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TNECD Announces Rollout of Transportation Network Growth Opportunity Initiative

Economic development tool used to connect and leverage research and innovation assets statewide Initiative focuses on making Tennessee the No. 1 destination in the Southeast for mobility R&D investment NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) announced today the rollout of the Transportation Network Growth Opportunity …

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Do Not Text Registry now open, available

A new law to protect Tennessee residential consumers from unwanted text messages will gointo effect July 1 of this year. Consumers who have registered their phone number on the Tennessee Do Not Call list will automatically be covered under the Do Not Text program. No additional action is required for …

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Lee signs legislation aimed at securing schools

(Governor’s Office) Wednesday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed strong school safety legislation into law and recognized the investment of more than $230 million to strengthen safety at public and private schools across Tennessee. “Nothing is more important than Tennessee students and teachers returning home from school safely each day,” said …

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113th General Assembly adjourns 2023 Legislative Session

(NASHVILLE) The 113th General Assembly wrapped up its business for the 2023 legislative session on Friday, April 21 and adjourned for the year. The session was highlighted by a record investment in school safety, major tax relief for small businesses and families, and new plans to improve transportation and infrastructure …

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Hagerty, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Stop Fentanyl Trafficking into the U.S.

Fentanyl smuggled across the southern border is taking more than 70,000 American lives per year WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today led a group of Republican senators in reintroducing the Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act, legislation to add drug smuggling as an additional basis for Title 42 immigration enforcement authority, thereby preserving for Border Patrol agents …

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