Supreme Court Crowns New Chief Justice

Levity and mirth-making at Cornelia Clark's merry swearing-in ceremony

Supreme Court Crowns New Chief Justice Supreme Court Crowns New Chief Justice

State Takes 14 Months to Close 2008-09 Budget Books

Project was supposed to have been completed in March

State Takes 14 Months to Close 2008-09 Budget Books State Takes 14 Months to Close 2008-09 Budget Books

Bredesen Denies Pulling Strings on Morgan Appointment

And he finds a reporter's question on the matter "offensive"

Bredesen Denies Pulling Strings on Morgan Appointment Bredesen Denies Pulling Strings on Morgan Appointment

New TN ‘First to the Top’ Website Omits Ongoing Spending Details

Lacks specifics on which contractors are hired for what work, and how each school will allocate funding

New TN ‘First to the Top’ Website Omits Ongoing Spending Details New TN ‘First to the Top’ Website Omits Ongoing Spending Details

Campfield: Harper’s ‘Noose’ Comment ‘a Little Over the Top’

Harper offers no apologies

Campfield: Harper’s ‘Noose’ Comment ‘a Little Over the Top’ Campfield: Harper’s ‘Noose’ Comment ‘a Little Over the Top’
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Bredesen Denies Pulling Strings on Morgan Appointment

by Andrea Zelinski| Aug. 25, 2010

The outgoing Democratic governor tells reporters he finds it “offensive” to suggest he rigged the selection process to ensure his deputy governor was appointed chancellor by the Board of Regents.

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Tallies Change, Result Doesn’t: Henry Edges Yarbro

by Andrea Zelinski| Aug. 24, 2010

Jeff Yarbro lost the District 21 election recount to Douglas Henry, 5,734 votes to 5,717.

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Henry-Yarbro Recount Set for Today

by Andrea Zelinski| Aug. 24, 2010

On a voice vote — with many members attending via teleconference and about a dozen from the party’s Nashville headquarters — the 66-member committee decided overwhelmingly in favor of the recount.

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New TN ‘First to the Top’ Website Omits Ongoing Spending Details

by Andrea Zelinski| Aug. 23, 2010

The state’s Race to the Top budget is outlined, but lacks specifics on which contractors are hired for what work, and how each school will allocate its share of the money.

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Campfield: Harper’s ‘Noose’ Comment ‘a Little Over the Top’

by Mark Todd Engler| Aug. 21, 2010

Unhappy with a restriction on time allowed for lawmakers’ questions, Sen. Thelma Harper employed a reference to ligature strangulation to suggest Rep. Stacey Campfield was choking off inquiry into operations of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

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Ramsey Now Open to Granting Williams’ Fish Wish

by Andrea Zelinski| Aug. 19, 2010

If state revenues perk up by the next legislative session, the lieutenant governor says he’ll fully support the Carter County hatchery project, which was formerly referred to as an obvious example of “pork” by GOP lawmakers.

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Democratic Chair Faults GOP for Election Foul-Ups

by Andrea Zelinski| Aug. 18, 2010

Chip Forrester says the Tennessee Voter Confidence Act of 2008 — which was supposed to go into effect this year — could have prevented some of the vote-total miscounts during this month’s primary. Citing cost concerns, lawmakers last session — mostly Republicans, but some Democrats, too– voted to delay implementation of the act.

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Black Setting Her Sights on November

by Andrea Zelinski| Aug. 18, 2010

Rutherford County forgot to open up early voting locations on a Saturday in mid-July, but government officials don’t expect the blip will make a difference in the 6th Congressional District primary vote tallies.

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Party Officials Could Decide Henry-Yarbro Race

by Andrea Zelinski| Aug. 17, 2010

Eleven votes now separate the two Nashville Democrats competing for a state Senate seat. Once the results are certified Monday, it will be up to the party to announce the winner or authorize a recount.

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Job Creation Tops McWherter’s Priority List

by Mark Todd Engler| Aug. 17, 2010

Little matters more than finding work when you’re out of it, says the Democratic nominee for governor. Republican Bill Haslam agrees — but the two differ on approaches to addressing Tennessee’s high unemployment.

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