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Bill Tags Strip Clubs for New Tax

150 views · Published 22 February 2013 · 2:23 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2013 · News & Politics

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By Jerry Askin  The Tennessee General Assembly will soon vote on a bill that would use money from strip clubs to support Tennessee sexual assault programs.The bill would create a $10 admission fee to all adult entertainment centers that serve alcohol.But, should money used to get into strip clubs be used to fund sexual assault programs in Tennessee?  We took the question to the barbershop, a place you can usually talk about anything.Who wants to go to an adult entertainment center and think about sexual assault? It makes you feel a certain kind of way, says local barber Chris Torregano.Barber Corneilus Brydie supports money being used to support sexual assault programs, but he says there should be other ways of raising money for it.I'm not saying I favor the business of the adult entertainment center, but I do agree, it would clash, says Brydie.Meanwhile, we visited the rape crisis center in Chattanooga to get their take on the new bill that would create that $10 fee.  Part of that money would help statewide sexual assault programs. The center's director supports any additional funds for rape victims. We find every year there's no cost to the victim, there's a cost to provide those services, and dollars continue to get smaller and smaller, says Regina McDevitt, director of the Partnership for Families, Children, and Adults.The rape crisis center in Chattanooga spends roughly $300,000 a year. They say any extra funds would definitely help them. Depend on us to let you all know if the bill passes.

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