State Briefs

 Tennessee revenue collections for November exceeded the budgeted estimate. Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Butch Eley announced that overall November state revenues were $1.4 billion, which is 21.73% more than November 2020 and $286.5 million more than the budgeted estimate.

The state of Tennessee has seen a 15.6% decline in travel since the start of 2020, ranking 21 out of 50 states in travel rebounds since the pandemic. Compared to 2019, the state has seen a 52.8% decline in travel in 2021 – roughly 5.57 million less long-distance trips. Hawaii, Arizona, Florida...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has unveiled an Open Data Hub, an online mapping platform to provide public access to detailed information about TDEC’s ongoing work to protect and improve water quality throughout the state.  

 The site is designed to inform...

More than 14% of Tennessee households have no internet access while more than a third have no access to broadband, according to a new report into internet access. The survey found 34.4% of Tennessee households have no broadband access, which provides the high-speed internet often more reliable and...

The number of Tennesseans working for foreign-based companies increased by more than a third in the past five years, making Tennessee the second fastest-growing state for foreign direct investment employment. The Global Business Alliance found Tennessee ranked only behind Minnesota in terms of...

The Tennessee Department of Corrections will save nearly $1 million in utility cost savings with the help of a sustainable energy solutions integrator. In 2017, Centrica Business Solutions, part of Centrica plc, was awarded a three-year contract in a government-funded project to update old lighting...

The state of Tennessee will share in $3 million in funds from the USDA to promote rural development. The University of Tennessee will receive $248,821 to support the Tennessee RiverLine Community Planning Initiative, which supports investments in rural communities along the 652-mile Tennessee River...

Seven municipalities are among recipients of $222 million in nationwide investments announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

Tennessee Rural Development Acting State Director Dan Beasley is pleased to announce more than $30 million to support city improvements, food security, and...

The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) announces that workers’ compensation insurance premiums are likely to decline for most Tennessee businesses in 2022 for the ninth consecutive year. Since Tennessee’s workers’ compensation system reforms began in 2014, loss cost reductions of...

Tennessee has the third best road conditions in the country, according to a new data recently released by the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The data identifies states with the highest and lowest percentage of roads deemed “acceptable” on federal infrastructure report cards. Tennessee...

Unemployment in Tennessee dropped for the fifth consecutive month in October with the station’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate reported at 4.2%. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported this was a 0.2% decrease over the previous month and 3.6% points lower than...

Tennessee’s high school graduation rate dipped for the second year in a row, according to recently released data from the state. About 88.7% of public school students who graduated in spring 2021 did so on time, a rate that is a full percentage point down from 2020. The 1% decline pulls back nearly...