NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee released 2023 “Leading the Nation” highlights and accomplishments that have contributed to greater opportunity, security and freedom for all Tennesseans.
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Read full storySunday, December 31, 2023 | 10:53pm
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Read full storyFederal Disaster Declaration Granted to Additional Tennessee Counties Recovering from Severe WeatherThursday, December 28, 2023 | 01:50pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced three more counties have been approved for FEMA’s Individual Assistance following tornadoes and severe weather that impacted West and Middle Tennessee on December 9.
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Read full storyThursday, December 28, 2023 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – County unemployment rates dropped in a majority of Tennessee’s counties in November, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Eighty-nine of the state’s 95 counties recorded lower rates for the month.
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Read full storyWednesday, December 27, 2023 | 09:21am
NASHVILLE--Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 12.50 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 8.50 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on December 26, 2023.
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Read full storyTuesday, December 26, 2023 | 12:17pm
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Murfreesboro Driver Services Center, located at 1035 Samsonite Boulevard, which closed for a planned remodel in September, will reopen to the public on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.
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Read full storyThursday, December 21, 2023 | 02:47pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee’s Adjutant General, Warner “Nubbin” Ross, was promoted to the rank of major general during a ceremony held at Tennessee’s Joint Forces Headquarters in Nashville on Dec. 21, at 9 a.m.
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Read full storyThursday, December 21, 2023 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – As Tennessee employers prepared for the busy holiday season, new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed more Tennesseans were available to work in November 2023 when compared to the previous month.
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Read full storyThursday, December 21, 2023 | 12:15pm
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Read full storyThursday, December 21, 2023 | 10:00am
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Haven Steel Products, Inc. officials announced today the company will invest $6.5 million to expand its manufacturing operations in McKenzie, Tennessee.
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Read full storyWednesday, December 20, 2023 | 03:00pm
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter recently approved $36.6 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), which will assist communities with infrastructure improvements, housing rehabilitations and health and safety initiatives.
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Read full storyWednesday, December 20, 2023 | 10:00am
– Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) officials announced today the company will invest $16.5 million to expand manufacturing operations at its Manufacturers Road location in Dayton, Tennessee.
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Read full storyTuesday, December 19, 2023 | 03:00pm
Nashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education released the ACT state results and participation rate for the 2023 graduating class. Thanks to efforts by schools and districts to encourage student participation on the ACT, the overall statewide participation rate for the 2023 graduating class improved to 99 percent, with 64,422 graduates tested. This year, the state average composite ACT score remained steady at 19.0 for the 2023 graduating class.
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Read full storyTuesday, December 19, 2023 | 02:55pm
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health is reminding consumers not to eat any of the recently recalled apple cinnamon fruit puree or cinnamon applesauce pouches manufactured by WanaBana USA, under three brand names. The pouches should be thrown away immediately.
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Read full storyTuesday, December 19, 2023 | 01:21pm
Nashville - The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) today released a comprehensive report addressing the critical issue of food insecurity among students at public institutions of higher education. This report sheds light on the challenges faced by students and presents key interventions to address this pressing concern.
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Read full storyTuesday, December 19, 2023 | 01:05pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A group of cadets from the Tennessee Correction Academy (TCA) in Tullahoma were one of the many community members to answer the Coffee County Rescue Center’s (CCRC) call for assistance after a fire destroyed hundreds of toys and donations meant for children and families in the area.