TRP INVESTIGATIONS: Knox County Commissioners Got a 6% Raise. How Did That Happen?

The June budget fight centered on millions of dollars for county employee raises. But the same action also increased commissioner and school board pay — and a 2020 Tennessee law raises a question Knox

The June budget fight centered on millions of dollars for county employee raises. But the same action also increased commissioner and school board pay — and a 2020 Tennessee law raises a question Knox County has not yet answered.

By Brandon Burley | The Redemption Project Newsroom

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County’s June budget fight centered on roughly $4 m…