The Beacon Center’s Ryan Turbeville talks to Channel 4 News in Nashville about a state lawmaker’s proposal to require voter approval of any local property tax increases that are greater than one percent. Click here to watch the entire interview.

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The media has extensively covered the Beacon Center’s recent report, How Business-Friendly are Tennessee’s Cities?, since its release earlier this week. Below is a list of the mentions so far on television and in newspapers, with links. Click here to read the release of the report itself.   Nashville...

NASHVILLE – The Beacon Center of Tennessee, the state’s free market think tank, today announced the results of its annual ranking of the state’s 50 most populous cities. Founded as the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, the Beacon Center analyzes cities’ friendliness to business each year...

The Beacon Center’s Justin Owen takes the state Dept. of Human Services to task for its failure to oversee a federal welfare program that gives debit cards to families in need. A WSMV, Channel 4 News investigation found that the debit cards were being swiped at adult bookstores and bars. “Is...

October 27, 2011 Despite seeing a strong future for nuclear energy, the Beacon Center’s Justin Owen cautions against the government leading the charge with taxpayers’ money. Putting up taxpayer money for small reactors is wrong, said Justin Owen, president and CEO of Beacon Center of Tennessee,...

In a feature story on state Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty, the Nashville Business Journal takes note of the Beacon Center’s position on economic development incentives. From Friday’s print edition:  ”Free market gropus like Beacon Center of Tennessee...

In a recent letter sent to legislative leaders, the state Comptroller called into question the use of “tax variances” by former Dept. of Revenue commissioner Reagan Farr. As noted by Tennessee Watchdog, the commissioner appears to have used his authority to change certain companies’...

You are invited to our annual Open House! Thursday, December 8, 2011 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Beacon Center Office, Downtown Nashville 200 4th Avenue North, Suite 625 Nashville, TN 37219 Please join us for a bit of holiday cheer! Drop by our annual Open House for some light fare, beer, and wine, and get a...