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The Data Center Panic Isn’t Backed by Data
Data centers may not be the typical industrial building, like a Nissan, General Motors, or Volkswagen plant, yet they are less of a boogey m...
Fact or Cap? Property Tax Caps in Tennessee
With so much media coverage and discussion around a property tax cap, what is the reality of such a policy, and is one needed in Tennessee?
Why Tennessee Doesn’t Need a State Property Tax
We’ve made it just fine for more than 75 years without a state property tax, and we’ll be just fine in the future without one.
We Can’t Afford to Trim Your Trees, but We Can Hire Lobbyists
We’ve long called for reform to the practice of taxpayer-funded lobbying. But this NES response is probably the most glaring example of the...
Beacon Poll: January 2026 Results
Today, we released the latest installment of the Beacon Poll, a statewide survey of 1,200 Tennessee voters featuring questions about voters’...
Introducing TennSight, Tennessee’s only hub for voter insights
We hope that TennSight will become the go-to source for you to learn what matters most to your fellow Tennesseans, why it matters, and what...
Ugly Math for Taxpayers
Taxpayer-funded lobbying (TFL) is nothing new in Tennessee, but it is almost universally frowned upon.
Enrollment and Employment: Is Tennessee Preparing K-12 Students for Today’s Economy?
Tennessee is doing well in providing Career and Technical Education (CTE) opportunities to students, but policymakers should recognize that...
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