Tennessee Bills Could Strip Nashville's Authority over Boring Company Tunnel Oversight and Taxes

Tennessee Senate Majority Pushes Second Bill To Keep State Control Of Boring Tunnel

Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson’s state financial disclosure filed in January shows he owns Tesla stock. Image: Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson has proposed his second bill in a week to ensure the State of Tennessee controls oversight of a Nashville tunnel project. Image Credit: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout & Sam Stockard/Tennessee Lookout ***Note from The Tennessee Conservative – this article posted here for informational purposes o…

TN Senate majority pushes second bill to keep state control of Boring Tunnel

One of Tennessee’s leading lawmakers has proposed a second bill in less than a week to make sure that Nashville’s city government has no oversight of the Boring Company’s underground tunnel through the city. The legislation, HB1515/SB1673, would make it…

Tennessee bills could strip Nashville's authority over Boring Company tunnel oversight and taxes

How much say should Nashville have? Two Tennessee bills could limit Nashville's role in overseeing The Boring Company's tunnel and shift property tax assessment to the state comptroller.