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Friday, March 12, 2010
NASHVILLE -- State Building Commission members Thursday morning unanimously approved a $64.2 million state grant that will help build electrical and other infrastructure for the planned $1 billion Wacker Chemical Corp. in Bradley County.
Friday, March 12, 2010
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."
Friday, March 12, 2010
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.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, the Senate speaker, said Thursday he favors a more flexible approach than a House bill that requires the written portion of all driver’s license exams be in English with no exceptions for legal immigrants and visitors such as Volkswagen and Nissan executives.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
NASHVILLE — State Building Commission members this morning unanimously approved a $64.2 million state grant that will help build electrical and other infrastructure for the planned $1 billion Wacker Chemical Corp. in Bradley County.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
A proposed amendment to the Tennessee Constitution that would ban a general state income tax and payroll tax was read on the state Senate floor today.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Legislation allowing Tennessee’s nearly 269,000 handgun-carry permit holders to go armed in any establishment selling alcohol for on-premises consumption passed its first House hurdle today.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
NASHVILLE -- Efforts by a Volkswagen lobbyist Tuesday to state the German auto manufacturer's concerns about legislation requiring all Tennessee driver license exams be conducted in English had a Northeast Tennessee representative questioning if the firm was trying to strong-arm lawmakers into dropping the issue.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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.
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