Image Credit: Joe Biden / Facebook The Center Square [By Brett Rowland] – President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel student debt for some borrowers could cost U.S. taxpayers $250 billion to $750 billion, according to a new estimate.  The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan budget group, said that depends on how the rules are crafted. The Penn Wharton Budget Model previously estimated the cost at $84 billion. Biden’s plan includes five main components, but the costs depend on the details. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO! “In total, our $250 billion to $750 billion estimate for t ..read more

Photo: Eight Johnson City women who are participating in a lawsuit against Johnson City over its handling of rape reports spoke at a February press conference in Knoxville to push back on public statements suggesting victims shared fault. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Anita Wadhwani [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – The Johnson City Police Department is the subject of a federal public corruption probe related to its handling of an alleged serial rapist, new filings in an ongoing class action lawsuit indicate. Attorneys representing women who say police conspired to protect their assaila ..read more

Image: A rendering of new Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Image Credit: Nissan Motor Corporation The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law that will allow Tennessee’s Department of Tourism to hide negotiated contracts for a potential Super Bowl and other events for up to 10 years. The bill requires the records to be retained for at least five years after the 10-year exemption window. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO! The confidential items can be released 10 years after the date of the document, after the disbursement of state funds, the conclusion of the event and ..read more

Image Credit: canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee’s unemployment rate dropped for the second straight month, with the new seasonally adjusted rate at 3.2%. That’s just above the all-time low rate of 3.1% from three months in 2023 and the same 3.2% as March 2023. The national rate is at 3.8%. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO! The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce says that 10,600 nonfarm workers started new jobs across the state between February and March and the top sectors were leisure and hospitality, followed by the education and health services and then manufacturing. Over ..read more

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov & canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – Last week, Governor Lee signed into law a bill that amends Tennessee Code as it relates to Central Bank’s Digital Currency and money in the state. House Bill 1909 (HB1909), sponsored by Representative Jeff Burkhart (R-Clarksville-District 75) and Senate Bill 2219 (SB2219), sponsored by Senator Bill Powers (R-Clarksville-District 22) states, “Uniform Commercial Code – As enacted, defines “central bank digital currency,” and revises the definitions of “money” and “deposit account,” for purposes of the Uni ..read more

Image: Nashville’s Choose How You Move proposal is estimated to cost $3.1 billion. Image Credit: Metro Nashville The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Nashville’s will look to add an additional 0.50% sales tax to help fund $3.1 billion in transit work through a Nov. 5 referendum. If the transit proposal passes, the tax will begin on Feb. 1, 2025. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO! The city is hoping to receive $1.4 billion of federal funding toward transit projects over the next 15 years. The project would include everything from sidewalks, signals and street work to corridor and transit improvements acros ..read more

Image Credit: Gov. Bill Lee / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – As the General Assembly’s attempt at a franchise tax repeal and rebate for the State of Tennessee awaits a compromise via conference committee, Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) has voiced his opposition to the House version of the legislation. House Bill 1893 (HB1893), sponsored by Rep. William Lamberth (R-Portland-District 44), is a franchise tax reduction expected to cost Tennessee $700 million in refunds and $400 million annually. This legislation would allow businesses to request a one-year refund of a franchise t ..read more

Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Tennessee legislation, that currently awaits the signature of Governor Lee, requires that local governments present a written attestation to the comptroller that they have not sought or received a grant in intentional pursuit of policies relative to the United Nations’ climate agenda that could infringe on personal property rights. Present Tennessee law prohibits this state and its political subdivisions from adopting or implementing policy recommendations that deliberately or inadvertently infringe or restrict private property rights with ..read more

Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Governor Lee has signed legislation that will allow law enforcement officials to assign school resource officers to schools that have not entered into an agreement between the local school board and law enforcement agency to obtain one. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO! Both bodies passed SB1715/HB1664, sponsored by Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District 28) and Representative Todd Warner (R-Chapel Hill-District 92), which reads, “As introduced, authorizes a law enforcement agency to assign a law enforcement officer to serve as a school resour ..read more

Image Credit: @RepChuck / X / @RepDavidKustoff / X / & Canva Submitted Kat Stansell (Independent Journalist and Earnest Patriot) – Here is the latest anti-American vote in DC…and here is how our “representatives” voted, on a bill that gave $95 billion of OUR money to Ukraine, Gaza, Israel and Taiwan. Where is the money to close the border, arrest and deport the invaders? Oh, I am just playing with you…we all KNOW there is none. We all KNOW that our nation is going broke giving to the Obama and Globalist causes. We have NO leadership based in our Constitution and laws. The new House Majorit ..read more