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During this year’s legislative session, which adjourned on April 22nd, Tennessee’s General Assembly passed some key changes impacting ThinkTN’s priority issue areas, while leaving many others on [...]

On April 9th, ThinkTennessee had the privilege of convening mayors and planning staff from eight cities for a special roundtable discussion on housing and infrastructure challenges in Tennessee.  [...]

The 114th General Assembly began the first of its two-year session in February (the 3rd in the House and 10th in the Senate) after a week-long special session passing hurricane relief, [...]

As part of an initiative to relieve congestion, Tennessee will begin building choice lanes in Nashville, with potential projects in other major Tennessee cities following shortly. But what will [...]

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—a landmark federal law enacted in 2022— included over $780 billion to support clean energy projects, reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, and address [...]

This legislative session, ThinkTennessee monitored more than 200 bills related to strengthening democracy and supporting working families. Our 2024 Legislative Session Summary highlights a few of [...]

Tennessee legislators have introduced their bills for the second year of the 113th General Assembly, and at least 114 are related to ThinkTennessee’s issue areas of strengthening democracy and [...]

This year, Nashville could see its first major attempt at a mass transit overhaul since the failed 2018 transit referendum. Throughout his campaign and from his first day in office, Mayor Freddie [...]

Tennessee’s lack of transportation options is affecting road safety, cost, quality of life, and access to opportunities for Tennesseans. Tennessee ranks 43rd in the nation for [...]

Tennessee has some of the most dangerous streets in the nation. In 2021, we had 1,318 traffic fatalities and ranked 42nd worst in the country, and in 2022, Memphis was rated in the top five most [...]