State Briefs

Tennessee revenues exceeded budgeted estimates for the month of December.  

Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson reported that total December tax revenues were $1.9 billion, $39.7 million more than the budgeted estimate but $21.0 million less than December 2023. 

General fund revenues...

The state of Tennessee will receive more than $900 million in opioid abatement funds as part of settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family with a bipartisan coalition of 15 states. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti  said the $7.4 billion settlement – including $6.5 million from...

Tennessee ended 2024 with a 3.6% unemployment rate in December, an increase from the previous month. Tennessee’s unemployment rate remains below the national rate of 4.1%. Between November and December, Tennessee employers added 500 nonfarm jobs. The health care and social assistance sector...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is accepting applications for the first round of solid waste materials management grants this year for communities and other eligible entities across the state.

Applications for Waste Reduction and Organics Management grants are...

All advisories urging the public to avoid contact with bodies of water affected by Hurricane Helene have been lifted by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The advisory had been put into place on Oct. 2, 2024 and specifically referenced the Doe, French Broad, Nolichucky, Pigeon...

Tennessee was ranked the second-friendliest state in the nation by the World Population Review’s Friendliest States of 2024 Study. Minnesota ranked as the friendliest state followed by Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas, and Wyoming. The survey was compiled from a poll taken by tourists to report...

Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson announced that revenues for November were $1.35 billion, which is $72.2 million less than November of last year and $129.8 million less than the budgeted estimate. 

General fund revenues were $137.3 million less than the...

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry has announced the creation of the new 5,477-acre Wolf River State Forest, the 16th state forest in Tennessee. Opening to visitors in 2025, the land is a portion of the historical Ames Plantation that is now home to the Hobart Ames...

Tennessee’s unemployment rate increased to 3.5% in November, up from 3.4% in October. According to Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), Tennessee’s November 2024 unemployment rate was unchanged from its November 2023 rate. The state’s unemployment rate still remains below...

Tennessee has achieved its highest seat belt usage rate on record for the second year in a row. The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) conducted an annual roadside observational survey that determined a statewide usage rate of 92.2%, an increase of 0.2% from 2023. Researchers found occupants for...