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Commentary: Four ways Tennessee’s new trust regulations benefit ...
WEBJul 30, 2021 — Tennessee’s national reputation as a leading state to establish and administer a trust took another step forward with the passage of several new regulations on May 12.
Legislature approves Ford’s Blue Oval City, largest investment in …
WEBOct 20, 2021 — With some members calling it a “metamorphic moment” for West Tennessee, the Legislature approved a $900 million incentive package for Ford Motor Co. and, despite criticism, created a board with broad powers to oversee the project. Wrapping up a special session, the Senate and House passed funding Wednesday for …
Tennessee law to let teachers carry guns in schools caused a …
WEBAug 20, 2024 — After the 2022 rampage at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, for instance, families of the 19 victims sued police over the botched response, and also reached a $2 million settlement with the city, including the promise of higher standards and better training for local officers.In Oxford, Michigan, families of four high school students killed in a 2021 shooting there accused the school ...
Professors and press both must fight anti-intellectualism
WEBAug 16, 2024 — Adam Waters and E.J. Dionne, Jr., penned an article reminding us that Donald Trump campaigned and governed as anti-intellectual, and even anti-fact and anti-truth. During the 2016 campaign Trump grumbled, “The experts are terrible [about foreign policy]. Look at the mess we’re in with all these experts we have.”.
Expect Republicans and Democrats to compete in eight Tennessee …
WEBAug 21, 2024 — State Republicans and Democrat leaders hesitated to share their election plans, trying not to tip their strategy to the other party. Republican House Majority Leader William Lamberth of Portland said his caucus was …
Production at Ford's West Tenn. plant delayed to 2027 in attempt …
WEBAug 22, 2024 — Production of Ford Motor Company’s electric next-generation pickup truck at its new West Tennessee plant will be delayed until 2027, the company announced Wednesday.. Construction on the new campus continues, and the Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center where the truck will be manufactured still plans to employ 3,000 workers, a Ford spokesperson confirmed.
Chattanooga senator to appeal public records decision in …
WEBAug 20, 2024 — Sam Stockard is a veteran Tennessee reporter and editor, having written for the Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, where he served as lead editor when the paper won an award for being the state's best Sunday newspaper two years in a row.
Mason, TN residents demand restoration of community center …
WEBAug 14, 2024 — The Bernard Community Center is located just south of Interstate 40, about two miles down the road from Ford Motor Co’s 4,100-acre electric truck and battery plant BlueOval City. The plant is expected to spur a population boom in Tipton, Haywood and Fayette counties when it opens in 2025. Fayette County, Tenn. Mayor Rhea “Skip” Taylor.
Republican senator wants to put further limits on governor's …
WEBAug 22, 2024 — A Tennessee senator is planning an effort to limit the governor’s authority during state emergencies after obtaining an attorney general’s opinion on the separation of powers. Republican Sen. Mark Pody of Lebanon, whose district takes in an eastern portion of Davidson County, told the Tennessee Lookout he’s concerned about the potential ...