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News from 2023

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53% decrease in number of VA loans issued across Tennessee from Q2 2022 to Q2 2023

By Volunteer State News | Jul 14, 2023

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 2,762 home loans totaling $909.5 million in Tennessee during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2023, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Tennessee ranks 16th in the U.S. for the most selective sales and gross receipts taxes paid in 2022

By Volunteer State News | Jul 14, 2023

In 2022, Tennessee collected $3,697,895,000 in selective sales and gross receipts taxes, ranking it 16th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Tennessee collected 7.9% more in license taxes in 2022

By Volunteer State News | Jul 14, 2023

Of the $22.7 billion in taxes collected by Tennessee in 2022, $2.5 billion came from license taxes, a 7.9 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Residents and visitors to Tennessee paid $22.7 billion in taxes in 2022

By Volunteer State News | Jul 14, 2023

Tennessee collected $22.7 billion in taxes in 2022, a 13.4 percent increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Tennessee collected 7.7% more in selective sales and gross receipts taxes in 2022

By Volunteer State News | Jul 14, 2023

Of the $22.7 billion in taxes collected by Tennessee in 2022, $3.7 billion came from selective sales and gross receipts taxes, a 7.7 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Tennessee collected $3.7 billion in selective sales and gross receipts taxes in 2022

By Volunteer State News | Jul 14, 2023

Of the $22.7 billion in taxes collected by Tennessee in 2022, 16.3 percent, or $3.7 billion, came from selective sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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FDA conducted second lowest number of inspections on Drugs companies in Tennessee during Q2 2023

By Volunteer State News | Jul 14, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted six inspections at six Drugs companies from Tennessee in the second quarter of 2023.

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15 people die from influenza and pneumonia in Tennessee during week ending July 8

By Volunteer State News | Jul 14, 2023

There were 15 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Tennessee in the week ending July 8, making up 1.1% of total deaths by all causes in Tennessee.

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17 people die from kidney disease in Tennessee during week ending July 8

By Volunteer State News | Jul 14, 2023

There were 17 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Tennessee in the week ending July 8, making up 1.2% of total deaths by all causes in Tennessee.

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Attorney General Skrmetti Joins Coalition in Brief Asking U.S. Supreme Court to Restore Accountability for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

By Volunteer State News Report | Jul 13, 2023

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 27-state coalition in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a lower court’s ruling that found Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) unprecedented funding mechanism unconstitutional

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Tennessee ranks 10th in the U.S. for the most general sales and gross receipts taxes paid in 2022

By Volunteer State News | Jul 13, 2023

In 2022, Tennessee collected $12,887,107,000 in general sales and gross receipts taxes, ranking it 10th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Tennessee: Device companies were the third most FDA inspected companies in Tennessee in Q2 2023

By Volunteer State News | Jul 13, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted seven inspections at seven device companies from Tennessee in the second quarter of 2023.

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Tennessee ranked 11th among U.S. states in total VA home loans during 2022

By Volunteer State News | Jul 13, 2023

Tennessee ranked 11th in VA home loans in 2022 with 22,340 loans issued.

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Tennessee Attorney General Responds to Sixth Circuit’s Decision in L.W. v Skrmetti

By Volunteer State News Report | Jul 12, 2023

On July 8, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals granted Tennessee’s emergency motion for a stay of the preliminary injunction in L.W. v. Skrmetti

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FDA conducted second highest number of inspections on Biologics companies in Tennessee during Q2 2023

By Volunteer State News | Jul 12, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted 12 inspections at 12 Biologics companies from Tennessee in the second quarter of 2023.

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Tennessee ranks 11th in the U.S. for the most sales and gross receipts taxes paid in 2022

By Volunteer State News | Jul 12, 2023

In 2022, Tennessee collected $16,585,002,000 in sales and gross receipts taxes, ranking it 11th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Average VA home loan amount in Tennessee increases in Q2

By Volunteer State News | Jul 12, 2023

The average VA loan amount in Tennessee during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2023 was $329,284, a 1.2 percent increase over the previous quarter, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Hagerty, Cruz, Colleagues Call On Blinken To Reverse Biden Administration’s New Antisemitic Israel Boycott

By Volunteer State News Report | Jul 12, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), along with 13 other Senate Republican colleagues, in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to rescind discriminatory guidance issued by the State Department halting bilateral scientific and technological cooperation in certain Israeli-held territories.

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Hagerty On Biden Admin Collusion With Big Tech: They’re Fighting To Continue Censoring Americans

By Volunteer State News Report | Jul 12, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today led a press conference at the U.S. Capitol to denounce the Biden Administration for colluding with Big Tech to censor Americans in violation of the First Amendment and continuing to fight in court to maintain this censorship ability while urging Senate Democrats to stop blocking passage of his Disclose Government Censorship Act.

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Blackburn Honored As Champion Of Health Care Innovation

By Volunteer State News Report | Jul 12, 2023

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and co-chair of the Senate Rural Health Caucus, was honored as a “Champion of Health Care Innovation” by the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) for her ongoing support of patient-centered medical progress.