Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The Tennessee Senate on Thursday passed a joint resolution to ban a statewide property tax. House Joint Resolution 81 previously passed the House 81-11 and is the first step in a process to put the property tax ban in the Tennessee Constitution. The state doesn’t […]
Image Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – During Tennessee’s 2023 legislative session, Rep. Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro-District 36) sponsored a bill that would have pushed back against the harboring of illegal immigrants on state-owned property. After the legislation passed in the House Departments & Agencies subcommittee, it […]
First it was Evergrande, then it was Country Garden, now China’s #2 property developer by sales volume is in trouble. On Monday, Vanke’s was downgraded to junk status by Moody’s. Moody’s said on Monday it withdrew Vanke’s ‘Baa3’ rating which is the lowest of Moody’s investment grade ratings, and assigned ‘Ba1’ corporate family rating (CFR). […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – Senator Rusty Crowe (R-Johnson City-District 03) has sponsored a bill designed to assist disabled veterans in Tennessee. If passed, this bill would provide property tax relief to those veterans who have served our country and are now unable to be employed due to total disability […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A resolution that proposes an amendment to the Tennessee Constitution that would prohibit a statewide property tax was recommended for concurrence by a Senate committee last week. House Joint Resolution 81 (HJR0081) was brought by Rep. Tandy Darby (R-Greenfield-District 76) back in January of 2023. […]
Photo: Fedex owns over $800 million worth of property, according to Shelby County bond records. Photo Credit: John Partipillo By Adam Friedman [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Nissan, FedEx, Brown-Forman (the owner of Jack Daniels) and Eastman Chemical each control over $500 million worth of assets in Tennessee, making them the most likely beneficiaries of […]
Showdown brewing over county property tax caps. Photo: Economist Art Laffer. (Photo: Submitted) By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – A battle is brewing in the General Assembly over caps on county property taxes. Economist Art Laffer, an advisor to multiple Republican presidents, is pushing lawmakers to prevent large one-time county property taxes […]
Image Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – During Tennessee’s 2023 legislative session, Rep. Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro-District 36) sponsored a bill that would have pushed back against the harboring of illegal immigrants on state-owned property. After the legislation passed in the House Departments & Agencies subcommittee, it […]
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 […]
Image Credit: Ralph /Gratis Graphics / pixexid / CC & Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Pix4free.org The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – With many veterans across the country struggling to find affordable housing and dealing with various disabilities, Senator Rusty Crowe (R-Johnson City-District 03,) a veteran himself, has introduced a bill designed to assist […]
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