Showing posts with label Tennessee Pork Report. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tennessee Pork Report. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Beacon Center releases 2023 Pork Report

by Rod Williams, Dec. 13, 2023- Today, the Beacon Center released its annual Pork Report, showcasing the most offensive examples of wasteful spending across the state of Tennessee. Examples in this year’s report range from the city of Knoxville’s expensive attempt to skirt open records laws to the state’s $200 million handout to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

Other 2023 Pork Report entries included:

  • The nearly $5 million taxpayer subsidy given by the state of Tennessee, the city of Franklin, and Williamson County to benefit the California burger chain In-N-Out’s move to Tennessee.
  • The large property tax increases in counties such as Rutherford, Greene, and Lincoln instead of getting their fiscal house in order.
  • Memphis giving out over $1 million to yet another failing TV show on the verge of cancelation.

From Jackson buying an abandoned strip mall to the city of Bristol (Tennessee) paying $5 million to move a summer league baseball team’s stadium a few miles away, there is plenty of waste featured in this report. 

To view the report, follow this link

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Friday, December 17, 2021

2021 Pork Report: Beale Street Irish Car Bombs. Billion Dollar Handout for Ford to Move to West Tennessee Megasite

 





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2021 Pork Report: Exhaust Smoked Ham with Nashville-Hot Honey Glaze. A Tax Dollar Grab through Outdated Emissions Testing

 


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2021 Pork Report: Garlic and Wild Leek Park-Boiled Potatoes. A Taxpayer-Funded Gift to the Construction of a Waterpark in Jackson

 



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2021 Pork Report: Air-Fryer Roasted Chestnuts. Shelby County Schools' $25 million Contract to Improve Air Quality.

 


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2021 Pork Report: Grab the Money and Go Snack Mix. Governor Lee's Program that Paid for Tourists to Visit Select Tennessee Cities

 


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2021 Pork Report: Nutty Theater Popcorn Balls. Clarksville's Decision to Pay for a Performing Arts Center and then Raise Property Taxes

 



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2021 Pork Report: Field Greens with Lemony Breadcrumbs. Hamilton County's $16 Million Purchase of Mostly Unusable Land

 


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