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November 2009

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County Officials to Decide Who Fills Turner’s House Seat

by Andrea Zelinski| Nov. 30, 2009

For the second time in two years, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners will have to select someone to fill an early vacancy in the Tennessee General Assembly. Memphis Democrat Larry Turner passed away just under a year before the 2010 election, which means county politicians, not voters, will choose who represents House District 85 this coming legislative session.

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World’s First Medical Trade Center Planned for Nashville

by admin| Nov. 30, 2009

State of Tennessee Press Release, Mon, Nov 30, 2009:

Texas-Based Market Center Management Company to Develop Health Care Marketplace on Site of Nashville Convention Center

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen today joined Tennessee…

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October 2009 County Unemployment Rates for Tennessee

by Editorial Staff| Nov. 28, 2009

State of Tennessee News Release on Wed, Nov 25, 2009

Rates Increase in 39 Counties, Decrease in 42, Remain the Same in 15

NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s unemployment rate for October was 10.5 percent, unchanged…

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Christmas Tree Web Site Finds Farms for Short Holiday Season

by Editorial Staff| Nov. 24, 2009

This is a Tennessee State Government news release, Nov. 19, 2009

NASHVILLE – The official Christmas season is short this year—only four weeks from Thanksgiving Day to Christmas Day. There’s no time to waste…

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Stimulus Grant for TN Green Job Employment Search

by Editorial Staff| Nov. 24, 2009

(State of Tennessee News Release: Fri, Nov 20, 2009)

Automotive Workers Will More Easily Connect with Green Industries

NASHVILLE – Workers in the automotive industry will find it easier to direct their job search…

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NRA: Restaurant Gun-Carry Ruling A Setback for Tennessee

by Editorial Staff| Nov. 23, 2009

This press release was issued by the National Rifle Association on Nov. 23, 2009:

Fairfax, Va. – Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman of the Chancery Court for Davidson County, Tennessee ruled last week that Tennessee’s restaurant…

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‘Guns-in-Bars’ Law Shot Down – For Now

by Mark Todd Engler| Nov. 21, 2009

A judge in Nashville on Friday triggered renewed debate over the controversial issue that fired up a range of competing interests last legislative session. Opponents of the law hailed the ruling as “common sense.” Supporters promise to re-word and reload it back into the statute books next year.

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Cuts Coming to State Employee Health Plans?

by Mark Todd Engler| Nov. 19, 2009

Gov. Bredesen said Wednesday Tennessee government-worker medical coverage won’t be spared the budget scalpel: Benefit-reductions and co-pay increases are under review. And he’s unconvinced substantial savings can be realized through incentives for “healthy behaviors.”

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State Considers Releasing Thousands of Inmates to Save Money

by Mark Todd Engler| Nov. 16, 2009

Tennessee’s Corrections Department head says the only way to meaningfully cut the state’s prison budget is to grant early releases to between 3,000 and 4,000 prisoners the agency deems non-violent. Gov. Phil Bredesen calls proposal a “dramatic step.”

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Health Care Robots: Next Generation Decision-Making Software, Eliminates Manual Systems Labor

by Editorial Staff| Nov. 16, 2009

Linnaeus, Inc., a Franklin, Tennessee-based software company, has won Innovator of The Year honors for its healthcare administration automation product, Health Mason. It uses artificial intelligence to replace manual systems labor to result in unprecedented healthcare administration productivity savings.

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