Maybe you could address landlord collusion, etc. if you want to keep housing affordable..

Trump calls 50-year mortgages no 'big deal' as right-wing conservatives balk

A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state.

Millionaire tax that inspired Mamdani fuels $5.7 billion haul in Massachusetts

The moves continued a pattern of Trump, a Republican, using his second term to bestow unlikely pardons on political allies, prominent public figures and others convicted of defrauding the public.

Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker convicted of federal public corruption charges

In Tennessee, Hancock County has the highest percentage of SNAP households with a median income of $31,995. Williamson County has the lowest percentage of SNAP households and a median income of $131,202. In the eastern region, 6.20% of Blount County households receive SNAP benefits, and it has the highest median income ($74,607) of the region.

MAP: See the number of SNAP participants by Tennessee county as benefit lapse looms

A Middle Tennessee sheriff is defending the arrest of a man for posting an online meme quoting President Donald Trump.

As of news report he has been jailed for 35 days.

Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme

Big Tech companies use secrecy agreements with local governments to keep communities from knowing who is building in their backyards.

“It’s just destroying trust in the government,” said Max Moran, the resident who started the Facebook group. “People just feel let down and kind of betrayed, because if you can’t ask what’s going on, then how can you trust anything they say?”

How NDAs keep AI data center details hidden from Americans

The Club Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Glade will close at the end of the year on December 31, 2025. As a result, 88 workers will lose their jobs, according to a WARN Notice filed with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Fairfield Glade resort closing at the end of the year, 88 workers to be laid off

John Oliver details what Medicare Advantage is, why it basically has all the pitfalls of private insurance

Medicare Advantage: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

The AFL-CIO Building on Morgan Street in the Old City, also known as the former Peabody School, where the Knox County Democratic Party has had its headquarters for decades, is part of a 5-acre tract listed for sale by Realty Executive Associates.

Building housing Knox County Democratic Party headquarters up for sale

Scammers are convincing Americans to feed millions into ATMs that turn cash into cryptocurrency.

Watch how scam victims lose millions to a con with a modern twist

The Kendeda building at Georgia Tech is a pioneering project that powers itself, recycles water and supports local ecosystems. Find out why experts say this could be the blueprint for tomorrow’s cities.

Inside the Atlanta building that gives more than it takes

The incoming congresswoman, who won a special election two weeks ago, has been calling on Johnson to provide a date for her swearing in, arguing in a letter to the speaker on Monday that the delay “is robbing the people of Southern Arizona of essential constituent services.”

Speaker Johnson said he’d swear in new House Democrat ‘as soon as she wants.’ Now Republicans are backtracking

Two Tennessee cities ranked first and second in a study on the worst drivers in the nation, according to Consumer Affairs.

The news platform ranked Memphis number one and Knoxville number two on its list of cities with the worst drivers in the United States.

Study finds Knoxville has the second worst drivers in the US

The road that leads to Fort Dickerson Park will soon be dotted with duplexes.

City records indicate plans for each duplex to contain two residences. The buildings, located at 3082 and 3084 Fort Dickerson Road, are both three stories tall. They’re across the road from the Lambert Overlook and the start of the Fort Dickerson trail. Chapman Highway runs just east of the properties.

What's that being built near the entrance to Fort Dickerson Park?

A recent 133-page report from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Amtrak Long- Distance Service Study: Report to Congress, outlines the potential for expanding passenger rail across the country. Among all the proposals, one route stood out. The suggested line from Houston to New York City received the highest preliminary score of 14 out of 15. That route passes directly through Knoxville.

The proposed corridor would link Houston, New Orleans, Montgomery, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Roanoke, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York. In short, Knoxville would once again be connected to the rest of the country by rail.

IT’S TIME TO BRING PASSENGER RAIL BACK TO EAST TENNESSEE

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a new round of punishing tariffs, saying the United States will impose a 100% tariff on imported branded drugs, 25% tariff on imports of all heavy-duty trucks and 50% tariffs on kitchen cabinets.

Trump also said he would start charging a 30% tariff on upholstered furniture next week.

Trump says U.S. will impose new tariffs on heavy trucks, drugs and kitchen cabinets

Al Gore’s satellite and AI system is now tracking sources of deadly soot pollution

Climate Trace

President Donald Trump said Monday that he would have ordered flags lowered to half-staff following the assassination of a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker this summer had he been asked by the state’s governor. But Trump at the time refused to even call Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to express his condolences, saying it would only “waste time.”

Trump wouldn't call Minnesota governor after Democrat was slain but now blames him for raised flags

‘Farmageddon’: Many US farmers are warning they are at a breaking point

If approved, 3.8 miles of railroad tracks from stretching from Kerns Food Hall to Ijams Nature Center would be converted into a greenway and 1.5-mile art walk. Gulf and Ohio Railways applied to abandon the tracks in December 2024 and donate the property to Legacy Parks Foundation.

City Council set to vote on South Knoxville rail-to-trail proposal