Report: more than $3B needed in next three years to repair …
Sep 19, 2024 · Anita Wadhwani is a senior reporter for the Tennessee Lookout. The Tennessee AP Broadcasters and Media (TAPME) named her Journalist of the Year in 2019 as well as giving her the Malcolm Law Award for Investigative Journalism.
What to know: The new Ford BlueOval City plant poised to …
Sep 13, 2024 · The construction period is expected to generate $178.9 million in state sales taxes and $70.3 million in local sales taxes. Once it is up and running, BlueOval City is projected to yield $17.3 million in net fiscal benefits for Tennessee each year. The campus is anticipated to bring in about $6.8 million in local sales taxes each year.
Casada-Cothren kickback trial postponed until April 2025
Oct 4, 2024 · Casada is flanked by attorneys Ed Yarbrough, left, and Jonathan Farmer. (Photo: John Partipilo) The federal bribery and kickback trial for former House Speaker Glen Casada and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, is being delayed for six months until April 2025. U.S. District Court Judge Eli Richardson rescheduled the trial Thursday for ...
Former Tennessee Gov. Winfield Dunn dies at 97
Sep 28, 2024 · Former Gov. Winfield Dunn, who in 1970 became the first Republican elected governor in more than 50 years, died Saturday at the age of 97. Gov. Bill Lee’s office announced Dunn’s death in a statement. “Governor Winfield Dunn was, simply put, a genuine statesman,” said Gov. Bill Lee. “He was a true servant of the people of Tennessee.
Extent of Helene devastation in northeast Tennessee comes into …
Oct 2, 2024 · The extent of the damage wrought in northeast Tennessee by the inland force of Hurricane Helene came into clearer focus Tuesday as Gov. Bill Lee and members of the state’s Congressional delegation toured affected areas. At least eight people are dead, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
Law enforcement officials prepare for possible post-election …
Oct 17, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The threat of political violence will likely hang over the nation’s capital in the weeks following Election Day, security experts say, despite intensive preparations by law enforcement officials determined to avoid another Jan. 6 insurrection. The 2,000-plus officers who make up the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as other federal ...
Dismantling of TVA’s Bull Run Fossil Plant raises concerns over waste
Jan 24, 2024 · Coal ash is the concentrated waste left over after burning coal and can contain heavy metals as well as elements that emit radiation and can pose health risks such as cancer. Due to the increased concerns surrounding public health and coal ash, decisions by TVA and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) about Bull Run ...
Suburban growth fuels Democrats' hopes of flipping Smyrna-La …
Oct 7, 2024 · Election 2024; Politics; Suburban growth fuels Democrats’ hopes of flipping Smyrna-La Vergne state House seat Republican incumbent blames immigration for tight finances in Rutherford County; Democratic challenger says people are tired of culture wars
Stockard on the Stump: You can't watch Big Orange football …
Oct 11, 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.
Taxes: Where do Trump and Harris stand? • Tennessee Lookout
Sep 26, 2024 · Both Harris and Trump want to keep individual tax rates that were lowered across the board in the 2017 law, but Harris is seeking to increase taxes on long-term capital gains, and levy a minimum tax on unrealized capital gains for very high earners. For those earning upwards of $1 million a year, Harris proposed raising taxes to 28%, up from 20 ...