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The Tennessee Governor's Cabinet is an advisory body that oversees the executive branch of the Tennessee state government. Members, titled "commissioners," are appointed by the governor—not subject to the approval of the Tennessee General Assembly—and oversee the various government departments and agencies. Additionally, several members of ...
Tennessee operates on a "pay as you go" system by using available revenues resulting in no debt service. Tennessee is one of three states in the nation that does not finance transportation through bonding. Critics of this mechanism claim that it inhibits the ability of the department to sufficiently complete necessary infrastructure ...
In regard to states' procurement, an example of support for overseas suppliers' market access was a roundtable on government procurement and commercial opportunities held in North Carolina in November 2023, where North Carolina officials shared insights into how British companies could engage in North Carolina's procurement processes. [22]
The Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) is a Cabinet-level agency within Tennessee state government, currently led by Greg Gonzales, Commissioner of Financial Institutions. The department is responsible for regulating Tennessee's banking system, including state-chartered banks and credit unions , and handling consumer ...
The Tennessee Department of Revenue (TDOR) is an agency within the Tennessee state government that is responsible for administering the state’s tax laws and motor vehicle title and registration laws. More than 800 people work for the Department of Revenue. [1] The Department collects about 87 percent of total state revenue.
In April 1948, public administration expert Luther Gulick delivered the keynote address for the ninth annual convention of the Tennessee Municipal League (TML).In this speech, Gulick discussed the need for Tennessee to establish "a local government technical advisory service," within either the Department of Finance and Taxation or the state university.
Tennessee is the third-largest hydroelectric power-producing state east of the Rocky Mountains. [68] Tennessee has very little petroleum and natural gas reserves, but is home to one oil refinery, in Memphis. [68] Bituminous coal is mined in small quantities in the Cumberland Plateau and Cumberland Mountains. [69]
The Beacon Center of Tennessee, formerly the Tennessee Center for Policy Research (TCPR), is a non-profit free-market [2] think tank based in Nashville, Tennessee. [3] [4] The Center's research areas include tax and economic policy, education policy, and healthcare policy. The organization is a member of the State Policy Network. [5]