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...

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee House of Representatives on Monday evening overwhelmingly passed legislation to curb welfare abuse. This comes on the heels of a Beacon Center investigation into questionable uses of Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards in places such as strip clubs and liquor stores in...

The Tennessean covers a state Comptroller audit that found more than $73 million wasted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. This included sending unemployment checks to the deceased. The article provides Beacon CEO Justin Owen’s reaction to the findings. “It’s outrageous that...

TNReport.com takes a look at a proposal that would restrict the practice of “policing for profit,” which allows law enforcement to seize property, including cash, even though no crime has been committed. The article cites Beacon’s recent policy brief on the topic, The Perils of Policing...

TNReport.com takes a look at a bipartisan measure that would  analyze the “Copeland Cap,” which places a limitation on state spending growth. The online news bureau points out that the Beacon Center has pressed for the reforms that may be discussed by the state’s funding board. Committee...

TN Report offers an interesting analysis of the fallout from Hemlock Semiconducter, which was awarded nearly $300 million in taxpayer handouts before announcing massive layoffs at its Clarksville plant. TN Report gets Beacon Director of Policy Trey Moore’s take on the consequences of corporate...

by Justin Owen With cold weather come slimmer wallets, as Tennessee families watch their electricity costs skyrocket in winter months. However, there may be more to your rising electric bills than you realize. Public utilities are up to some interesting things these days, and it’s costing you quite...

ABC 24 in Memphis analyzes the cost of Mayor A.C. Wharton’s expensive car lease, courtesy of taxpayers. The TV station sits down with Beacon policy director Trey Moore to get his reaction to the high price tag of the Cadillac SUV compared to other cities across the Southeast. See the entire interview...

TNReport.com has a very interesting story on how the state is forking over $22 million to the film industry in what Beacon’s Trey Moore says is bad for taxpayers. “This is one of the most insidious forms of corporate welfare out there,” Trey Moore, with the free-market think tank Beacon Center,...