID quickly approaches, the Tennessee State Library & Archives today announced it continues offering document support for citizens needing proof of identification to obtain their REAL ID. Tennesseans seeking certified copies of their marriage records before 1974 can obtain these documents through the Library & Archives. These […]
TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT REJECTS FIRST AMENDMENT CHALLENGE TO TENNESSEE’S PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM
Today, the Tennessee Supreme Court issued an opinion in Leah Gilliam v. David Gerregano, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Revenue et al., rejecting a First Amendment challenge to Tennessee’s personalized license plate program. Ordinarily, Tennessee license plates contain a randomly generated alphanumeric combination, consisting of letters and numbers, to identify the vehicle. For an additional fee, […]
New Study Finds School Districts Receive More Funding Under TISA
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability (OREA) has released an evaluation of the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) funding formula for K-12 education. The General Assembly created TISA in 2022 to replace the Basic Education Program (BEP), the state’s former K-12 funding formula. In the first year of TISA, the 2023-24 […]
TN Attorney General Leads Bipartisan Call for Action Against Sellers of Counterfeit, Unapproved, and Contaminated Weight Loss Drugs
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti this week led a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit and unsafe forms of the weight loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound (GLP-1 drugs). “Millions of Americans rely […]
State Announces Funding for Rural Healthcare Initiatives
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) has awarded $10.7 million in grant funding to support rural healthcare initiatives across the state. Beginning July 1, 2025, 38 organizations across Tennessee will receive funds to strengthen healthcare workforce development in every rural county in the state. Through the Rural Healthcare Initiatives Program, local partners […]
TDOE & TERA Launch 2025 Tennessee Educator Survey
Tennessee Department of Education and the Tennessee Education Research Alliance (TERA) at Vanderbilt University launched the 2025 Tennessee Educator Survey. All educators, administrators, and certified school staff in Tennessee are invited and encouraged to take the survey and share their perspectives and expertise on education issues affecting their classrooms and schools, and help inform strategies and […]
Mr. Billie Riner is a happy Korean War Survivor and Veteran
Mr. Riner was a Senior Turret System mechanic gunner on a B-29. The B-29’s name was Butterfly Baby and flew over 35 combat missions during the Korean War. Mr. Riner was a Staff Sergeant with the Air Force and received the Korean Service Medal. He also had over 300 flight combat hours during the war. […]
Jefferson County Offices Closed Due To Inclement Weather
In response to snowfall and persistent subfreezing temperatures, Jefferson County Mayor Mark Potts has announced the closure of all county offices today, Thursday, February 20, 2025. This decision aims to prioritize the safety and well-being of both county employees and residents. Overnight, the area experienced some snowfall, leading to hazardous road conditions. Current forecasts indicate […]
