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The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services today premiered its One Team|One Vision video profiles featuring the stories of people across the state who are working at the community level to improve the lives of Tennesseans affected by substance use disorder.

Tennessee is a finalist in four categories for national awards that will be announced during a ceremony in October in Nashville. The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) selected 30 finalists across 10 categories for the State IT Recognition Awards.

NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) is accepting applications for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) benefits for Porcelain Industries, Inc. The TAA encompasses all workers of Porcelain Industries, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Express, People Ready, Talent Force, Safe Harbor and Volt located in Dickson, Tennessee.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) is joining other state regulators in warning consumers about a national insurance scam targeting consumers shopping for privately funded loans, likely for real estate. Victims have been identified in three states including Tennessee where a Johnson City man says he lost $18,000 to scammers.

A Henderson County woman has been charged for the third time with doctor shopping for controlled substances, using TennCare as payment.

To mark International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and its partners are conducting a week of awareness events to empower people to create change and reduce deadly drug overdoses in their communities.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) announces the approval of insurance rates requested by the five carriers offering coverage on the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) in 2020.

In an effort to provide more efficient results for Tennessee’s cattle producers and veterinarians, the Kord Animal Health Diagnostic Lab will change sample requirements for testing cattle persistently infected with bovine viral diarrhea (BVD-PI).

NASHVILLE – As classes at colleges and universities across Tennessee get underway, students will be renting apartments and houses—some for the first time. To help all tenants be prepared and stay fire-safe, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) urges renters of all ages and backgrounds to be aware of their rights as tenants and to always practice fire safety in their homes.

On August 21, 2019, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) received an email from WKRN-TV, NEWS 2 alerting that they received a threating email from a man named Nathan Semans.

NASHVILLE – Newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) shows July 2019 county unemployment increased in counties across the state.

The Tennessee Forestry Commission will meet Sept. 4 at 9 a.m. CDT in the conference room of the Bruer Building at Ellington Agricultural Center, located at 406 Hogan Road in Nashville, Tenn.

A Decatur County woman has been charged in nearby Henderson County with TennCare fraud for filling fraudulent prescriptions and using another person’s TennCare benefits as payment.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and TE Connectivity officials announced today that the company will expand in Tullahoma. The global technology company will invest more than $15.7 million and create approximately 100 new jobs in Coffee County.