SUMMARY: In October, Tennessee’s tax revenues exceeded last year’s figures by $22.6 million but fell short of predictions, with year-to-date collections 1.4% or $72.4 million above budget. Commissioner Jim Bryson highlighted the need to monitor revenue and spending trends closely. While sales tax revenues slightly missed estimates, corporate taxes also fell short; however, fuel, realty recordation, and transfer taxes outperformed expectations. Fuel taxes exceeded projections by $1.3 million. Changes to franchise tax calculations contributed to a revenue decrease this fiscal year. The State Funding Board will meet on November 25 to discuss forecasts for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

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SUMMARY: Families of car crash victims in Tennessee gathered to mourn and advocate for safer roads following their heartbreaking losses. On Halloween, Chuck Isbell reflected on the tragedy of losing his son to a distracted driver four years ago. As part of Nashville Families for Safe Streets, they planted 1,000 flags representing the average annual fatalities on Tennessee roads. The group is calling on state leaders to address the alarming trend of increasing traffic crashes, criticizing the state’s strategic highway safety plan. Advocates, including Wesley Smith from Walk Bike Nashville, urge for a comprehensive safety plan to reduce future fatalities.

After facing heartbreaking loss, families of car crash victims gathered in Nashville Sunday to mourn and push for change.

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SUMMARY: Body camera footage from the Forest City Police Department in Arkansas reveals the distressing final moments of Perry EES Jr., who died at St. Francis County Jail in May 2023. In the video, EES pleads for medical help, expressing fear for his life, while officers appear indifferent, focusing on their inconvenience rather than his suffering. Despite his condition, he was handcuffed and taken to jail, where he died shortly after arrival. EES had initially sought help at a hospital but was turned away. Family attorneys claim his death was preventable and criticize the officers’ lack of humanity.

Newly released body camera footage shows the final moments of a man’s life before he died in an Arkansas jail.

“I am not trying to disobey,” Perry Eaves Jr. said. “Let me live.”

The footage shows Eaves pleading for his life in the parking lot of the Forrest City Medical Center in May 2023.

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