Changes may be coming to the way people use services like Airbnb in Nashville. About 1,800 people offer their homes as short-term rentals in Nashville. A few problems have some people calling for a tightening of the rules, but an…
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Billions of Taxpayer Money Wasted on Security
It’s the information that can make or break us: our birth date, where we live and our social security number. It’s kept on file by the federal government through the IRS, Department of Homeland Security and in health documents through…
Read MoreWhy Are State and Local Governments So Difficult to Deal With?
Stand atop Rock City on Lookout Mountain, and the marker says you can see seven states — though you may have to squint pretty hard to make out two of them. It’s one of Tennessee’s quirks: The long, narrow shape…
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Americans Pay More in Taxes than Food, Housing, Clothing Combined
A tax advocacy group on Wednesday revealed that Americans spend more on taxes than their whole budget for food, clothing and housing. The Tax Foundation, in its annual report on when the nation as a whole has earned enough to…
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Lt. Gov. Ramsey to Retire
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey has announced he will not be seeking re-election this November. Ramsey’s term as Speaker of the Senate will expire in January 2017. Ramsey, R-Blountville, spoke about his decision on the Senate floor on Wednesday morning. He…
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