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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Tennessee Newsletter for Sunday April 27, 2025 ( 5 items )  

AFP-TN and Conservative Coalition Launches Campaign to Fight Property Tax Increase in Nashville
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 24 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-TN and Conservative Coalition Launches Campaign to Fight Property Tax Increase in Nashville # Apr 24, 2025 by AFP NASHVILLE, TN - Three leading conservative grassroots organizations-- Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN), GOP-Nashville, and the Nashville Tea Party --have united in a coordinated effort to oppose any proposed property tax hike in Metro Nash  more

AFP-TN Celebrates Successful Session and Volunteer Way Advancement
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 21 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-TN Celebrates Successful Session and Volunteer Way Advancement # Apr 21, 2025 by AFP # Constitutional Amendment to ban statewide property tax advances for voter approval Nashville, TN - Today, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed SJR1, which will amend the state constitution to ban a statewide property tax. The Senate previously passed the resolution   more

Communities and AFSCME Sue to Save Efforts to Stop Trump Cuts, RFK Jr. Anti-Science Meddling
WASHINGTON, April 24 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Communities and AFSCME Sue to Save Efforts to Stop Trump Cuts, RFK Jr. Anti-Science Meddling Municipalities in Texas, Tennessee, Ohio, and Missouri Unite to Prevent Pandemic-Prevention Programs Washington, D.C. - A coalition of major municipaliti  more

NILC Statement on Defeat of Bill Aimed at Stripping Education From Tennessee Kids Based on Their Immigration Status
LOS ANGELES, California, April 22 -- The National Immigration Law Center issued the following statement: * * * NILC Statement on the Defeat of Bill Aimed at Stripping Education from Tennessee Kids Based on their Immigration Status WASHINGTON -- Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement after the Tennessee Legislature adjourned sine die without passing extreme legislation that would have deprived students of their constitutional right   more

Sierra Club Unveils Billboard Calling for Clean IRP
WASHINGTON, April 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Unveils Billboard Calling for Clean IRP Cookeville, TN - Today, the Sierra Club unveiled two billboards in Cookeville calling on the Tennessee Valley Authority to finalize a long-term energy plan that prioritizes clean air and lower energy costs. TVA is in the process of finalizing a long-term energy plan, the Integrated Resource Plan, to determine how it will generate energy  more