With $4.2 million in surplus revenues, the Knox County school board checks one last item off its budget wish list.
Under Transition
Merging campuses and creating a new Oak Ridge Institute, the UT Board of Trustees ratifies big moves by Interim President Randy Boyd.
Making the Cut
In approving County Mayor Glenn Jacobs’ $853.1 million budget, commissioners supported a 30 percent reduction in the county’s indigent care program.
A Shifting Burden
As Knox County Commission prepares to pass its 20th straight budget with no property tax increase, we look at what that means for county revenues and property owners.
Further Study
Knox County Commission delays action on cutting funding to healthcare providers in the indigent care program.
Comfortable With the Cuts
Knox County Commission appears amenable to a 30 percent reduction in the county’s indigent care program.
Small Step
UT’s proposed budget keeps tuition increases low. But a decade of hikes has still left it one of the priciest state schools in the Southeast.
Help Wanted
With unemployment low, the City of Knoxville is finding it difficult to fill positions in multiple departments.
Capital Numbers
Rogero’s last proposed budget as mayor contains a big drop in capital spending, but it’s more of a pause than a trend.
The Deepest Cut
Providers say a proposed reduction in the Health Department’s indigent care program will hurt their efforts to serve the poorest residents of Knox County.