Press Release from Haslam for Governor Campaign, Aug 10, 2010:
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam receives his highest level of support so far following his Republican primary victory last Thursday in the race for governor…
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The Knoxville mayor wins big in the primary battle to carry the GOP torch into the Tennessee gubernatorial election this fall.
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Like the Knoxville mayor’s GOP rivals, the Democratic Party’s gubernatorial guy sees the Haslam family pit-stop chain as prime for political prodding.
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Those foreign-owned companies that operate the roadway-violation monitoring devices “suck,” says House Majority Leader Jason Mumpower. In particular, they are “sucking (money) out of Sullivan County…out of Tennessee…out of the United States,” he said.
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Still too early to credibly measure much in the way of roadway safety stats relating to Tennessee’s driver-texting ban. And two groups that closely monitor national highway accident trends and data differ over whether laws banning cell phones and instant messaging will show positive lasting results.
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State of Tennessee press release, Jan. 26, 2010:
NASHVILLE – Calling it a “landmark opportunity” for public education in Tennessee, Governor Phil Bredesen today signed into law two bills passed during this month’s special…
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Since January 2009, the Senate has used up 47 of its allotted 90 regular session days — the House 46. Once lawmakers finish with any changes they plan to make to the state’s higher education laws and put an official end to the legislative special session currently underway, they’ll have less than 45 session days to tackle the state budget.
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State of Tennessee press release, 6 Jan. 2010:
Hemlock Semiconductor Earns Silver Award for 2009 Economic Development Deal of the Year
NASHVILLE – The editors of Business Facilities magazine, a national economic development publication,…
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State of Tennessee Press Release, 23 Dec. 2009:
NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s unemployment rate for November was 10.3 percent, down 0.2 percentage point from the October rate of 10.5 percent. The United States’ unemployment rate…
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Press Release from the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Dec. 3. 2009:
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Center for Policy Research today sent a brief to state lawmakers outlining the potential costs the proposed healthcare…
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Some lawmakers still have qualms with the traffic-enforcement pic-snapping gadgets; say they endanger motorists’ civil liberties, compromise safety and give too much power and profit to camera-operator companies. House Transportation Committee head wants reports on camera-caused or -prevented vehicle crashes, vendor contracts and how citation revenues are spent.
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