State Briefs

Tennessee is in the top ten most affordable states for retirees, according to national data gathered and analyzed by senior living website Seniorly. Tennessee ranked tenth on the list, behind Wyoming, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico, Delaware, and West Virginia. Rankings were...

The state of Tennessee will receive $4,125,000 from a pot of $1 billion in federal grants being awarded to states and territories to  to increase equitable access to trees and green spaces in urban and community forests where more than 84% of Americans live, work and play. The grant funding is...

The state of Tennessee will receive more than $10.89 million from the Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) appropriations, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Tennessee will receive more than $10,897,000 to help communities upgrade essential wastewater and stormwater systems...

A new project is helping map historic cemeteries throughout Tennessee. The Tennessee Historic Cemetery Preservation Program has created a map in ArcGIS format of the state’s historic cemeteries available to the public. The Tennessee Historical Commission defines historic cemeteries as those 50 years...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is excited to announce the release of the three grant manuals that will inform the upcoming competitive grant application process. The competitive grant program involves the allocation of $200 million towards three project types...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has announced 41 municipalities will share in 43 grants totaling more than $203 million that will finance more than 130 drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects. 

The $203,244,525 in grants come from state’s American...

Unemployment rates in Tennessee remained at 3.5% for February 2023, the fifth month in a row of unchanged unemployment. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development said the state’s seasonally adjusted jobless number has been at or below 3.5% since January 2022. In a year-to-year comparison...

Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson announced that February tax revenues exceeded budgeted estimates. February revenues totaled $1.3 billion, which is $88.3 million more than the state received in February 2022 and $128.4 million more than the budgeted estimate...

Nearly one-third of Tennesseans plan on taking a spring break trip between March and early April, according to information collected by AAA. The organization said more families are planning trips this year than last year despite inflation. The average gas prices are down nearly a dollar from this...

Tennessee’s January unemployment rate remained unchanged from the previous three months at 3.5%, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The state had also recorded the same unemployment rate the previous year in January 2022. During the month, the state...

Three Tennessee airports will receive funds from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from a pot of nearly $1 billion in grants being shared among 99 airports across the country as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Memphis International Airport (MEM) will receive $14 million for...

Approximately 45% of Tennessee’s hospitals are at the risk of closure for financial reasons, according to a report commissioned by the Tennessee Hospital Association. Labor shortages, high labor costs, and the increased cost of providing care exceeding reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, and...