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2.2.24 TDC Weekly Public Policy Update
So Punxsutawney Phil popped out of his hidey-hole today, looked around, saw no shadow to speak of and declared, in full-throated groundhog speak, that we will see an early spring this year. And, you know what? I agree. We already got our winter here in Tennessee; the law of averages tells us that regression to the mean should mean smooth sailing into...
1.26.24 TDC Weekly Public Policy Update
Well, we thawed out and life at Cordell Hull began anew. After missing a week, it was a sort of frenzied environment down there, in part, because the bill filing deadline is already next week. This means that after January 31st on the House side, and February 1st on the Senate side, no more bills may be filed. Now, a lot of legislators and...
1.19.24 TDC Weekly Public Policy Update
Happy Start-of-Session TDC Family! As you may have noticed, it snowed a bit this week, grinding the workings of state government, as well as the functioning of our state’s road, to a hard stop. Despite the weather, the second year of the 113th Tennessee General Assembly has begun. We’ve got a big year ahead of us, friends, with a full...
2024 TDC State of the State Rapid Recap
Tonight, Governor Bill Lee gave his first State of the State Address of his second term in office. Governor Lee’s theme this year, “Fortify”, set the stage for his second term, where he stated that he intends to solidify the gains of his first term, and build off of those policies and programs going forward. This year, however, Governor Lee...