Tennnessee faces continued budget crisis
A sweeping $106 million emergency budget reduction announced Tuesday probably will not be the last sacrifice Tennessee’s public service agencies will have to make in these tough economic times, according to state Finance Commissioner Dave Goetz.
October 8, 2008
Hamilton County: Bredesen wants to expand pre-k program funding
Despite state and national budget shortfalls this year, Gov. Phil Bredesen said he wants to expand pre-kindergarten funding before he leaves office in 2010.
October 2, 2008
Alexander holds wide lead in Senate race
WASHINGTON — Democrat Bob Tuke, an underdog from the start, still faces an uphill battle to unseat U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., according to a Chattanooga Times Free Press statewide poll.
October 1, 2008
Tennessee: Bredesen’s job approval rating high, poll finds
As he heads into his final two years as Tennessee’s chief executive, Gov. Phil Bredesen continues to enjoy high marks from state residents on his job performance, a new poll shows.
September 30, 2008
Tennessee: Survey shows Frist has high name ID
Tennessee’s 2010 race for governor is crowded with would-be contenders, but a new statewide poll shows former U.S. Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., enjoys a major built-in advantage after two successful statewide races in 1994 and 2000.
September 30, 2008
Chattanooga: It’s the economy.. again
The economy and jobs are the issues at the front of most Tennesseans’ minds, a statewide poll of voters shows, but other issues may factor into how they cast their ballots for president.
September 29, 2008
Water rates for Signal, Walden’s Ridge to go up
Water rates are expected to go up 12.77 percent next year for Signal Mountain and Walden’s Ridge when the two communities’ current contracts with Tennessee-American Water Co. expire, officials say.
September 25, 2008
Tennessee: Lawmakers join call for disaster declaration
Several of Tennessee’s congressmen have joined Gov. Phil Bredesen in requesting that the U.S. secretary of agriculture declare 28 counties of the state an agricultural disaster because of continuing drought.
September 25, 2008
Washington: Corker gives thumbs down to financial bailout plan
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Banking Committee, said the sweeping financial bailout outlined by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson fails to provide sufficient oversight, and he indicated he likely will vote against the bill.
September 23, 2008
Tennessee no predictor of president
In all but one election in the past 80 years, the presidential candidate who won Tennessee has taken the Oval Office.
September 22, 2008
Tennessee: Tax shortfalls imperil state jobs, Bredesen warns
Gov. Phil Bredesen said Thursday that a sputtering Tennessee economy may mean forced layoffs and other budget cuts to keep state coffers out of the red.
September 12, 2008
Tennessee: State agencies told to develop ‘contingency’ plans for 3 percent cuts next year
As Tennessee tax collections continue to falter, Bredesen administration officials have told state departments and agencies to draw up plans for a possible 3 percent cut in their operating budgets next year.
September 11, 2008
Tennessee: Streamlined sales tax aims to rope in online retailers
Tax-free purchases from online retailers soon may be a thing of the past, and Tennessee is one of 22 states trying to make it happen.
August 25, 2008
Tennessee: Session to explain private-duty nursing cuts
Advocates for TennCare enrollees are holding an information session today to help those insured by the state’s managed Medicaid program understand how to appeal impending cuts to private-duty nursing benefits.
August 16, 2008
Tennessee: Wamp 'extremely interested' in run for governor
Sixty miles outside Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District, a billboard dominated by the grinning face of the district’s incumbent, U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., went up last week.
August 14, 2008
