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State elections official mum on reform plan to bar noncitizen voting

By Metric Media News Service | Mar 14, 2023

Tennessee's elections chief, Secretary of State Tre Hargett, did not respond to a request for comment about a reform plan proposed by the advocacy group Americans for Citizen Voting (ACV) to bar all noncitizens from voting in any Tennessee election.

Tennessee homicide rate estimated at 9.6 per 100,000 last year, FBI reports

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2021

Tennessee last year recorded a homicide rate of 9.6 per 100,000 residents, compared to the U.S. rate of 6.5 per 100,000 and the state’s 5.6 rate a decade earlier, according to newly released FBI crime data.

Tennessee received $3.86 billion in school stimulus funds during pandemic

By Metric Media News Service | Sep 29, 2021

The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that Tennessee received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $3.86 billion, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

Top marginal tax rate in Tennessee could reach 49.34% under Biden plan

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 23, 2020

Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Tennessee could hit 49.34 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee gets ‘D’ grade for fiscal management

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 8, 2020

Republican Gov. Bill Lee received a grade of “D” from the Washington-based CATO Institute for his tax and spending policies since 2018, according to a ranking of governors that comes out every two years.

Tennessee to lose $311.8 million in tax revenue from hotel industry this year

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 17, 2020

Tennessee will lose $311.8 million in total state and local tax revenue from the hotel industry due to COVID-19, according to an Oxford Economics estimate released by the American Hotels and Lodging Association.