Tennessee’s comptroller of the treasury said Monday that the state has become a top destination for people looking to move to a place with low taxes and a fiscally responsible government.
Jason Mumpower, a Sulivan County native who was appointed by the GOP-controlled state General Assembly in 2021 to be what he calls the state’s top “money cop,” also told the East Tennessee Republican Club that Tennessee maintains a “strong rainy day fund” that currently exceeds $2.05 billion.
The East Tennessee Republican Club will hear from a former candidate for the U.S. Senate at its monthly meeting at the Carnegie Hotel in Johnson City on Monday.
Local Republicans are being asked in advance of next week’s called session of the Tennessee General Assembly to write lawmakers and express their opposition to any so-called “red flag” laws.
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said Monday she has refiled legislation to create a federal grant program to place more armed security officers in the nation’s schools.
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said Monday she has refiled legislation to create a federal grant program to place more armed security officers in the nation’s schools.