Thousands of Tennesseans are set to lose additional unemployment pandemic assistance
Chattanooga, TN – According to the statement, the $300 dollars in assistance is going away this week. The benefit is a part of the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress to provide additional resources to those who were forced to the unemployment line due to…
Woman gives birth in her car’s front seat after husband thought it was false labor: “My wife, she’s a rockstar”
This UPS driver has made all sorts of deliveries in his life. But the one that stands out the most is the delivery of his baby boy who came into this world on the side of Interstate 440. Ryan and his wife were on their way…
The Tennessee Department of Correction announced it is participating in a service that provides the public with criminal case information and custody status of inmates
Chattanooga, TN – According to the statement, this service is called Victim Information and Notification Everyday. The service will be used in conjunction with TDOC’s current victim notification system. That system already provides written notice of offender’s location, transfer, sentence expiration, release and parole hearings. According…
A new tool from the IRS is helping lower income families make sure they get the Child Tax Credit
TENNESSEE – According to the statement, Tennesseans who don’t need to file a 2020 tax return, didn’t file or don’t plan to and have a main home in the U.S. for more than half a year can use the tool to report their qualifying kids. On…
Gov. Lee has appointed two judges in different districts
TENNESSEE – According to the statement, the Governor’s office announced that Gov. Lee has picked Michael Jenne in the 10th Judicial District Circuit Court. This court covers Bradley, McMinn, Monroe and Polk counties. Jenne is from Bradley County and is a partner at the Jenne…
The extra $300 weekly payment unemployed people have been getting is going away next month as Tennessee opts out of receiving the federal funds
Chattanooga, TN – According to the statement, many people are complaining that they have not received their unemployment money yet. The officials have reported that beginning July 4, Tennessee will transition to state-only unemployment benefits. The state says the end of the federal program won’t…
The Tennessee Department of Education announced over $2-million in Perkins Reserve Grant awards to 28 school districts for the 2020-21 school year
Chattanooga, TN – According tot he statement, the funds are for career and technical education. Cleveland High School received around $42,000 of that money. It offers 12 different technical career clusters including cosmetology and robotics that will be receiving that money. The grant gives kids…
The U.S. Census now estimates over 836,000 Tennesseans are now without health insurance
Chattanooga, TN – According to the statement, Gov. Lee hopes that the Medicaid block grant waiver program approved under former President Donald Trump’s administration will stay in place in an effort to get people insured. Lee’s administration would like to receive Medicaid funding in a lump…
Gov. Lee has signed into law legislation aimed at protecting independent pharmacies from rising fees and patient-steering associated with the companies that manage prescription benefits on behalf of health insurers
Chattanooga, TN – According to the officials, this bill prevents PBMs from discriminating against hospitals and clinics participating in a federal drug-pricing program, which allows them to buy medications at reduced rates. It also allows patients to choose their own pharmacy and creates transparency for…
An 18-year-old faces multiple charges, including providing a handgun to a minor
TENNESSEE – Memphis Police Department is investigating after a 12-year-old shot a 13-year-old in an argument over a video game. This unfortunate incident occurred Sunday. MPD officers responded to a shooting call at the Shadowbrook Townhouses in Parkway Village. When the officers arrived on scene, they found a…