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The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) recently presented a check for $20,000 to Lawrence County from the Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grants (BRAG) program.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) recently presented a check for $20,000 to Sumner County from the Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grants (BRAG) program.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee employers added 56,000 nonfarm jobs over the past year even as the state’s unemployment rate increased last month, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) recently presented a check for $20,000 to Gibson County from the Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grants (BRAG) program.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) recently presented a check for $20,000 to Anderson County from the Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grants (BRAG) program.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) recently presented a check for $20,000 to Paris from the Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grants (BRAG) program.

On November 5, 2024, voters in Giles County voted to increase the local sales tax rate to 2.75%. The effective date of the tax rate increase is February 1, 2025. Read more in important notice #24-12.

Today, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) announced results from its annual roadside observational survey to determine the state’s average seat belt usage rate. This survey returned a statewide usage rate of 92.2 percent. The 2024 usage rate represents an increase of approximately 0.2 percent compared to Tennessee’s 2023 survey result of 92.0 percent. The 2024 survey result is Tennessee’s highest annual seat belt usage rate to date.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended Disaster Unemployment Assistance available for eight Tennessee counties. These counties were impacted by severe rainfall and flash flooding caused by Tropical Storm Helene as declared in the Federal Disaster Declaration FEMA DR-4832.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee led a bipartisan coalition of 33 governors in urging President Biden to act following a decision to halt foreign adoptions by The People’s Republic of China (PRC). The suspension of China’s intercountry adoption program has indefinitely delayed the adoptions of more than 260 children already matched to American families in 44 states.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) recently presented a check for $20,000 to Covington from the Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grants (BRAG) program.