State May revenues more than $327M over estimates Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Butch Eley announced that revenues for May were $1.6 billion, which is $327.4 million more than the budgeted monthly revenue estimate. State tax revenues were $41.8 million more than May 2021 and the overall growth rate was 2.66% . “... Tennessee test scores rebound from pandemic in English but not math Tennessee student test scores are back to pre-pandemic levels in reading but not in math, according to recent information from the Tennessee Department of Education. More than 36% of students are on grade level in English language arts compared to 29% of students last year. In 2019 before the... Tennessee receives $1 million federal grant to expand food programs Tennesseans facing food insecurity will have improved access to nutritious foods thanks to a grant awarded to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA). The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service has awarded a $1 million grant to TDA to improve reach and resiliency of... T.O. Fuller State Park unveils one of nation's longest rubber trails Tennessee’s T.O. Fuller State Park is now home to one of the longest rubber-bearing trails in the country. The 2.5-mile trail for hiking and biking was made from rubber crumbs produced by recycled Seven cities see site development grants from state Sites located in seven cities will share in approximately $7.6 million in grants awarded to nine entities as part of the state of Tennessee’s Site Development Grants. Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Tennessee sees five-year decline in rate of college-going seniors A new state report shows that the college-going rate of Tennessee students has trended downward over the past five years. The inaugural state “College Going and the Class of 2021” report released from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) found that the number of students from the class... Tennessee maintains record-low unemployment in April State unemployment remained at historic low in April, the second month of record-breaking low unemployment in Tennessee. The state’s 3.2% seasonally adjusted unemployment is 1.6% lower than it was this same time last year and 12.7% below the record-high of 15.9% reported in April 2020. Tennessee... Nearly 5% of Tennesseans not counted in 2020 Census Tennessee could see less federal funding in coming years because the state’s population was undercounted by nearly 4.78% on the 2020 U.S. Census. The U.S. Census Bureau said that around 1 in 20 Tennesseans were missed during the census with some 330,000 Tennesseans going uncounted. Challenges... April revenues exceeded budgeted estimates Tennessee revenues exceeded budgeted estimates for the month of April. Total tax revenues were $3 billion, which is $525.9 million more than April of last year and $915.3 million more than the Tennessee leads nation in tech job growth Tennessee led the nation in tech industry job growth from December 2019 through December 2021, according to a new report from the Technology Councils of America. Tennessee saw a 7.6% increase in tech job growth during the two-year period, beating how Idaho, Washington, Utah, and North Carolina for... TNECD requests letters of intent for historic development grants The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development announced that letters of intent are now being requested for the Tennessee Historic Development Grant Program (HDGP). The first round of I-40, I-75 ranked among top 10 most dangerous interstates Two interstates that run through Tennessee were ranked among the top 10 deadliest interstate highways in the country. Interstate 40 ranked as the third deadliest interstate in the country with a total Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 … Next › Next page Last » Last page