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Politics | State

Posted: Monday - March 15, 2010
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Book ban puts dent in profits
Students told to buy textbooks written by their professors may get the right of refusal if a bill in the Tennessee General Assembly gains traction.
Posted: Sunday - March 14, 2010
Tennessee gubernatorial responses
Below are complete responses from the major candidates in the 2010 gubernatorial race to questions about economic development and jobs.
Posted: Friday - March 12, 2010
Posted: Friday - March 12, 2010
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Kisber says English-only driver test would be "less inviting" to foreign companies
NASHVILLE -- The state's top economic recruitment official said Thursday that legislation requiring the written portion of state driver's license exams be conducted only in English "contradicts the message ... that Tennessee is a good place for foreign companies to invest."
Posted: Friday - March 12, 2010
Amendment to ban income tax advances
NASHVILLE -- A proposed amendment to the Tennessee Constitution that would ban general state income and payroll taxes was read on the state Senate floor today.
Posted: Thursday - March 11, 2010
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New guns-in-bars bill advances
NASHVILLE -- A new guns-in-bars bill cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday, a step toward allowing handgun-carry permit holders to go armed in restaurants that sell alcohol.
Posted: Wednesday - March 10, 2010
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Lawmaker lashes out at VW on English bill
NASHVILLE — Efforts by a Volkswagen lobbyist Tuesday to state the German auto manufacturer’s concerns about a bill requiring all Tennessee driver license exams be conducted in English had a Northeast Tennessee representative questioning if the company was trying to strong-arm lawmakers into dropping the issue.
Posted: Tuesday - March 9, 2010
Carmike alcohol bill goes to governor
NASHVILLE — A bill allowing wine and liquor sales in downtown Chattanooga’s recently opened Carmike Majestic 12 theater is on its way to Gov. Phil Bredesen for his consideration.
Posted: Monday - March 8, 2010
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2 target same base in GOP
NASHVILLE -- Republicans Zach Wamp and Ron Ramsey say they are in the GOP gubernatorial race to stay, but each claims the same conservative base.
Posted: Friday - March 5, 2010
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Hospitals present 3.5 percent fee to raise TennCare funds
NASHVILLE -- Tennessee Hospital Association leaders briefed state officials Thursday about their plan to raise $229.5 million from a 3.5 percent fee on hospitals.
Posted: Thursday - March 4, 2010
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Democrat criticizes Haslam over trust
NASHVILLE -- Entering the fray over Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam's holdings in Pilot Corp., Democrat Mike McWherter said Wednesday he has disclosed his own federal income tax returns and will move his business holdings into a blind trust if elected governor.
Posted: Thursday - March 4, 2010
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Who's running for governor?
NASHVILLE -- Early voting in the Aug. 5 Republican and Democratic primaries is less than five months away, but only three out of four Tennessee adults now have a clue about who is running for governor, according to the latest Middle Tennessee State University Poll released Wednesday.
Posted: Tuesday - March 2, 2010
Bill easing overseas soldiers' voting goes to Bredesen
NASHVILLE -- Legislation making it easier for U.S. military personnel serving overseas to vote in elections back home passed the state House on a 96-0 vote and is on its way to Gov. Phil Bredesen for his consideration.
Posted: Tuesday - Feb. 23, 2010
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Change in federal guidelines could lessen TennCare cuts
NASHVILLE -- TennCare's chief said Monday he is advising Gov. Phil Bredesen that the state use an unexpected change in federal Medicaid rules to offset about a quarter of the $500 million in new TennCare cuts the administration plans to make in its latest round of reductions.
Posted: Tuesday - Feb. 23, 2010
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Democrat enters 3rd District field
After more than two months with no Democrats in Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District race, a Democrat said Monday that she's planning to enter.
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Profile: Nancy Olencheck
Monday - March 15, 2010 - - Audio
Coal ash disaster prompts TVA to restructure
Monday - March 15, 2010 - 4 Comments
Book ban puts dent in profits
Monday - March 15, 2010 - 1 Comment - Audio - Photo
Belief in autism-vaccine link persists
Monday - March 15, 2010 - - Audio - Photo
Housing authority funding gets boost
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