Press Release from the State of Tennessee, Aug. 10, 2010
NASHVILLE – State sales tax revenues for July jumped with the largest monthly growth in over three years. Finance and Administration Commissioner Dave…
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A measure that would have let returning nontraditional college students cash in on class credits earned as long as 20 years ago was narrowly approved 50-31, then later dumped. Several lawmakers who claim they support the idea said it needs to be better debated during the General Assembly’s regular session.
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State of Tennessee press release, Jan. 20, 2010:
Reform proposal seeks $502 million fo Volunteer State
Nashville, TN –The State of Tennessee has submitted its proposal in the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to…
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Press release from the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Jan. 11, 2010:
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Center for Policy Research today released a policy brief examining the education reform proposals currently sought by Governor…
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Eleven professional regulatory boards are scheduled to terminate at the end of June if the Legislature doesn’t extend their bureaucratic life. Government Operations Committee chair Susan Lynn says she doesn’t foresee lawmakers refusing to reissue statutory approval for the boards, but Tennessee’s consumers and economy might be better served if they did.
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State of Tennessee Press Release, Dec. 14, 2009:
NASHVILLE – State tax collections fell below budgeted estimates in November, for the fourth consecutive month of the fiscal year that began on July 1, 2009.…
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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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House lawmakers examining the use of high-tech traffic enforcement tools plan on introducing bills next year that could create guidelines on where cameras could be used, and lengthening the duration of a yellow light before it turns red. Also under discussion is prohibiting speed-limit enforcement and stoplight cameras altogether.
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