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Justin Wilson

Tennessee Comptroller Stepping Down After A Decade Of Fiscal Oversight

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

December 16, 2020

Tennessee’s comptroller announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election next year. Justin Wilson has served in the role for 12 years, and has worked with both Republican and Democratic administrations.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Jason Munpower, Justin Wilson, Tennessee Comptroller

Nashville Voters May Decide Metro’s Taxation Authority, Prompting A Warning From Tennessee’s Comptroller

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

September 15, 2020

Metro Council meeting

Nashville voters could end up seeing two Metro Charter amendments on a special ballot in December, with major implications for the power of the city council.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, Justin Wilson, Metro budget, Nashville Metro Council, Referendum 2020, Steve Glover, taxes

Here’s What To Expect In This Week’s Vote To Remove A Confederate Bust From The Tennessee Capitol

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

July 7, 2020

The bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest at the Tennessee State Capitol
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For the first time, Tennessee’s State Capitol Commission is likely to vote for the removal of the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest. The monument to the Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan grand wizard has been inside the building since 1978.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Butch Eley, Christi Branscom, David Lillard, David Salyers, Howard Gentry, Justin Wilson, Nathan Bedford Forrest, State Capitol Commission, Tre Hargett

The ‘Mess’ Of Metro Finances Has Tennessee Comptroller Demanding Budget Fixes

By Tony Gonzalez

November 13, 2019

Metro Council meeting

The city of Nashville is on a path to go broke next year. That’s the unmistakably dire message sent to the Metro Council and other city officials on Tuesday night by Tennessee Comptroller Justin Wilson.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, John Cooper, Justin Wilson, Metro budget, Nashville Metro Council

Comptroller Calls for Transparency, Verification in BEP and CCTA

By Nina Cardona

August 6, 2012

Tennessee’s Comptroller is warning a pair of programs used to fund education may be in a – quote- “risky situation.”

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: BEP, Complete College Tennessee Act, Justin Wilson, Tennessee Comptroller

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