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Education Freedom Scholarships won’t just change where kids go to school. They’ll change who they become.  READ MORE

The Beacon Center and the city of Nashville jointly asked a federal court to preliminarily approve a settlement in a class action lawsuit Beacon filed challenging the city’s stormwater capacity fees. READ MORE

Education freedom is both a principled and practical way to fund education in our state. READ MORE

Policymakers face the challenge of creating a regulatory framework that provides clear guidelines without stifling the very innovation that drives the field forward. READ MORE

New Beacon Poll results are here... READ MORE

CTE is setting up Tennesseans to enter the workforce and improve their lives. READ MORE

The 2025 legislative session saw monumental wins for freedom in Tennessee. READ MORE

Join us for the first installment of Beacon's new quarterly webinar series! READ MORE

It was free trade, not tired old tariff policies, that made us the strongest country in the world. READ MORE

The separation of powers in the Constitution is a crucial bulwark against tyranny and for preserving liberty. READ MORE

The unanswerable question seems to me, do the goods of AI outweigh the evils? READ MORE

With the bill passing, there has been an enormous amount of misinformation spread about what the legislation actually does. We seek to set the record straight and list the facts of the legislation as it passed in January. READ MORE

By working with Tennesseans from one corner of the state to the other, we can make this bold vision a reality and make Tennessee the land of opportunity. READ MORE

Today, we released our latest installment of the Beacon Poll, a statewide survey of 1,200 registered Tennessee voters comprised of questions about the 2024 election results, policy issues, and more. In a nailbiter, the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) took home the infamous Pork of the Year award, with 35% of Tennesseans believing this was the most outrageous... READ MORE

The modern-day Davids gracing these pages are living proof that we can all leave an imprint on the world long after we’re gone. READ MORE

Tennessee should give families and students another reason to be thankful and celebrate this time of year in 2025, with the ability to receive more educational options provided to them, no matter where they live in the Volunteer State. READ MORE

As long as government keeps picking winners, there are bound to be losers. Hopefully, though, as a result of our work, there will be fewer losers when we’re done. READ MORE

To offer protection to all Tennessee residents, state lawmakers should look at the 46 other states that have implemented some sort of property tax cap and give Tennesseans similar protections. READ MORE

In 2012, legislators passed a bill to phase out the death tax over four years. Roger not only gets to save his farm and pass it on to his loved ones, but he saved thousands of other farms just like his from facing the same fate. READ MORE

As citizens, we can mobilize quickly, efficiently, and in heartfelt ways no federal government agency ever could. READ MORE

Today, we released our next installment of the Beacon Poll, a statewide survey of 1,200 registered Tennessee voters comprised of questions about political races, policy issues, and more. Former President Donald Trump leads Vice President Kamala Harris by 21 points in the first Beacon Poll since Harris became the Democratic nominee for president. While Trump still maintains a solid lead,... READ MORE

Amanda's story proves that states can put pressure on the federal government to act, and how just a few individuals like Amanda can have an outsized national impact. READ MORE

Imagine losing your job because an unelected board of government bureaucrats—or even worse, a board of your competitors with the force of government power—suddenly declared it illegal. READ MORE

Operations like Quail Run Farms benefit Tennessee’s economy and help support the income of farms and rural communities.  READ MORE