Litigation believed likely if House version becomes law. Photo: What the heck’s in this thing? Sens. Bo Watson, R-Hixon, and John Stevens, R-Hungtindon, review Gov. Bill Lee’s budget amendment. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout – CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – House and Senate leaders are battling over the details of a franchise […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The Tennessee House moved forward with its franchise tax repeal and refund, passing the bill 68-20 and sending it back to the Senate with a much lower fiscal note. The House version of Senate Bill 2103 would refund $713.6 million or one year of franchise […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Legislation that would prohibit Tennessee from having a business relationships with foreign adversaries of the United States failed in the House Public Service Subcommittee on Tuesday by voice vote led by Republican Chair Iris Rudder. House Bill 1841 (HB1841) was sponsored by State Representative John Ragan (R-Oak […]
Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – An estimated $1.2 billion franchise tax refund to businesses is scheduled to be voted on for the first time in the Tennessee Legislature next week after the Senate Finance Ways and Means Subcommittee heard details of the proposal. The refund could cost the state up […]
Image Credit: Canva Tennessee Department of Revenue Press Release – It’s almost time to file your 2023 business tax return. Thanks to recent legislation, beginning this year over 100,000 small businesses will no longer be required to file a return and pay this tax. The Tennessee Works Tax Act eliminated the annual business tax filing […]
“These guys have got to stop this stuff.” That’s what President Joe Biden told reporters on Friday. The “guys” he was referring to are Speaker Johnson, James Comer, and the rest of the House Republicans currently investigating the trail of apparent corruption left in the wake of his son Hunter, his brother James, and the […]
Does Arthur Engoron take checks? The judge in the civil lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James handed down a $355 million judgment for damages and penalties for “fraudulent business practices” earlier this afternoon. Engoron also fined both of Trump’s sons an additional $4 million each after finding them liable as well. He […]
Image: Representative John Ragan Image Credit: State Representative John Ragan / Facebook & Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House Public Service Subcommittee will consider a bill that would prohibit certain foreign entities from doing business within the state of Tennessee. House Bill 1841 (HB1841), submitted by Representative John Ragan (R-Oak Ridge-District 33), states, […]
Image Credit: Land Between the Lakes KY/TN / Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – Last year, Tennessee legislators passed a bill into law that attempted to restrict foreign ownership of state property by prohibiting foreign entities and individuals of sanctioned countries from purchasing real estate in Tennessee. This year, Sen. Art Swann […]
North Dakota endorsed former President Donald Trump in the Republican primary, a last minute endorsement before the Iowa caucuses. Burgum suspended his own presidential campaign in early December. What took him so long to endorse Trump and why did he do it the day before the caucuses? Is he an opportunist or looking for a […]
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