State News

Tennessee Again Ranked In Top 5 States For Domestic Migration

Image Credit: KaCey97078 / CC The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee was once again one of the top states to move to, ranking fifth in U-Haul’s annual rankings of growth states based on its data for one-way equipment rentals. Texas, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina topped the list as Tennessee moved up […]

Custom Foods Of America Gets $1.5M, NewBasis $900K In TNECD Incentives

Image Credit: Erik Mclean / Unsplash The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Custom Foods of America in Knoxville will receive a $1.5 million incentive while NewBasis in Lebanon will get $900,000 from Tennessee’s Department of Economic and Community Development as more than $10 million in incentives were approved unanimously without board discussion at Thursday’s […]

Tennessee Graduation Rate At Nearly 90% For 2021-22 School Year

Image Credit: Office of the Tennessee Comptroller The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee reported an 89.8% graduation rate and an 8.6% dropout rate in a new report with updated numbers from the 2021-22 school year from the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office. The Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability is required to produce the […]

Rep. Ragan Introduces Bill To Mandate De-escalation Training For Teachers In Effort To Reduce School Shootings

Image Credit: State Representative John Ragan / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – Representative John Ragan (R-Oak Ridge-District 33) has introduced a bill ahead of the upcoming 114th General Assembly that would mandate annual de-escalation training for teachers, amending the Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act. House Bill 1633 (HB1633) would amend […]

Tennessee General Assembly Set To Reconvene Next Week

Image: Representative Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka) Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – With lots of work to be done, Tennessee’s 2024 general session begins at noon on Tuesday, January 9th. Representative Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka) didn’t mince words when he said he anticipates the coming session to be “contentious.” Cepicky further stated, “Is […]

Judge Refuses Venue Change In Cleotha Henderson Rape Case

Image Credit: Tennessee Department of Corrections & Luca Sartoni / CC The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A Shelby County judge decided that a man accused of rape and murder will stand trial for those charges in a Shelby County court. Judge Lee Coffee is presiding over the case in which Cleotha Henderson is accused of […]