Opinion: Slowed revenue growth means Tennessee may have to live within its means, like most of us
It's interesting to read about experts attempting to lay blame for why Tennessee state revenue growth is expected to slow in the coming years.

It's interesting to read about experts attempting to lay blame for why Tennessee state revenue growth is expected to slow in the coming years.

If you planned to attend the Chattanooga City Council meeting last Tuesday night and arrived at the John P. Franklin City Council Building at 6 p.m., you would have found the doors locked and the lights out.
It's appropriate that during the month Veterans Day is celebrated that the Hamilton County Commission will vote on contributing $400,000 to the Charles Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center.

Members of Voices for a Safer Tennessee are betting on the "catch more flies with honey" approach.
The regular and distinct pops that came through the open window at a downtown church a few weeks ago pierced the calm of an early Sunday morning.
What are three lives worth?
In early 2019, the White Oak Mountain Area Plan — created for a significant portion of East Hamilton County through public input over 2017 and 2018 — was adopted by the Chattanooga-Hamilton Regional Planning Commission.
Oh, the numbers were daunting. "Almost three-quarters" of Tennessee third graders, according to one report, were at risk of being retained in third grade based on their TCAP reading tests, thanks to a 2021 state law.
With three months to go in 2023, property crime in Hamilton Count was down more than 20% from 2022 and violent crime down more than 2%.
Voting is a matter of patriotism, state Rep. Greg Martin, R-Hixson, says.