Rutherford County, TN - State Representative Mike Sparks from Smyrna is pushing for a change in state legislation to authorize the Murfreesboro City or Rutherford County Schools to use funds from the “Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)” program to cover costs tied to programs that benefit students… Sparks says that TANF has an excess of funds that are not being utilized, which could be used by the local schools. If approved, schools could utilize a portion of the m ...