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AT&T strike continues in Southeast as company presents ‘final offer’ for union contract
Thousands of unionized AT&T workers across the southeast marked their 20th day on strike Thursday amid a bargaining stalemate over a new contract with the telecommunications giant. AT&T on Wednesday presented the southeast district of The Communications Workers of America (CWA) with what it calls its “final offer,” proposing cumulative wage increases of up to […]
University of Memphis gets more than $100M in grants for the first time, school says
For the first time, the University of Memphis has been awarded more than $100 million in annual research awards, the school announced in early September. U of M said it more than doubled its research awards in the last two fiscal years, from $48 million in fiscal year 2022 to $101 million in fiscal year 2024, the current academic year. ...
Supreme Court briefs filed against Tennessee minor gender-affirming care ban
(The Center Square) – A group of Republican politicians, 153 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and a group led by actor Elliot Page have filed amicus briefs in front of the U.S. Supreme Court arguing against Tennessee’s Senate Bill 1, a ban on gender-affirming surgeries for minors. The Supreme Court said in June that it would hear the case. A July 2023 ruling from the Sixth District U.S. Court of Appeals allowed the law to take effect. ...
Tennessee ethics panel dismisses complaint against education commissioner over travel costs
The Tennessee Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint against Education Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds. The ethics complaint filed by Rep. Caleb Hemmer, D-Nashville, in May alleges Reynolds illegally accepted travel reimbursements paid for by a group that also lobbies the legislature. Reynolds attended two out-of-state events last year with expenses paid by her former employer, ExcelinEd, a national advocacy group whose partner 501(c)(4) — which shares staff, office space, and a post office box — employs a lobbyist in...
2 Russians charged with funneling $10M to Tennessee media company
By Jon Styf The Center Square The U.S. Department of Justice indicted a pair of Russian nationals for covertly funding a Tennessee-based media company. The indictment does not name the company but details within the indictment match Tennessee-based Tenet Media, which hosts Tim Pool’s Culture War Podcast, the Tennessean wrote. Russian state-run media outlet Russia Today […] The post 2 Russians charged with funneling $10M to Tennessee media company appeared first on Claiborne Progress.
Property taxes expected to go down, not up, Shelby County Property Assessor says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Assessor of Property told ABC24 Thursday that their August announcement of an “anticipated substantial increase in property taxes” was a mistake. Shelby County Assessor of Property Melvin Burgess says they still expect a serious increase in property values during the 2025...
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