The wins we at Beacon celebrate are all grounded in the principles of freedom upon which our nation was founded.  READ MORE

We can allow data centers to exist while keeping the courts open for nuisance lawsuits against bad actors who infringe upon protections like water rights when other property owners are actually harmed by them. READ MORE

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor will formally publish a final rule overturning the Biden administration’s 2024 overtime rule after multiple federal courts vacated the rule nationwide and the department declined to continue defending it on appeal. READ MORE

Tennessee taxpayers are about to spend millions on a Starbucks order they didn’t ask for. In April, the world’s largest coffee chain announced it would be opening a Southeast corporate office in Music City. READ MORE

Today, we released the latest installment of the Beacon Poll, a statewide survey of 1,200 Tennessee voters featuring questions about voters’ views on energy sources and production in Tennessee, the condition of roads and what revenue sources could be used to improve them, and political approval ratings at the state and federal level. READ MORE

On Thursday, April 23, 2026, the 114th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned sine die. From efforts to regulate data centers and pharmacy benefit managers, to a framework for state takeover of Tennessee’s lowest-performing school districts, legislators saw their fair share of robust policy debates this year. READ MORE