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Tennessee: Too few buyouts could force layoffs, Bredesen warns

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Gov. Phil Bredesen warned Monday his administration may be forced to lay off state workers next year because of the unenthusiastic response so far to the state’s $50 million voluntary employee buyout program.

Tennessee: Buyouts below needed level to balance budget, governor says

Monday, July 21, 2008

NASHVILLE — Gov. Phil Bredesen today said that with two weeks left to go, only 1,400 of 12,000 eligible state employees have signed up for a voluntary buyout program, increasing the possibility of officials having to begin firing workers next year.

Chattanooga: 'Choo Choo' hit right note with Volkswagen

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Tennessee’s top politicians usually wield their power in Washington, D.C., and Nashville and aren’t above throwing a sharp elbow at the opposition.

Tennessee drives for bigger automotive stake

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Tennessee landed its first automobile assembly plants in the 1980s, but over the past two decades the Volunteer State has watched the next nine major Southern car plants go to neighboring states, including three assembly plants and an engine plant to Alabama.

Tennessee: State seeks water rate cut

Friday, July 18, 2008

State Attorney General Robert Cooper’s office said Monday that instead of hiking water rates by $7.6 million, Tennessee-American Water Co. should slash its charges to Chattanooga customers by $1.6 million.

Chattanooga: State, local incentives for VW called part of the 'game'

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Like them or not, the state and local economic incentives that factored into Volkswagen AG’s decision to build a $1 billion auto assembly plant in Chattanooga have become a fact of life, experts say.

Chattanooga: VW incentives could top $400 million over 20 years

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

State and local incentives for Volkswagen AG’s estimated $1 billion investment in Chattanooga could top $400 million over the next 20 years, according to available figures, but Gov. Phil Bredesen said Tuesday officials won’t know actual costs until later.

Tennessee: GOP Chair Smith accuses Bredesen, Democrats of attempted “smear”

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Tennessee Republican Party Chairwoman Robin Smith said Monday that a June 2 “private” letter she wrote to Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen about the state Human Rights Commission was leaked as part of a campaign to publicly “smear” her integrity and suggest she is a racist.

Tennessee: State tax revenues continued falling in June

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Tennessee tax collections fell another $62.5 million below original estimates in June, with weaker-than-expected consumer spending and flagging corporate growth largely responsible for the decline, officials said Monday.

Chattanooga: City, state want water rates set 'correctly,' not quickly

Sunday, July 13, 2008

NASHVILLE — A Tennessee Regulatory Authority official has given the state’s consumer advocate, Chattanooga and local manufacturers more time to develop expert testimony they believe can show Tennessee-American Water Co.’s proposed 20.58 percent rate increase is “too high.”