Expert: Local Political Drama A Sign Of More Partisanship
Two longtime candidates in the Upper Cumberland said this year’s primary races have been uglier than they have ever seen, with loads of drama and hate on social media. Tennessee Tech Associate Professor of Sociology and Political Science Lauren Harding said the negative partisanship attitudes on the national level may be seeping downhill. Harding also […]
Tech Professor: Early View Of Election Looking Like 2020 Replay
Days away from the second presidential election event of the season, a Tech Political Science Professor said the 2024 election cycle will likely feel a lot like 2020. “I feel like this election cycle is just déjà vu and we’re just watching 2020 play out all over again,” Assistant Professor Lauren Harding said. Harding said […]
Inflation Concerns Reach Highest Levels In Recent Memory
It has been many years since inflation concerns have dominated the national conversation about United States Economics. That is according to Dr. Thomas Payne, the Dean of Tennessee Tech’s College of Business. Payne said the concern stems from the Federal Reserve’s aggressiveness coming out of the pandemic. Payne said the amount of money being printed […]
Overton Waiting On Federal Disaster Declaration For Ice Storm
Overton County is in holding pattern for funding the ice storm cleanup while it waits on a federal disaster declaration. County Executive Ben Danner said during his conversations with FEMA it is just a matter of President Biden giving the declaration. Danner said that getting the declaration will allow for a 90 percent cost reimbursement […]
