Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Legislature working to gut transparency bill
The agency responsible for attracting business to Tennessee has worked behind the scenes to dismantle state legislation that could increase transparency and accountability for business grants and tax breaks. Officials from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, with the backing of Gov. Bill Lee, are pushing to strip nearly every significant provision from the House version of the FACTS Act, a bill designed to better protect public funds and allow taxpayers to see which companies receive tax breaks. The administration's opposition comes despite Lee's pledge for more government transparency The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee is scheduled to take up the bill today, and a House subcommittee will hear it on Wednesday. A Lee spokesperson declined an interview request.


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