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Economy

Haslam Promises to Make TN the Top Southeastern Jobs Location

by TN Press Release Center| Sep. 10, 2010

Press Release from Bill Haslam for Governor, Sept. 10, 2010:

HASLAM TIES QUALITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO JOB GROWTH AT KINGSPORT STOP

Knoxville Mayor Says Decisions Must Be Based on How Jobs Are…

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Clinton Implores TN Democrats to Reshape Election Debates

by Mark Todd Engler| Sep. 10, 2010

The 64-year-old 42nd president of the United States says Mike McWherter, the underdog Democratic nominee for governor, can win if supporters make job-creation the central issue of the campaign.

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Democrats: TNGOP Getting Ahead of Itself

by TN Press Release Center| Sep. 8, 2010

Press Release from the Tennessee Democratic Party; Sept. 8, 2010;

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester said overconfident Tennessee Republican legislative leaders who have begun their redistricting plans before the first…

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Mag Ranks Tennessee High for Business Environment

by TN Press Release Center| Aug. 20, 2010

Press Release from the State of Tennessee, Aug. 20, 2010:

State Among Best in Nation for Economic Development, Cities Statewide Also Honored

NASHVILLE – Business Facilities, a national economic development publication, has…

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Farming for Votes

by Mark Todd Engler| Aug. 12, 2010

Knoxville Mayor and GOP gubernatorial nominee Bill Haslam told Tennessee Farm Bureau members that leaner government will benefit rural businesses, and the state’s economy as a whole. But agriculture grants and biofuels subsidies wouldn’t necessarily be on the chopping block, he added.

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Democrat Stewart Criticizes AZ-Bound GOP Lawmakers

by TN Press Release Center| Jul. 29, 2010

Press Release from Sen. Eric Stewart, D-Belvidere, July 29, 2010:

Republican Lawmakers Leave Districts in Crisis for Political Pandering Trip to Arizona

Sen. Stewart calls on Republicans to…

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Biden, Gore Blame Bush for Country’s Economic Woes

by Mike Morrow| Jul. 17, 2010

Democratic White House second-in-commands, past and present, team up at a Nashville fundraiser to advise party brethren on campaign strategies for staving off big GOP victories this coming election.

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Haslam Gets Lots of Attention in 4-Way Debate

by Mike Morrow| Jul. 13, 2010

The former Knoxville mayor and perceived GOP gubernatorial front-runner’s policy focus, personal finances and TV political ads got an extended going-over by all three opponents in a debate aired statewide Monday night.

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Government Fat in TCPR’s Line of Fire

by Mark Todd Engler| Jun. 29, 2010

The fifth edition of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s “Pork Report” is out. State and local politicians misspent a total of more than $260 million over the past year, says the fiscally conservative-minded think tank.

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Bredesen Formally Backs McWherter

by Mike Morrow| Jun. 23, 2010

When it comes to jobs, the economy and public education, the only Democrat left standing in the 2010 gubernatorial race “gets it,” says the governor.

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