As the Legislature prepares to return to session, local representatives also weigh in on vouchers, healthcare and abortion.
Trickling Down (and Out)
City and county revenue from the Hall income tax shrank last year, as the state moves toward eliminating it completely.
Finding Focus
In a rare gathering, Knox County commissioners identify priorities for the future: road networks, targeted development and updated planning.
A Textbook Case
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.