State Briefs

The rate at which people looked for new jobs across Tennessee held steady in June, according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The latest statistics also showed more people were on the job across the state in June compared to any other month on...

The state of Tennessee saw a marginal decrease in crime between 2021 and 2020, part of a national decrease in crime, according to information released in the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s (TBI) 2021 Crime in Tennessee report.

The annual TBI report is based on crime statistics submitted by all...

Austin Peay State University (APSU) has become the first Tennessee university to offer in-state tuition rates to all of the nation’s military-affiliated students, which includes active-duty military personnel, veterans, reservists, National Guard members, and their eligible family members. APSU...

Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson announced that revenues for June were $2.2 billion, which is $547.9 million more than the budgeted monthly revenue estimate. State tax revenues were $364.3 million more than June 2021 and the overall growth rate was 19.63...

Tennessee’s generous early voting period for the Aug. 4 state and federal primary and state and county general election begins this Friday, July 15, and runs Monday to Saturday until Saturday, July 30. 

“More Tennessee voters take advantage of the convenience and flexibility of our state’s generous...

Mark your calendars! It’s time to get ready to save, with three sales tax holidays in 2022.

The Tennessee General Assembly approved two additional one-time holidays this year, in addition to the traditional sales tax holiday that takes place each year at the end of July. During these holiday periods...

David Blackwood, director of the West Tennessee River Basin Authority cuts the ribbon on the Middle Fork Bottoms Recreation Area while local officials, including State Senator Ed Jackson, State Rep. Chris Todd and Three Way Mayor Larry Sanders, look on. The new recreation area will not only serve to...

The famed synchronized fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains may hold the key to developing semi-autonomous robotic technology. A group of computer scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder are presently in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to study this unique phenomenon to see...

Tennessee’s May 2022 unemployment rate rose slightly from April’s record-breaking low. The May seasonally-adjusted statewide rate rose to 3.3%, up 0.1% from April’s revised figure. The state’s civilian workforce grew to a new high in May as well as the number of citizens who were employed in May...

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% .

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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...

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...