For 20 years, Beacon’s Pork Report has exposed waste, fraud, and abuse throughout Tennessee. Now, we’re giving you examples of “pork” in real time, and we’re relying on you to help us identify and call out pork in your area.
$45 million is just the latest amount of money the government wants to spend to make something out of nothing in Hamilton County, where the latest proposal for McDonald Farm—which has been mentioned in our Pork Report three different times—is to turn it into yet another state park.
The $10 million in tax dollars for 9-1-1: Nashville recently took home the “prestigious” title of Pork of the Year in the 2025 Pork Report. Now, lawmakers are considering expanding Tennessee’s film incentive program, even though across years and states, film incentives have shown to be a terrible investment.
Do you know of government waste or abuse in your community? Let us know where we should be looking!
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