Final Thoughts On The Transportation Modernization Act

HB321, otherwise known as the Transportation Modernization Act, passed unanimously out of the House Transporation Committee this morning on Feb 28th. Cumulatively when you consider the 25 members of this committee, the General Assembly received 59,550 emails in opposition to HB321 through our website alone from verified Tennessee residents. That does not take into account […]

What people are saying about paid express lanes.

Governor Bill Lee, in usual fashion, is working behind the scenes to ram through legislation under the cloak of darkness. His Transportation Modernization Act passed a House subcommittee by amending a caption bill before the public had any opportunity to voice their concerns. But now, HB 321 is scheduled for Feb 28th in the House […]

Apparently, we’ll know the truth about toll roads in two weeks.

BREAKING: The House Transportation Committee has decided to delay hearing the toll road bill for 2 weeks. Stating that they need time to breathe, and will combat misinformation with the truth. We are excited to hear the truth. Thank you to every Tennessean for taking action. We promise, there is much more to come.

Tolls are taxes. Let’s not play semantics.

Republicans are working overtime to sell you the idea that toll roads are really just “choice lanes,” and there is really nothing to see here in terms of passing HB321. They are saying that Tennessee Stands is just spreading misinformation by calling their proposal, “toll roads.” They are saying that HB321 will actually restrict the […]

Say NO to toll roads in Tennessee!

After all the talk of transparency from the Speaker of the House and other members of the General Assembly, they are pushing through toll roads before you even get to see the bill! We’ve discovered that the Governor’s Transportation Modernization Act is being pushed through a caption bill, HB 321. The Governor calls them “choice […]

The real cost of Governor Lee’s toll roads.

Governor Bill Lee’s proposal for the Transportation Modernization Act is a tax hike. Choice lanes are toll roads. And tolls are taxes. In the Governor’s proposal, you’ll hear about public-private partnerships and a development strategy that will take the burden for new roads off of the taxpayer. But no one is telling you how much […]