In Tennessee, an estimated 798,000 households received a child tax credit in 2022, according to the most current data available from the IRS. That totaled out to nearly $1.7 billion in benefits paid.

At the same time, Tennessee took a critical step to ensure that families are not separated due to economic disadvantage. I led the grassroots advocacy that led to the passage of Senate Bill 0560 ...

It just gave families peace of mind,” said Sen. Becky Massey, one of the bill’s sponsors. Tennessee is the first Southern state to officially protect these rights.

Tennessee launched applications in mid-May for the program, which will provide 20,000 students with about $7,295 to spend at private schools. In the first year, half of the vouchers are set aside ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A group of divers in East Tennessee is helping families in times of crisis. The company, "Need-a-Diver," says every plunge helps find and recover people who have disappeared ...

As Tennessee lawmakers debated a new universal voucher program earlier this year, one financial analysis projected that 65% of vouchers would go to students already enrolled in private schools.

The new voucher program application also does not require families to report household income if they are applying for one of the 10,000 available slots without an income cap. Tennessee launched ...