The Nashville Business Journal takes a look at the film incentives received by the TV show “Nashville,” and discusses whether those handouts should be renewed if a second season is cast. Beacon’s Director of Policy Trey Moore says no. “If it’s successful enough to be picked...

The Nashville Business Journal is out with a series of stories on the new hit TV show, “Nashville.” But their stories are not about the cast or plot, but about the “economic development” incentives Tennessee taxpayers are forking over to have the show shot in Nashville. Beacon...

The Metro Nashville Transportation Licensing Commission, which regulates taxicabs, limos, sedans, and horse-drawn carriages, recently came under fire after it was revealed that its inspectors were posing as police officers. Beacon Center research associate Steven Strausbaugh pens an article in today’s...

NASHVILLE – Today, the Beacon Center of Tennessee released the full results of a recent poll on the proposed property tax increase in Nashville. Yesterday, the Center announced that 68 percent of likely voters opposed Mayor Karl Dean’s plan to raise taxes by $100 million. The full poll report released...

June 12, 2012 NASHVILLE – The Beacon Center of Tennessee, the state’s Nashville-based free market think tank, today released portions of a poll concerning the proposed 13 percent property tax increase in Davidson County. The opinion survey informed voters of Mayor Karl Dean’s proposed budget and...

Friday’s Nashville Business Journal published a series of articles detailing the fight over a proposed 13 percent property tax hike in Nashville. Beacon is mentioned in all three articles (subscription required). The first is an article on the overall tax hike battle itself. Beacon Center of Tennessee,...

Nashville’s Channel 4 News takes a look at the Beacon Center’s policy brief outlining how Nashville can balance its budget without a tax increase. Watch the entire interview here. In addition, other media outlets have covered the policy brief, including: Fox 17 – Tax Hike Plan Sees...

NASHVILLE – The Beacon Center of Tennessee, the state’s free market think tank, today released a policy brief analyzing Nashville Mayor Karl Dean’s proposed 2012-2013 budget. The budget recommendation put forward by Dean contains a 13 percent property tax hike and a net spending increase of 7.85...

In response to Nashville Mayor Karl Dean’s proposal to raise property taxes by 13 percent, Beacon’s graphics team has put together an infographic on the mayor’s proposed budget. You can view it below or click below to download your own PDF copy. Click here for a PDF of “The Mayor’s...