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Haslam Announces Jayme Place Simmons To Join Senior Team, Stephen Smith To Become Senior Advisor

Monday, February 06, 2017 | 01:56pm

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced Jayme Place Simmons will join his senior team as special assistant to the governor for strategy and policy director as Stephen Smith becomes senior advisor to Haslam, serving as a top advisor and strategist for the administration and assisting the governor with day-to-day activities. Simmons, who currently serves as chief of staff for the Tennessee Department of Education, is returning to the governor’s office where she previously served during his first term as an education policy analyst. Simmons starts her new position on February 13.

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TDCI: Beware Con Artists When Using Tax Refund to Buy Car

Monday, February 06, 2017 | 09:10am

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Tennessee Volunteer ChalleNGe Academy conducts first Informational Session

Monday, February 06, 2017 | 08:08am

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Redomestications Help Spur 104 New Captive Entities in Tennessee for 2016

Friday, February 03, 2017 | 10:15am

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Governor Haslam, TNECD Announce KaTom Restaurant Supply, Inc. to Expand in Sevier County

Friday, February 03, 2017 | 08:00am

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Tennessee Promise Sees Increased Enrollment, Strong Retention Rates in Year 2

Thursday, February 02, 2017 | 04:15pm

NASHVILLE, TN – The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) announced today that the number of Tennessee Promise students who enrolled in college for the first time grew in the program’s second year while the majority of the scholarship’s first class of students re-enrolled for a second year of college. The Tennessee Promise scholarship was the first in the nation to offer graduating high school seniors two years tuition-free at a community or technical college.

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Governor Haslam, TNECD Announce La-Z-Boy Incorporated to Expand in Dayton

Thursday, February 02, 2017 | 03:15pm

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Tennessee National Guard Youth Challenge Program Ready to Roll

Thursday, February 02, 2017 | 02:47pm

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Tennessee’s “Get Alarmed” Program Marks 174th Life Saved, Sets Annual Record

Thursday, February 02, 2017 | 02:46pm

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TDHS and the United Way of Nashville Join Forces on a Two Generation Public-Private Partnership

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 | 03:06pm

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Wildfires in Newest Issue of Volunteer State Guard Magazine!

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 | 02:02pm

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Governor Haslam Appoints Gardner Public Defender for 24th Judicial District

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 | 02:01pm

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has proclaimed Thursday, January 12, as the first “TN FAFSA Frenzy Day,” encouraging high school seniors and current college students to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by January 17 to maintain eligibility for key scholarship programs including Tennessee Promise. Tennessee Promise is the state’s groundbreaking scholarship and mentoring program that provides high school graduates two years of community or technical college free of tuition and fees. “Across Tennessee, 60,000 high school seniors submitted a Tennessee Promise application this fall and made a commitment to higher education. Submitting the FAFSA is the next step,” Haslam said. “This Thursday, January 12, is our first TN FAFSA Frenzy Day, and you’ll see colleges, nonprofits and state government agencies partnering with high schools statewide to ensure that as many students as possible get their FAFSA submitted. For the past two years our state has led the nation in FAFSA filings, one of the best indicators of a growing college-going culture in Tennessee. We want to continue that momentum this year and encourage students to apply by January 17.”

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TNECD Announces New Grant Program Targeting Distressed Communities

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 | 10:00am

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Haslam: Community College Tuition-Free for All Tennesseans

Monday, January 30, 2017 | 06:23pm

NASHVILLE – In his seventh State of the State address to the General Assembly, Gov. Bill Haslam introduced his proposal to make Tennessee the first state in the nation to offer all Tennessee adults without a degree access to community college tuition-free – and at no cost to taxpayers. If the Tennessee Reconnect Act is approved, Tennessee would become the first state in the nation to offer all citizens – both high school students and adults – the chance to earn a post-secondary degree or certificate free of tuition and fees.

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TDHS Kicks Off 2017 SFSP Application Cycle

Monday, January 30, 2017 | 12:36pm

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