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Tennessee Bill Would Change State NIL Law To Match AG’s NCAA Lawsuit

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The Tennessee Senate approved a bill that would put state law on college athletics name, image and likeness rules in line with a lawsuit brought against the National Collegiate Athletic Association by the Tennessee Attorney General. The bill would change Tennessee law to allow prospective […]

GOP Lawmakers Edge Closer To Opening Tennessee’s Incorporation Of Central Bank Digital Currency, Other Currencies Vulnerable To Centralized Control

Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – In last year’s general session, a bill was passed that changes the definition of money, and what kinds would be able to be used in the state of Tennessee without the necessity of currency exchange.  Specifically, the bill legally redefined what the law currently […]

Tennessee Legislature Will Consider Property Tax Increase Cap

Image Credit: Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury / YouTube The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A Tennessee bill would cap property tax increases in the state at 2% plus inflation each year and 6% plus inflation over a three-year span. A higher percentage increase in property tax rates would require a referendum. Beacon Center […]

McNally To Miss Opening Weeks Of Session After Ankle Surgery

Image Credit: From Left – Speaker Cameron Sexton, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, & Gov. Bill Lee Image Credit: Lt. Governor Randy McNally / Facebook The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally will not be presiding over the Senate when the Legislature returns to session Jan. 9. Instead, the Republican will […]