News Clips

Quote of the Day:

“President Obama has been explaining his healthcare plan now to senior citizens. And yesterday, at a town hall meeting, he promised the crowd that he will not, quote, 'pull the plug on Grandma.' Then, there was an awkward moment when Grandpa stood up and booed.”

- Conan O’Brien

Tennessee News Clips

Education

Covenant would guarantee grads 2 years of college
August 17, 2009 Tennessean
Graduate from McGavock High School and get money for college — that's a promise some local leaders are hoping to make to Metro students.

Dangling Money, Obama Pushes an Education Shift
August 16, 2009 New York Times
Holding out billions of dollars as a potential windfall, the Obama administration is persuading state after state to rewrite education laws to open the door to more charter schools and expand the use of student test scores for judging teachers.

GED test taking spikes in Tennessee, Georgia
August 17, 2009 Chattanooga Times Free Press
A sputtering economy and a desire to rethink educational options spurred more adults in Tennessee, Georgia -- and across the nation -- to take the GED test last year, according to a new report.

Healthcare

Tennessee Experiment's High Cost Fuels Health-Care Debate
August 17, 2009 Wall Street Journal
In 1994, Tennessee launched an ambitious public insurance program to cover its uninsured. The plan, TennCare, fulfilled that mission but nearly bankrupted the state in the process.

‘Public Option’ in Health Plan May Be Dropped
August 16, 2009 New York Times
The White House, facing increasing skepticism over President Obama’s call for a public insurance plan to compete with the private sector, signaled Sunday that it was willing to compromise and would consider a proposal for a nonprofit health cooperative being developed in the Senate.

Politics

Nashville restaurateur seeks quick ruling on guns lawsuit
August 17, 2009 Tennessean
A Nashville restaurant owner plans to ask today for a quick decision in his lawsuit challenging the new state law that allows guns in restaurants and bars.

Economy

Mixed signals better than all bad news
August 17, 2009 Knoxville News Sentinel
A downtick in the unemployment rate and a positive report on productivity aren't signaling to the University of Tennessee's Matt Murray that an economic rebound is around the corner.

Business

Soda makers: Don't tax our soft drinks
August 17, 2009 USA Today
Industry groups are fighting a soft-drink tax proposal that is not part of any pending health care measure.

Energy

A New Test for Business and Biofuel
August 16, 2009 New York Times
An unusual experiment featuring equal parts science, environmental optimism and Native American capitalist ambition is unfolding here on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southwest Colorado.

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