Tennessee

Report concludes Tennessee cities overspending on lobbying

Taxpayer-funded lobbying in Tennessee, the report warns, leads to a dangerous cycle of overspending. When lobbyists for cities and other government agencies in Tennessee lobby at the state or federal level, they are intent on creating new taxes or raising existing taxes, and expanding their influence over the public. The money generated from new taxes, in turn, is used by Tennessee local entities to fund more taxpayer-funded lobbying ^[1]

Government of Tennessee
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Tennessee Counties
Anderson • Bedford • Benton • Bledsoe • Blount • Bradley • Campbell • Cannon • Carroll • Carter • Cheatham • Chester • Claiborne • Clay • Cocke • Coffee • Crockett • Cumberland • Davidson • Decatur • DeKalb • Dickson • Dyer • Fayette • Fentress • Franklin • Gibson • Giles • Grainger • Greene • Grundy • Hamblen • Hamilton • Hancock • Hardeman • Hardin • Hawkins • Haywood • Henderson • Henry • Hickman • Houston • Humphreys • Jackson • Jefferson • Johnson • Knox • Lake • Lauderdale • Lawrence • Lewis • Lincoln • Loudon • Macon • Macon • Marion • Marshall • Maury • McMinn • McNairy • Meigs • Monroe • Montgomery • Moore • Morgan • Obion • Overton • Perry • Pickett • Polk • Putnam • Rhea • Roane • Robertson • Rutherford • Scott • Sequatchie • Sevier • Shelby • Smith • Stewart • Sullivan • Sumner • Tipton • Trousdale • Unicoi • Union • Van Buren • Warren • Washington • Wayne • Weakley • White • Williamson • Wilson • All Tennessee counties...

Evaluations

• State websites
• County websites
• City websites
• School districts website

State spending

• State Budget
• Government Salaries
• Taxpayer-funded lobbying

Laws

• Open Records Act
• Open Meetings Law
• Transparency Legislation

Local government

• Local Officials
• Tennessee school system

Activism

• Transparency Advocates

• Articles you can improve or add to:
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  • Tennessee FOIA procedures
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