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Van Buren County seeks to block Inn closure, pushes relocation of new Inn
The Van Buren County Commission and other local elected leaders during a meeting Thursday night announced they are investigating possible legal action to halt the Haslam administration’s plans to demolish [&hellip
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State Revenues for November
The state has announced total tax revenues for November 2017 were $957.3 million, which exceeded revenues from the same month last year (5.55 percent higher) but is $4.1 million less [&hellip
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IMPORTANT – Van Buren Co. Commission MTG 6 p.m. Tomorrow 12/14 @ Fall Creek Falls
There will be a special meeting of the Van Buren County Commission 6 p.m. tomorrow 12/14 at Fall Creek Falls Inn to discuss the impending April 2 closure and demolition of the [&hellip
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Lawmakers reauthorize Department of Correction for one year
Today the members of the Judiciary and Government Joint Subcommittee of Government Operations reauthorized the Tennessee Department of Correction for a period of one year. The committee’s decision came after [&hellip
Read More »News Release – TSEA: End the use of private prisons in Tennessee
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association today, in light of continued noncompliance with state contract requirements and department policies as reported by the state comptroller, is calling for the [&hellip
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State Insurance Committee Election results
This morning, TSEA received the results of the election for the vacant seat on the state insurance committee. We’d like to congratulate the winner: Michelle Consiglio-Young, with the Tennessee Supreme [&hellip
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Social Media, Part 2
From time to time, it’s important to have a refresher on policies we know or think we know. A few years ago, I wrote an article on social media and [&hellip
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State Announces Changes to Employee Performance Management Program
Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Human Resources (DOHR) Commissioner Rebecca Hunter today revealed changes to the performance management program for state employees. According to a news release, “Performance Management [&hellip
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Press Release: TSEA applauds University of Tennessee’s decision to opt out of outsourcing
NASHVILLE – TSEA applauds the decision by the University of Tennessee’s four campuses to opt out of the facilities management contract with Jones Lang Lasalle. According to statements recently released [&hellip
Read More »IMPORTANT UPDATE: State Insurance Committee Election
Reminder – Late in the day on Tuesday Oct. 24, due to an error, the state had to restart the State Insurance Committee Election. Employees who voted in the election [&hellip
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