Beacon Center of TN

Empowering Tennesseans to reclaim control of their lives. If you love free markets, individual liberty, and limited government, give us a follow!

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Should the government ban data centers? No. Should it subsidize them with your tax dollars? Also no.

Beacon recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of a cryptocurrency mining business after Hawkins County banned all data centers to prevent its business from opening. Regardless of how you feel about data centers, it’s wrong to ask the government to outright ban them. But the government shouldn’t tip the scales in favor of data centers or any type of business, for that matter, either.

Let the market decide, keep the courts open for legitimate property rights claims, and keep government out of the business of picking winners and losers.

Read our latest First Principles post at the link below.
https://t.co/hjtVyD5Gb6

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Know someone who can write, pitch media, and genuinely believes in freedom? We're looking for them!

Beacon is hiring a Communications Manager. This person will help shape our message, build media relationships, manage campaigns, and be a vocal champion for individual liberty and free enterprise across the state.

Remote-friendly. Great culture. Check out the full posting and apply here 👇
https://t.co/05fIlo0tAR

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Property owners deserve to have a say when large tax hikes are proposed in their community. 🏘️

Since 2020 Beacon has called for Tennessee to institute property tax caps paired with a referendum to protect taxpayers from unexpected increases like this:
https://t.co/vn3WsgSS8j

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Know someone who can write, pitch media, and genuinely believes in freedom? We're looking for them!

Beacon is hiring a Communications Manager. This person will help shape our message, build media relationships, manage campaigns, and be a vocal champion for individual liberty and free enterprise across the state.

Remote-friendly. Great culture. Check out the full posting and apply here 👇
https://t.co/05fIlo0tAR

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

On this Memorial Day, we pause with humility and deep gratitude to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Child care just got a little bit easier for families in Nashville!

Data from the Beacon Poll shows child care costs and waitlists are top concerns for Tennessee families. At the same time, the average cost of care now exceeds college tuition.

That's why Nashville's move to eliminate government zoning barriers to opening childcare facilities is a real win. 🎉
https://t.co/lo9eBxYuSl

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Follow real-time pork reports on TennSight, the new home for updates on government waste, fraud, and abuse throughout Tennessee:
https://t.co/sYuwoJKRef

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

🚨 PORK ALERT! 🚨

The Johnson City Commission recently proposed raising its property tax rate by 28-cents, soaking taxpayers with a 20 percent increase. The proposal is not driven by the typical claims of underfunded basic city services like roads, police, and fire departments, but instead by the frivolous need to fund a new aquatic center.
https://t.co/2exblbkm6p

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Congrats to Beacon's VP of Legal Affairs, Wen Fa, for being named Vice Chair of the Federalist Society's Civil Rights Practice Group! @wenfa1 🎉

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Read our full statement:
https://t.co/kOaHCh40S7

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Roughly 250,000 Tennesseans and their employers would have been subject to an unlawful federal overtime mandate, until last week, when the rule was withdrawn by the Dept. of Labor. 👏

We filed a federal lawsuit in 2024 on this issue and are pleased with the DOL's decision. The rule would have required employers to either convert many salaried employees into hourly workers or absorb substantial new payroll costs.

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Learn more about data centers and how Tennessee can become a leader in energy production:
https://t.co/uEYUEZa0qp

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

You've likely heard this term recently. But while it is widely used, it's often imprecise.

➡️Some are owned by a single organization, used to run internal systems, others by multiple clients.
➡️Certain data centers power emails and streaming in the cloud and some power AI
➡️While some are hyperscale, others are micro or edge data centers

The purpose of all data centers is to provide reliable computing infrastructure, but their scale, ownership, and energy demands vary dramatically.

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

🚨 A major regulatory victory for Tennessee! The federal government has officially scrapped the Biden-era overtime rule that would have forced employers, including Christian schools, nonprofits, and small businesses, to drastically change how they pay employees.

"Our client and the Christian schools it represents can now spend those resources to provide an even better education to students."— Wen Fa, VP of Legal Affairs, Beacon Center of Tennessee
https://t.co/s7Ejo2W7qp

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Tennessee is one of only four states without any restrictions on property tax increases. Without these common-sense limits, local governments have an outsized influence on the rising cost of living, and it's everyday Tennesseans and the small businesses they build who pay the price.

Over 300 small businesses in Nashville now say property tax hikes are jeopardizing their future.

https://t.co/60d5G0epgC

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Nashville is considering handing out tax incentives to Starbucks, Amazon, and Oracle while 300+ small businesses are drowning in a 26% property tax hike.

Beacon Center President Justin Owen said, "This isn't Chicken Little saying the sky is falling. The sky is absolutely falling on these businesses... And when government steps in and takes more and more, they are directly responsible for what happens to those businesses."

https://t.co/lAWuW29W9T

[Abundance Institute @abundanceinst]

While small modular reactor technology offers many benefits, its widespread deployment is still years away.

Policy and regulatory action today is essential to ensure readiness.

@taylordbarkley and @BeaconTN's Jason Edmonds

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

"While we welcome Starbucks to the state, attracted by our economic climate, Tennessee taxpayers should not be venture capitalists for Fortune 500 companies. Small businesses and entrepreneurs should not see profits from their daily grind used to financially support a multibillion-dollar corporation."

https://t.co/OkKkVGvFPa

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

📊Voters are satisfied with the way things are going in Tennessee (+18%), down from +30% in January and +23% in November 2025.

58% Satisfied | 39% Dissatisfied

Explore our entire May 2026 Beacon Poll
https://t.co/A3kzTFuNup

[Abundance Institute @abundanceinst]

Nuclear energy, particularly the deployment of SMRs, presents the most promising path forward.
@taylordbarkley and @BeaconTN's Jason Edmonds