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Tax debt relief scams: How to avoid scammers ‘dialing for dollars’
Tax debt relief scams seem to be making the rounds in East Tennessee. Some businesses have ad campaigns that claim their company has special expertise that enables them to settle your tax obligations for pennies on the dollar.
Tennessee elections officials ask appeals court to delay felon voter restoration ruling
Tennessee election officials want a U.S. Appeals Court to postpone changes to how people with felony convictions can register to vote until after this year’s elections. Officials said in a court filing that there’s not enough time to make the changes a federal court judge ordered them to make in a ruling issued last week. […] The post Tennessee elections officials ask appeals court to delay felon voter restoration ruling appeared first on Tennessee Lookout.
Federal aid delay drives uncertainty in TN
Hello, everyone. This is children's reporter Rachel Wegner, here with the latest on kids, education and more. Millions nationwide have navigated delays and glitches in the newly-revamped Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, form. The revamp was meant to streamline the process, but the form did not launch until months later than usual. A glitch requiring Social Security numbers from parents also added to the delays. While the FAFSA helps determine federal aid for...
Best cities to raise a family? Memphis ranks as worst; other Tennessee cities don't fare much better
A new list found Memphis to be the worst city to raise a family in. WalletHub, a personal finance company, recently released its list of the "Best & Worst Places to Raise a Family (2024)." It took the 150 most populated U.S. cities and at least two of the most populated cities in each state to come up with the list of 182 cities. From there, the cities were ranked based on five categories.
Report: Tennessee zoning laws negatively impact availability of affordable housing
(The Center Square) – Tennessee would benefit from zoning reform to support affordable housing, according to a report from Tennessee’s Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. The report suggested the state offer local governments incentives to reform zoning to support housing development such as allowing mixed-use development, reducing lot size requirements, or allowing types of missing middle housing. TACIR suggested the state sharing some of its realty transfer tax or mortgage...
CPD officers recently conducted a DUI operation focused on the Market Street Bridge, resulting in the issuance of 15 citations
Chattanooga, TN – According to the police officials, among these, three were for speeding, with recorded speeds of 48, 54, and 61 mph on a bridge where the speed limit is 30 mph. Last year in Tennessee, 365 lives were lost due to alcohol-impaired driving. Driving under the influence,...
As a Tennessee business owner, here's how Congress can lighten Main Street's tax burden
W. Brooks Shaw is the president of The Old Country Store and Casey Jones Village, a third-generation family-owned restaurant and tourism site in Jackson, Tennessee. Since the age of 15, I’ve worked in the hustle and bustle of a restaurant kitchen and tourism attraction. I’ve experienced the warmth of...
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