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A Hardeman County woman is charged with TennCare fraud and theft of services for allegedly reporting incorrect information in order to appear eligible for TennCare.

A Coffee County man is charged with TennCare fraud and theft of services for allegedly under-reporting his income to that he and his family appeared to qualify for TennCare healthcare insurance benefits.

Nashville, Tenn. – January 8, 2020 - The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development unveiled its official 2020 Tennessee Vacation Guide today. For the first time, the guide features three distinct covers that showcase the breadth of picturesque landscapes across the state.

TPUC Announcement on the passing of Lisa Powers Cooper

The Federal National Mortgage Association has discontinued its free market auction system for commitments to purchase conventional home mortgages. Therefore, the Commissioner of Financial Institutions hereby announces that the maximum effective rate of interest per annum for home loans as set by the General Assembly in 1987, Public Chapter 291, for the month of January, 2020 is 6.19 percent per annum. The rate as set by the said law is an amount equal to four percentage points above the index of market yields of long-term government bonds adjusted to a thirty (30) year maturity by the U. S. Department of the Treasury. For the most recent weekly average statistical data available preceding the date of this announcement, the calculated rate is 2.33 percent.

NASHVILLE--Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 8.75 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 4.75 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on January 7, 2020.

Another Tennessee county has been quarantined for Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) after detection of the forest-devastating insect. Lewis County joins 62 other counties under a state and federal EAB quarantine.

TDMHSAS is proud to announce five community-based behavioral health agencies that will be instrumental in the state’s efforts to increase housing opportunities for people recovering from substance use disorder.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is advising forest landowners to monitor their sassafras trees after detecting new cases of laurel wilt disease in Robertson and Hamblen Counties.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Tennessee’s Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Jeff Holmes, visited with more than 20 Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Alcoa on January 3, as the Soldiers prepare for an upcoming overseas deployment.

Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M. announced the appointment of Kacey Troup as a business consultant for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.

A woman from Somerville, Tenn., is charged with TennCare fraud in nearby Madison County.

A Rutherford County woman is charged with TennCare fraud and theft of services in an indictment alleging that she falsely reported her income to receive TennCare benefits.

NASHVILLE – Unemployment dropped in more than one-third of Tennessee’s 95 counties in November, according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

A Davidson County woman is charged with TennCare fraud and theft of services for allegedly reporting a false Tennessee residence in order to receive TennCare healthcare insurance benefits.