Nashville to Receive $3.65 Million in Federal Funds for a New Traffic Management Center

by Aaron Gulbransen | Jan 23, 2022

  Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced this week that a $3.65 million grant of federal dollars will fully fund a new traffic management center. According to Cooper’s office, the new traffic management center will help the Nashville Department of...

Tennessee State Rep Files Resolution That Says an AP Article That Accuses the U.S. Military of a ‘Culture of Racism’ Is False

by Morgan Nicole Veysey | Jan 23, 2022

  State Representative Bud Hulsey (R-Kingsport) introduced a new resolution in the Tennessee General Assembly this week that said an Associated Press (AP) article on racism in the U.S. Military was untrue. The resolution claimed the authors of the article did not...

Jobless Claims Soar Past Economists’ Projections

by Admin | Jan 23, 2022

by Harry Wilmerding   The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims increased to 286,000 in the week ending Jan. 15, as the labor market continues to recover after surging COVID-19 cases. The Labor Department figure shows a 55,000 claim increase...

Georgia Felon Sentenced to More Than 50 Years in Prison for Violent Crime Spree

by Chris Butler | Jan 23, 2022

  Federal officials in Savannah have sentenced a violent felon to more than 50 years in federal prison for attempted robbery, carjacking, and firearms offenses in Chatham and Ware counties. Court officials also said that that man, Alfred Wisher, 39, of Savannah...

Bill Strips Ohio School Districts’ Ability to Challenge Property Valuations

by The Center Square | Jan 23, 2022

by J.D. Davidson   Property owners could be spared challenges to property valuations from local school districts and the potential of higher property taxes if a bill recently passed by the Ohio Senate clears the House and is signed by Gov. Mike DeWine. Amended...

Pennsylvania State Rep. Sturla Pitches New Sales Tax for Local Purposes

by The Center Square | Jan 23, 2022

by Victor Skinner   A Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to allow counties to enact a 1% sales tax that local municipalities can use to shore up pension obligations, maintain core services or put to other uses. State Rep. Michael Sturla, D-Lancaster, spelled out the...

Georgia Sues Biden Administration over Rejecting Medicaid Work Requirement

by The Center Square | Jan 23, 2022

by Nyamekye Daniel   Georgia has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration for rejecting the work requirement and premium proposal in Gov. Brian Kemp’s partial Medicaid expansion plan. The plan, called Georgia Pathways, was approved by the U.S....

Legislative Committee Members Grill Michigan Health Director over Nursing Home COVID Deaths

by The Center Square | Jan 23, 2022

by Bruce Walker   Michigan may never know the actual number of deaths resulting from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order to place COVID-19 patients in long-term care (LTC) facilities. That conclusion was the only verifiable takeaway from Thursday’s Senate and...