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    Monthly Archive for: "December, 2021"
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     STATEMENT AHEAD OF THIS WEEK’S REDISTRICTING HEARINGS  IN THE TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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    By Mary Darby
    In Press
    Posted December 13, 2021

    STATEMENT AHEAD OF THIS WEEK’S REDISTRICTING HEARINGS IN THE TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As the Tennessee House and Senate redistricting committees prepare to hold hearings this week, ThinkTennessee applauds the steps taken to increase opportunities to engage the [...]

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     Research Cited In “State Needs to do More About Court Debt” (Tennessee Bar Association)
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    By Kalen Russell
    In News
    Posted December 8, 2021

    Research Cited In “State Needs to do More About Court Debt” (Tennessee Bar Association)

    ThinkTennessee‘s latest report, Beyond Payment Plans, was cited in an article by Tennessee Bar Association. Read the full article here.

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     INTERVIEW “TENNESSEE CAN DO MORE TO HELP STRUGGLING PEOPLE PAY OFF COURT DEBT, A NEW REPORT FINDS” (WPLN)
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    By Kalen Russell
    In News
    Posted December 6, 2021

    INTERVIEW “TENNESSEE CAN DO MORE TO HELP STRUGGLING PEOPLE PAY OFF COURT DEBT, A NEW REPORT FINDS” (WPLN)

    Shanna Singh Hughey speaks to WPLN  about ThinkTennessee‘s new report, Beyond Payment Plans, and describes how access to payment plans varies across the state. Read the full story here.

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     Research Cited in “Tennessee should collect, connect data on court fines and fees across state (Johnson City Press)
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    By Kalen Russell
    In News
    Posted December 6, 2021

    Research Cited in “Tennessee should collect, connect data on court fines and fees across state (Johnson City Press)

    Research from ThinkTennessee‘s latest report, Beyond Payment Plans, was cited in a report by Johnson City Press. The report purports that the state is not collecting the proper data to evaluate [...]

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     QUOTED IN COMPASS NEWSLETTER
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    By Kalen Russell
    In News
    Posted December 2, 2021

    QUOTED IN COMPASS NEWSLETTER

    Shanna Singh Hughey was quoted in a Compass newsletter covering the impact of court fines and fees on people charged with an offense. Read the full story here.

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     RESEARCH CITED IN “FIRST LOOK: TENNESSEE’S COURT DEBT CRISIS” (AXIOS NASHVILLE)
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    By Kalen Russell
    In News
    Posted December 2, 2021

    RESEARCH CITED IN “FIRST LOOK: TENNESSEE’S COURT DEBT CRISIS” (AXIOS NASHVILLE)

    Shanna Singh Hughey speaks to Axios Nashville about ThinkTennessee‘s new report, Beyond Payment Plans, including the finding that access to payment plans for court debt varies widely across [...]

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     Tennesseans with Court Debt Face Inequitable Access to the Payment Plans that Could Help Them Keep Their Driver’s Licenses
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    By Kalen Russell
    In Press
    Posted December 1, 2021

    Tennesseans with Court Debt Face Inequitable Access to the Payment Plans that Could Help Them Keep Their Driver’s Licenses

    NASHVILLE, TN – Payment plans were meant to make paying court fines and fees more manageable, but they are not yet meeting that goal, according to a new three-part policy brief, Beyond Payment [...]

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