Also, we know there are about $230 million in mandatory spending increases that will be needed to meet the requirements of law, regulation, and court mandates.The governor's budget for FY 2003 includes recommended spending increases in other areas as well, including salary increases for state ...
“Karl Dean has a record of increasing education funding as mayor of Nashville and has made improving K-12 funding a centerpiece of his campaign for governor,” said TEA President Beth Brown. “Increasing the state’s per-student investment is a top priority for TEA and one of the reasons ...
Tennessee's governor holds office for a four year term and may serve any number of terms, but not more than two in a row. The speaker of the state Senate has the title of lieutenant governor. The General Assembly (the state's legislature) consists of the 33-member Senate and the 99-...
Governor Bill Lee signed an executive order on Monday to reconstitute an existing council in order to “position Tennessee to lead the nation as the best state for service members, veterans and their families to thrive.” Read the full story Florida Pays $100 Million to ‘Hometown Heroes’ ...
The Governor's budget proposal "includes the largest investment in K-12 education without a tax increase" in Tennessee's history, but emphasized fiscal conservatism through a $100 million addition to the state's rainy day fund. The budget reflects revenue growth of $348.9 million, $740 million...
More can be done to improve the economics of being a professional teacher in our state, and TEA will continue to advocate for professional salaries for our dedicate educators.” Coats noted that the proposed teacher pay increase will bring Tennessee’s minimum teacher salary to $42,000 a year...
One of the best-known Tennessee-based names isFedEx Logistics,and the company underscored its commitment to its home state by consolidating headquarters operations into a former Gibson Guitar factory in downtown Memphis. Some 689 new jobs were part of the plan that, among other thing...
On April 7,Vice1Premier2of the State Council Wu Yi arrived in the US State of Tennessee and was welcomed at the airport by Phil Bredesen, Governor of the State of Tennessee, James Sasser, Former US Ambassador to China, and Zhou Wenzhong, China's Ambassador to the US. ...
And, according to Governor Bill Lee, it’s only fitting for the state to be steering into the EV future. “Tennessee is committed to supporting the growth of advanced manufacturing, and in the automotive sector, the focus is on electric vehicles.” ...
Curb, the former lieutenant governor of California underJerry Brown(1979-83), has responded to this legislation with a $113,000 donation to the Tennessee Equality Project, an LGBTQ advocacy group. Tennessee Gov.Bill Leesigned Bill 1304 into law on Jan. 24, but there are still five other dis...