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Politics | State

Georgia: Perdue suspends off-road diesel tax for farmers
Georgia farmers got welcome news Monday: The cost of fuel went down.
May 13, 2008
Tennessee: Lawmakers eye jury system overhaul
Being the town drunk used to be a guaranteed way to dodge jury duty.
May 12, 2008
Nashville: Bredesen to outline budget cuts today
Proposed new state spending such as $10 million for a state fund used to respond quickly to opportunities for preserving land could fall victim today to Gov. Phil Bredesen’s budget knife, a top administration official said.
May 12, 2008
Tennessee sales tax slumps in current downturn
The slowdown in consumer spending this year is hitting Tennessee’s state government harder than most states, according to tax collections and budget reports through the first quarter of 2008.
May 11, 2008
Tennessee higher-education officials work to keep tuition hikes below 10 percent
NASHVILLE — Tennessee higher-education leaders pledged Thursday to try to keep tuition hikes below 10 percent for in-state, undergraduate students, despite Gov. Phil Bredesen’s plans to cut $55 million from their operating budgets.
May 9, 2008
Wednesday's signing deadline has some North Georgia legislators anxious
Despite signing dozens of bills into law this week, Gov. Sonny Perdue still has hundreds of pieces of legislation from this year’s session on his desk, and a Wednesday deadline to decide their fate.
May 9, 2008
Nashville: State spending goes on as revenue drops
Growth in state tax revenues appears to be swirling down the drain, but hope springs eternal for many Tennessee lawmakers.
May 7, 2008
Chattanooga: City Council approves pay plan
The Chattanooga City Council on Tuesday night effectively approved the city’s new pay plan, meaning scores of municipal employees will see pay raises in their checks on Thursday.
May 7, 2008
Nashville: Lottery deal tough with less money
House and Senate efforts to resolve a yearlong standoff on how to spend some Tennessee Education Lottery funds are running into new problems as a result of lower-than-expected lottery growth, top lawmakers said.
May 5, 2008
Plunging revenues send Tennessee officials scrambling
NASHVILLE — What a difference a year makes when it comes to Tennessee government’s budget.
May 4, 2008
Abortion challenge stirs chaos in Tennessee House
NASHVILLE — Republican and Democratic abortion opponents successfully mounted an unprecedented challenge to House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh’s authority Thursday as the coalition overturned the powerful Democrat’s ruling on an abortion measure.
May 2, 2008
Nashville: Cable bill heads to governor
NASHVILLE — The Senate has unanimously approved a proposal to create statewide TV cable franchising and has sent the bill to the governor, who is expected to sign it into law.
May 2, 2008
Tennessee budget cuts could bite higher education
NASHVILLE — Tennessee public colleges and universities could feel the bite of state government’s budget ax as Gov. Phil Bredesen and lawmakers begin slashing the governor’s original 2008-09 budget proposal by as much as $585 million, officials said.
May 2, 2008
Tennessee: State revenue woes could lead to layoffs
Gov. Phil Bredesen warned Wednesday that plummeting state revenues will force him to make layoffs to bring next year’s budget in line, but he gave no specific numbers on how many employees would be affected.
May 1, 2008
Nashville: Grandpa no longer may have to show ID to buy beer
Grandma and Grandpa may not always have to flash their photo ID when buying beer under a bill the Senate sent Tuesday to Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen.
April 30, 2008
Highlights

Local Politics

Signal OKs budget, eyes a liquor store
May 13, 2008
Signal Mountain’s budget for 2009 is nearly half that of a year ago for one reason: The new high school is paid for.

Regional Politics

Athens will hire 2 firefighters
May 12, 2008
Fire Chief Bob Miller said Athens did not get a grant it had applied for to help pay new firefighters’ salaries, but he’s planning to hire two people anyway in the upcoming fiscal year.

National Politics

Washington: Alexander outlines energy proposal
May 13, 2008
Sen. Lamar Alexander’s proposed “Manhattan Project” energy plan would require significant amounts of water even as the country’s supplies are dwindling, a U.S. Department of Energy official suggested Monday.

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