Statewide series of music surveys needs West Tennessee input West Tennesseans are being asked to participate in the most recent aspect of a larger project aimed at mapping, promoting, and building musical assets across the state. The West Tennessee Music Census Lee delivers eighth State of the State Gov. Bill Lee delivered his eighth and final State of the State Address on Feb. 2 before the Tennessee General Assembly, highlighting priorities including expanding the school voucher program, crime Municipalities deal with water, power outages after Winter Storm Fern strikes State officials confirmed 31 weather-related deaths amid Winter Storm Fern, leading to a statewide emergency declaration. Officials with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) said one death End of penny production creates challenges for local governments With penny production halted and circulation shortages reported by banks and retailers, cities across Tennessee are also looking for guidance on how to handle currency issues. Perhaps nowhere is the Art exhibit showcases talent of Kingsport city employees A special exhibit at the Circle Gallery at Kingsport City Hall is showing a different side of city employees. Kingsport Cultural Arts, a department within the city, is hosting the exhibit of art works 2025 State of the Child Report reveals concern over child poverty, childcare costs Nearly one-fifth of Tennessee children are living in poverty as childcare costs soar above rates of in-state tuition for state colleges. Data from the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY) 114th General Assembly reconvenes Legislators returned to Nashville on Jan. 13, 2026. to convene the second session of the 114th General Assembly. Top priorities expected for this session include the expansion of Gov. Bill Lee’s TML unveils new logo With a new year comes a new look for the Tennessee Municipal League (TML). When developing the roadmap for the next 20 years of TML, the 2025 Visioning Committee highlighted the need for impactful Municipal IT budgeting in three parts: From broken to visionary Information technology is a major component of every municipality’s annual spending, yet many towns and cities struggle with where to begin. A thoughtful IT budget helps uncover inefficiencies, reduce Cities essential to state, federal celebrations of America's 250th As countrywide celebrations of America’s founding kick off, municipalities across Tennessee are showcasing how local stories are an important part of national history. State funding board approves lower-than-average growth rate The State Funding Board voted to set a growth rate for the state lower than average but higher than last year’s projected numbers as economic experts cited a “volatile” and “uncertain” economic future 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 Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Ellipsis indicating non-visible pages Next › Next page Last » Last page
