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…
A federal trial regarding a civil lawsuit over a deadly i-75 crash from 2015 has been halted by a federal judge
Chattanooga, TN – According to the court documents, this crash killed 6 people and it was caused by Cool Runnings Express driver Benjamin Brewer. He was under the influence at the time of the crash. Brewer has been sentenced to 55 years. The civil trial involves the trucking…
Gov. Lee signed landmark criminal justice reform legislation that will ease penalties on low level and non-violent offenders in Tennessee
Chattanooga, TN – According to the statement, the Alternative to Incarceration Act offers alternatives to prison, like community supervision, and establishes new probation policies to limit lengthy terms. The Re-entry Success Act provides re-entry supervision support for people preparing for release and gives incentives to…
A man involved in a police chase overnight died while he was being booked at jail
TENNESSEE – According to the statement, his name is Mathew Crisp and he collapsed before 5 a.m.. The 26-year-old man was the passenger in a vehicle driven by a woman that refused to stop when a trooper tried to stop it around 2 a.m. for speeding….