State Briefs

Tennessee recorded a significant decline in traffic fatalities in 2025, according to year-end data released by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The Tennessee Fatality Analysis Reporting System shows 1,045 traffic fatalities statewide in 2025, down from 1,194 in 2024, a...

Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson announced revenues for November were $1.5 billion, which is $156.1 million more than November of last year, but $49.9 million less than the budgeted estimate.  

The total growth rate for the month was 11.54%. 

General fund revenues were...

Tennessee’s September 2025 unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The release of September’s data was delayed because of the impact to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics during the federal government...

Tennessee revenues exceeded budgeted estimates for the month of October.  

Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson reported total October tax revenues were $1.6 billion, $48.7 million more than the budgeted estimate and $112.5 million more than October 2024. The total tax...

New signage has been installed across the Tennessee State Parks system allowing visitors to access more information about trails, including t grade of a trail, the degree of the slope on the width of a trail, and the type of surface the trail provides. The signs are aimed at improving accessibility...

A 7,457-acre tract of ecologically rich bottomland hardwood forest along the Hatchie River has been acquired by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), in partnership with The Nature Conservancy of Tennessee (TNC) and The Conservation Fund (TCF). The Hatchie Bottom acquisition represents a...

Three municipalities have received federal historic preservation grants through the Tennessee Historical Commission.  

The office recently awarded 26 matching grants totaling more than $1.1 million to non-profits, local governments, universities, and civic organizations across the state to support...

Tennessee’s graduation rate for 2024-25 was 92.3%, breaking the state’s previous record set in the 2023-24 school year of 92.1%. The Tennessee Department of Education (TDE) said 1,892 more students graduated in the 2025 cohort compared to last year, for a total of 69,124 students graduating across...

Nine municipalities are among the local governments sharing nearly $968,000 in Local Parks and Recreation Fund (LPRF) grants recently announced by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The program awards state funding to match local government investments to create or update a...