The parent companies of at least two Nashville media outlets appear to have received franchise tax refunds as part of the $1.6 billion in rebates signed into law last year. Despite covering the rebates, these outlets did not appear to disclose the windfall it offered their parent companies.

The Tennessee Department of Revenue made available the names of thousands of companies that received a franchise tax rebate via a data portal last week , which will remain active until June 30. The portal revealed that the parent companies of The Tennessean and Fox 17 Nashville each received more than $10,000 from the State of Tennessee.

Gannett Company, Inc., which owns The Tennessean and various newspapers nationwide, is listed in the portal twice, as noted by the Nashville

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