Finance & Administration Commissioner Stuart McWhorter today announced the formation of a Health Care Modernization Task Force, which he will co-chair with Bill Carpenter, former Chairman and CEO of LifePoint Health.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Henderson Stamping and Production, Inc. officials announced today that the company will expand its Henderson operations. The metal stamping manufacturer will invest $13.5 million and create 52 new jobs in Chester County.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Criminal Investigations Division (CID) began assisting the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department in a burglary report from July 2019.

MEMPHIS – On Wednesday, October 9, 2019, the Tennessee Department of Correction Community Resource Center and the Shelby County Office of Re-entry will be hosting a health fair from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. at the Orange Mound Community Center located at 2572 Park Avenue.

The Blount County Health Department celebrated its centennial year of service today at the clinic in Maryville. Blount County Health Department staff members joined colleagues from the Tennessee Department of Health, Blount County officials and other community members for the event. The Blount County Health Department was established as the first public health department in Tennessee in 1919.

When we fill up at the pump, we expect to get good, clean fuel. But why do we trust what we put in our car’s tank?

The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is receiving recognition for new requirements designed to promote good health in state licensed child care agencies. The National Resource Center (NRC) for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education cited those changes in a report https://nrckids.org/files/Final.ASHW.2018.Report_8.19.19.pdf ranking Tennessee’s regulations as the most supportive of obesity prevention in the country.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Novus Advanced Manufacturing, LLC officials announced today that the company will expand its manufacturing operations in St. Joseph. The steel framing manufacturer will invest $2 million and create 174 new jobs in Lawrence County.

Wilson is a veteran child welfare professional with 34 years of experience in both Tennessee and Kentucky and has served as interim deputy commissioner of child programs since April. As deputy commissioner, Wilson is responsible for child program staff and operations in 12 twelve regions across the state. She also oversees all statewide child programs including child protective services assessments, foster care, adoptions, independent living services, non-custodial services, provider network development, and the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC).

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today the 59 counties that will receive ThreeStar grants.

Affordability continues to be a major hindrance to obtaining health insurance as the percentage of all Tennesseans, adults and children, without coverage increased from 6.7 percent in 2018 to 6.9 percent this year, according to a new report by the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This increase is consistent with nationwide trends.

A North Carolina woman is charged with TennCare fraud and theft of services for misrepresenting her circumstances in order to qualify for the state’s healthcare insurance program.

NASHVILLE--Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 9.00percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 5.00 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on September 30, 2019.