An analysis by Volunteer State News shows Tennessee is one of 26 states without a membership with ERIC, a national voter data group accused of "hyper-partisanship."
U.S. Sen. Marsh Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined 19 other senators in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough asking that the department correct recent policy initiatives that are making access to care more difficult for veterans.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted eight inspections at eight Food and Cosmetics companies from Tennessee in the second quarter of 2024.
As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Volunteer State News shows that Tennessee is one of 25 states that ban boys from playing in girls’ high school sports.
As of June 2024, Tennessee experienced a 21.1% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.1% increase.
Tennessee received $1.1 million in public pension contributions, ranking it 37th in the United States in 2022, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.