Tag: Transportation Modernization Act

Transportation Act Slows Tennessee’s Infrastructure Needs, Doesn’t Reverse Them

Image: Interstate 275 – Tennessee Image Credit: Doug Kerr / CC By Adam Friedman [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Tennessee’s transportation infrastructure needs have grown almost every year since 2008, reports compiled by the state’s intergovernmental advisory agency show.  Over that period, lawmakers have partially addressed the backlog by raising the gas tax in 2017 and dedicating […]

Sen. Massey’s Voting Record Called Into Question As She Faces A Conservative Rival In Upcoming Election

Image Credit: beckymassey.com The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – In October, Sen. Becky Duncan Massey (R-Knoxville-District 6) announced her run for re-election to the Tennessee Senate, but her voting record is not winning her very many points amongst conservatives as she faces opposition by way of conservative candidate Monica Irvine in this upcoming election. […]