Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said Tuesday that his concern for the deficit is what drives him to pass tax reform. “You will never balance the budget in this country again at 1.8 percent or less growth. It’s just not going to happen. We have an appetite…
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The Professional Educators of Tennessee issued a statement on Tuesday about the third consecutive year of testing problems for Tennessee’s public school systems: The Department of Education is tasked with damage control over a problem in assessment for the third consecutive year. Whether the fault lies with the Department, the…
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For a progressive, few tax breaks should offer a juicer target than the write-off taxpayers can take on the state and local income, sales and property taxes that they pay. The tax break costs the federal government a massive amount of money — a projected $1.3 trillion over the next…
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You’d think Sen. John McCain, who in part platformed his North Vietnam prisoner-of-war status into a long-running and lucrative political career, would understand better than the average bear the importance of an America First, Other Countries Second mentality – you know, the kind ushered in nationwide by President Donald Trump.…
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The latest project of UsTrendy founder Sam Sisakhti has been met with vigorous accolades — from those who are among the least likely to be regular customers at the online fashion portal he launched nearly 10 years ago. The entrepreneur and philanthropist, who is based in Boston, last year established…
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The year’s most transformative products and discoveries. WE COULD BRAG. We could say our 30th annual list of the most transformative products and discoveries required trucks full of experts, hours of toil, and countless friendship-ending debates. That’s true, but you just want the good stuff. So read on. A robot…
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WASHINGTON, October 17, 2017 – It is difficult for economic policymakers to set policy that can be supported by a majority. Which has never been truer than it is today. We are seeing that whatever policy that is proposed by President Trump or the Republican Congress, Democrats perceive it to…
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Tennessee Titans receiver Rishard Matthews said he would “be done with football” if the NFL makes it a requirement for players to stand during the national anthem. It looks like he’s taken it to another level as he went back to the locker room during the national anthem on Monday…
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Don’t worry, it’s not a fair measure of fitness. For some people, touching toes feels like pulling a muscle. As a middle schooler, one of my life goals was the Presidential Fitness Award—an accolade given to those who passed a series of gym-class tests that included doing a number of…
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Five years ago, Janice Lowery of West Tennessee moved to another town, which left her a greater distance away from the doctor she had been going to for more than a decade. But she wasn’t about to look for another doctor, even though it would not have been hard to…
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