Wamp’s Got a Big Fan in Rich

The country music star likes the congressman's intensity

Wamp’s Got a Big Fan in Rich Wamp’s Got a Big Fan in Rich

Guv Budgets $164M in Bonuses Amid Cutbacks

Bredesen wants 3 percent gratuity for gov't workers

Guv Budgets $164M in Bonuses Amid Cutbacks Guv Budgets $164M in Bonuses Amid Cutbacks

Breaking Down ‘Race to the Top’

The hottest topic at the statehouse accounts for only 12 percent of the overall grant application

Breaking Down ‘Race to the Top’ Breaking Down ‘Race to the Top’

State Sovereignty Supporter Pushes Federal Mandate in TN Legislature

The Adam Walsh Act: Subversion of the Tenth Amendment or serving a compelling national interest?

State Sovereignty Supporter Pushes Federal Mandate in TN Legislature State Sovereignty Supporter Pushes Federal Mandate in TN Legislature
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Senate Committee Approves Income Tax Ban

by Andrea Zelinski| Mar. 9, 2010

But this constitutional amendment has a long way to go before becoming law.

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Committee Debating Who Should Give Medications in Nursing Homes

by Andrea Zelinski| Mar. 9, 2010

Nurses say that’s their job. And a push to let their assistants do it too is not going over well with some.

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TN’s Big 3 Campaign Issues: ‘Jobs, Jobs & Jobs’

by Mike Morrow| Mar. 8, 2010

Easing unemployment has been the constant, common refrain by all the players in Tennessee’s 2010 gubernatorial race.

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Legislature Considering Bills Relating to Pregnancy

by Josh Nelson| Mar. 6, 2010

Lawmakers are discussing a proposal to ensure that women seeking abortions are acting uncoerced; whether violence against pregnant women should be punished more harshly; and a new law to allow families of stillborns to obtain birth certificates if they so chose.

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‘English-on-the-Job’ Bill Advances

by Josh Nelson| Mar. 4, 2010

Proposed legislation would shield Tennessee businesses from some discrimination lawsuits. It is designed to serve the interests of “business necessity and safe workplace environment,” according to the sponsor.

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Still in the ‘Race’

by Andrea Zelinski| Mar. 4, 2010

Like on a game show, the state is moving to a runoff round for a cut of $4.35 billion in federal education dollars. But Bredesen says he’s not so sure the Volunteer State will win in this first phase of grants even though education experts say Tennessee is ahead of the pack.

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Republicans Energized about Nuclear Power; Democrats by Green Jobs

by Mike Morrow| Mar. 4, 2010

All the candidates agreed during a Tennessee Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event in Nashville that smart, state-level energy policy will mean a stronger overall economy down the road.

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GOP Candidates Taking on Environmental Regs, Red Tape

by Mike Morrow| Mar. 3, 2010

They say they’re concerned about increasingly oppressive regulations at all levels of government. And, in the cases of TDOT and TDEC, they worry the state seems more interested in taking policy cues from the feds than in developing programs and protections that seek to balance the legitimate interests of all Tennesseans.

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