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Federal home energy rebate dollars are rolling out to states; when ...
WEBAug 28, 2024 · More than $8 billion flagged for home energy rebates in the Inflation Reduction Act is beginning to trickle out of federal coffers, but Tennessee residents will likely have to wait until the spring of 2025 to start applying for their chunk of change. Each state must shape its own plan to dole out the funding, […]
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WEB3 days ago · BY: Adam Friedman - October 7, 2024. For nearly three decades, Tennessee Republicans have pushed Democrats out of their rural and suburban strongholds, leaving the party cornered in the state’s biggest cities. In 2024, Democrats hope to narrow their superminority in the state House, where they hold just 24 of 99 seats.
Williamson County may remove Confederate flag from official …
WEBAug 8, 2024 · The Franklin, Tenn. square, featuring a statue of a Confederate soldier erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1899. (Photo: John Partipilo) Williamson County may remove an image of the Confederate flag from its official county seal, a Davidson County Chancellor ruled Tuesday. The …
GOP leaders promise punitive tax move if Memphis passes gun ...
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Tennessee’s House and Senate speakers are threatening to punish Memphis by cutting its share of sales tax revenue – more than $75 million – if the city puts referendums on the November ballot restricting weapons, …
1,500 TN farmers who experienced USDA loan discrimination …
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Federal grants have been issued to more than 1,500 Black and minority farmers, ranchers and forest landowners in Tennessee who experienced discrimination in United States Department of Agriculture farm lending programs prior to January 2021. Tennessee’s recipients are among more than 43,000 people …
Former Tennessee senator extends effort to avoid prison sentence
WEBSep 9, 2024 · A federal appeals court is giving former state Sen. Brian Kelsey three months to request a hearing before the nation’s highest court as he makes a last-ditch effort to reverse a campaign finance conviction and avoid prison. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Kelsey’s request for another hearing to plead his case to rescind a ...
Barry beats $1 million mark in Congressional District 7 race
WEBSep 4, 2024 · By: J. Holly McCall - September 4, 2024 10:52 pm. Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, photographed at a July event in East Nashville. (Photo: John Partipilo) Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, a Democrat, has raised more than $1 million for her bid to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District.
Tennessee attorney general joins U.S. Supreme Court challenge to ...
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined 25 Republican attorneys general in a challenge to a federal court ruling allowing transgender women to compete in women’s sports.