[5] In 2007 TCPR issued a report asserting that Al Gore's residence in Belle Meade, Tennessee, used more than 20 times the energy of a typical home in the United States.

[6][7] It supported the repeal of Tennessee's estate tax and has advocated for tort reform and school choice and against civil forfeiture.

In a message to supporters, president Justin Owen indicated that the new name would represent the organization's new mission, "to light the way for freedom and prosperity" in the state.

Its publications include the annual "Tennessee Pork Report" (co-published with Citizens Against Government Waste)[14] and a Legislators’ Guide to the Issues.

[5] On one occasion, TCPR sued the state Department of Finance and Administration over delayed response to an open records request.

TCPR was one of the most significant organizations and individuals spreading climate disinformation, according to a 2009 report in Mother Jones magazine.

[26] In 2007 TCPR issued a report asserting that Al Gore's residence in the Nashville area used more than 20 times the energy of a typical home in the United States.