(Murfreesboro, TN) (Murfreesboro, TN) The 112th General Assembly has come to a close and a brand-new Tennessee Titans dome seems to be inching closer to reality. State Representative Charlie Baum, who is a professor of Economics at MTSU, said legislators ultimately voted to help fund a proposed Titans dome…Governor Bill Lee and Speaker of the House Jerry Sexton, both supported $500-million in state funding to go towards construction costs of a new dome stadium. However .
Metro Councilmember Erin Evans is concerned that imposing a higher hotel-motel tax in Nashville to help pay for a new Titans stadium could actually adversely affect some locals.