The governor said Monday the new teacher evaluation system will require some getting used to but emphasized that the evaluations were “at the heart” of the state’s successful Race to the Top application. Haslam said he’s as yet unprepared to take a position on a bill to make way for vouchers in the state’s largest school systems.
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Former Gov. Phil Bredesen said a report critical of the tax variances awarded by former Revenue Commissioner Reagan Farr was motivated by politics. Bredesen made the comments following a discussion Tuesday with students at the University of the South in Sewanee.
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Gov. Bill Haslam said Monday the best reaction to a comptroller’s report widely seen as critical of former Department of Revenue Commissioner Reagan Farr is to establish clearly defined procedures…
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Political leaders characterized a new tax deal the state has struck with Amazon as an improvement on an earlier deal rather than a reversal of position. The Bredesen administration had given Amazon a pass on collecting sales taxes. A new Haslam plan requires collection starting in 2014 and expands Amazon’s presence here.
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Asked Saturday at the Democratic Party’s Jackson Day Dinner whether the state’s tax-treatment arrangement with the online retail giant were ever put to paper, Tennessee’s former economic and community development director gave a long pause. “I don’t actually remember,” he said.
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The governor and his staff met with a group of consultants who manage relocations for different firms during a trip to New York this week. Speaking to reporters following a Wednesday speech in Nashville, Haslam said the state should take a “measured approach” to solvency questions around the Tennessee Lottery.
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The Alliance for Main Street Fairness opposes a deal the Bredesen administration struck with Amazon.com. The online retail giant promised to build distribution centers in Hamilton and Bradley counties under an agreement the company would not have to collect sales taxes.
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1-in-10 hunting for jobs—Republican lawmaker says Tennessee ‘too easy’ on job seekers
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester called out Republican…
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Appointee brings broad experience as physician and public health practitioner to state government
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced Dr.…
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Gov. Bill Haslam gives bipartisan high marks to Phil Bredesen and Lamar Alexander for their records as governors on education.
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