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'How we can make TSU whole again?' Legislators promise to settle up missing land-grant funding


How we can make TSU whole again? Legislators promise to settle up missing land-grant funding
Tennessee State University could be owed $500M
Hundreds of millions of dollars owed to Tennessee State University may be paid out overtime by the state.
and last updated 2021-06-30 21:05:05-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Hundreds of millions of dollars owed to Tennessee State University will likely be paid out over time by the state.
As one of Tennessee s two land-grant universities, TSU is partially funded by the federal government and the state matches it.
It is only because Tennessee State was embraced by the community that Tennessee State was able to put together unique ways of finding the dollars [and] that they were able to graduate students at the rate that they did, said Representative Harold Love Jr. ....

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New Laws Effective July 1 Benefit 1st Responders, Veterans


New Laws Effective July 1 Benefit 1st Responders, Veterans
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
As Tennessee ushers in a new fiscal year on July 1, several new laws protecting and benefiting Tennessee’s first responders, active military service members and veterans will take effect. 
 
Among the new laws is legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) and Senator Mike Bell (R-Riceville) providing volunteer firefighters an annual $600 payment upon completion of at least 30 hours of training.  Currently, the cost of any training or equipment is often at their own expense. 
 
Leader Johnson said, “In many parts of our state, volunteer firefighters are the only means of providing emergency fire and medical services. ....

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General Assembly Approves Legislation To Increase Number Of Primary Care Physicians In Rural Communities


General Assembly Approves Legislation To Increase Number Of Primary Care Physicians In Rural Communities
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
A bill designed to increase the number of primary care physicians in Tennessee’s rural communities was approved by the General Assembly Wednesday.  Senate Bill 298, sponsored by Senator Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville), establishes residency opportunities focusing on family practice, general pediatrics, internal medicine and psychiatry to provide medical and behavioral health services in Tennessee’s underserved and distressed rural counties. 
“Over the past 25 years, the population of Tennessee has doubled, but the number of primary care physician residencies remains frozen at the same amount because of the lack of federal funding since 1996,” said Senator Briggs, who is a physician.  “Under this legislation, rural hospitals and community health centers will have access to these residents which has been needed for a long time.� ....

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