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Kisber Doesn’t Recall if Amazon Deal was in Writing

by Mike Morrow on October 2, 2011

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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Norris Tweets Dig at Dems on Solyndra Setback

by Mike Morrow on September 14, 2011

Everything under the sun seems to be open to squabbles over jobs between Republicans and Democrats in the Tennessee Legislature. Now it’s solar panels.

Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris tweeted Tuesday night,…

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Republicans Energized about Nuclear Power; Democrats by Green Jobs

by Mike Morrow on March 4, 2010

All the candidates agreed during a Tennessee Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event in Nashville that smart, state-level energy policy will mean a stronger overall economy down the road.

Tagged as: Bill Gibbons, Bill Haslam, campaign, Economy, election, energy, gubernatorial, Kim McMillan, Mike McWherter, nuclear, Ron Ramsey, solar, Zach Wamp