Chattamatters: The Fine Print On Fines In Tennessee

(Creative Commons)(Aired Thu 12/12/24)Much of the State of Tennessee’s current constitution was written in the year 1870, more than a century-and-a-half ago.But one sentence is even older than that.It quietly survived two full constitutional rewrites before drawing renewed scrutiny in this century.William Newlin with Chattamatters has more on what that law is - and its impact on local governments today across Tennessee._____Chattamatters is the civic storytelling project at The Enterprise Center - a nonprofit economic development partner of the City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County.Visit chattamatters.com - and Chattamatters on social media.