by Morgan Nicole Veysey | Dec 17, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Governor Lee announced a new program dubbed the “Bill Dance Signature Lakes” Initiative Thursday. The program – which will cost taxpayers $15 million – is a collaboration between Tennessee Department of Tourism Development (TDTD), the...
by Cooper Moran | Dec 17, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic continues to improve, as unemployment numbers have decreased for the sixth consecutive month. According to data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), the...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 17, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
A Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) officer killed a suspect Wednesday night after a brief shootout. “Fatal police shooting under investigation on Old Hickory Blvd W in Madison. Citizens called to report this abandoned Impala in the traffic lane...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 17, 2021 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
A Mexican national this week was convicted of funneling drug profits through Ohio banks to a cartel in Mexico. “Susana Ramirez Orozco pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit money laundering in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles,” according to...
by The Center Square | Dec 17, 2021 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
by Benjamin Yount There is a plan that would end Wisconsin’s 6.27% personal income tax. Former Gov. Scott Walker, University of Wisconsin economist Noah Williams, and a coalition of reform groups in the state on Thursday proposed eliminating the individual...
by Grant Holcomb | Dec 17, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. announced they will be seeking to raise its property insurance rates by 11 percent starting next year. The rate hike will need to be approved by the Office of Insurance Regulation. “Why don’t we go for the 11% and call it a...
by The Center Square | Dec 17, 2021 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
by Bruce Walker As many predicted, pipeline company Enbridge filed to remove a lawsuit to shut down Line 5 from state court to keep it in front of a federal judge. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have been attempting to revoke...
by Eric Burk | Dec 17, 2021 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
HENRICO, Virginia – Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin met with the Asian Chamber of Commerce for a round table with Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico) and Delegate Rodney Willett (D-Henrico). Youngkin told those in attendance that he planned to bring...
by Chris Butler | Dec 17, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
Representative Andrew Clyde (R-GA-09) this month shared how Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents violated him and his rights several years ago, and he proposed new ways for the agency to reform itself. Clyde made his remarks at a House Oversight and Reform...
