Tag: Funding

Tennessee House Passes Resolution Calling For U.S. Lawmakers To Stop Taxpayer Funding Of World Health Organization

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A resolution calling for Tennessee’s U.S. lawmakers to take steps towards stopping the taxpayer funding of the World Health Organization (WHO) passed by a 71-23 vote in the House of Representatives on Monday.  House Joint Resolution 820 (HJR0820) as introduced, “Opposes expansion of World Health […]

Tennessee Funding Board Approves $10.3M In Incentives To 7 Projects

Image: Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower, second from left, talks during the Funding Board meeting on Monday, March 25, 2024. Image Credit: Tennessee Funding Board The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The Tennessee State Funding Board approved $10.3 million in incentives for seven companies at its Monday afternoon meeting. The largest was $3.4 million to […]

Memphis Pushes More Hotel Tax Funding For FedExForum Renovations

Image Credit: Ron Cogswell / CC The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Memphis is looking for more funding for the renovations at the FedExForum and are pushing a pair of bills in the Tennessee Legislature to get that funding. The Legislature contributed $350 million in last year’s budget for renovations at the FedExForum and […]

Federal Funding; State Sovereignty Eroding Carrots

Image Credit: Canva By Danielle Goodrich [Tennessee Stands / Tri-Cities Coaltion] – What conservative grassroots have learned over the years, is we need to keep an eye on the strings attached to Federal funding.  In 2021, while Tennesseans and people were losing their jobs to unconstitutional federal mandates, grassroots groups pushed the legislature for a special […]

U.S. Senate Border Bill Fails, Ukraine Funding Vote Expected

Image Credit: Senate Democrats / CC The Center Square [By Casey Harper] – A $118 billion deal that combined a batch of foreign funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with a slew of controversial border provisions failed in the U.S. Senate Wednesday. The text of that bill was unveiled Sunday, but support imploded almost immediately. […]