114th General Assembly adjourns sine die The second session of the 114th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned Thursday, April 23, 2026, with lawmakers ultimately passing a $58.3 billion state budget. Elections held in four municipalities Spring elections were held in four municipalities this spring, including a highly publicized referendum on the role of the mayor in Germantown. Emerging Examples of How AI Can Benefit Municipalities Today Many municipalities dabble in AI tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot, but they are hitting a wall—wondering what else AI can do for them other than answer general questions and draft documents. Comptroller issues guidance for munis overseeing LEA budgets The Comptroller’s Office of Local Government has issued guidelines for local governments who review the annual budgets of local school districts or systems. TSDC: Tennessee's biggest growth story may be in Cookeville A familiar set of counties held the top ten despite some reshuffling, but the more interesting story might be at No. 11. Watershed project helping cities build local cooperation, knowledge Efforts to repair a Tennessee watershed are also building intergovernmental cooperation, institutional knowledge, and public trust for two East Tennessee municipalities. State officials expressing concern over spread of new, deadly synthetic opioid Officials are raising awareness about a new synthetic opioid linked to nearly 35 deaths in East Tennessee. Municipal leaders gather for TML Legislative Conference in Nashville Municipal officials from across Tennessee gathered at the Downtown DoubleTree Hotel in Nashville March 2-3, 2026, to hear from policy experts, meet with legislators, and discuss timely municipal BluewaysTN seeks local input to develop recreation, tourism A new blueways master plan is bringing state funding and resources to municipalities seeking more recreation, tourism, and economic development along 15 major waterways in Tennessee. Diversification, debt management key for cities in muni bond market As Tennessee municipalities look for ways to finance capital projects and infrastructure amid unprecedented growth, changes to investment markets, federal monetary policy, and a new chair of the AI capabilities, infrastructure among requests during state budget hearings Investments in AI technology, maintaining state roadways and bridges amid declining revenues, and growing economic development and tourism initiatives were among funding requests presented by state Knoxville named most accessible, affordable city for disability community As officials reflect on 35 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the city of Knoxville was recently named the nation's most accessible and affordable community for Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Ellipsis indicating non-visible pages Next › Next page Last » Last page
