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Tennessee News Clips

Politics

Neither Speaker Nor State GOP Chair Rushing to Reconcile
August 5, 2009 Nashville Public Radio
The Speaker of the state House of Representatives and the new Chairman of the Tennessee GOP both say they’re open to talks with the other.

Do the crime, pay for the time, as in $90 a day
August 6, 2009 Associated Press
A one-night stay? Ninety dollars. Need to see a doctor? Ten bucks. Want toilet paper? Pay for it yourself.

Education

First charter high school spurred by Gates grant
August 5, 2009 Nashville City Paper
Development of Nashville’s first charter high school has received a substantial financial shot from a $320,000 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded grant.

New textbooks open for public review
August 5, 2009 Nashville City Paper
A slate of possible new textbooks for public schools are open for public viewing and input.

Healthcare

Healthcare debate gets uglier
August 6, 2009 Los Angeles Times
An effigy of Rep. Frank Kratovil Jr. was hung outside his office on the eastern shore of Maryland.

Seniors defend Medicare plan Obama calls 'wasteful'
August 5, 2009 USA Today
One of the largest spending cuts Congress could rely on to pay for an overhaul of the nation's health care system comes from a Medicare program President Obama has called a "wasteful" subsidy for the health insurance industry.

Development

Electric car chargers to come early to Nashville
August 6, 2009 Associated Press
Nashville will be one of the first cities to get chargers for electric vehicles, according to an Arizona-based company working with Nissan and getting an almost $100 million federal grant.

Economy

Sales tax breaks erode state revenues
August 6, 2009 Stateline
As shoppers in 15 states rush to buy tax-free clothing and school supplies this August, some lawmakers are experiencing buyer's remorse: Their "sales-tax holidays" are pinching revenues at a time when state coffers are hurting.

Bredesen tells state agencies to slash another $56 million
August 5, 2009 Memphis Commercial Appeal
Faced with a continuing revenue decline, Gov. Phil Bredesen is withholding another $56.1 million from state agencies on top of $750 million in cuts and $151 million in planned savings already built into the state budget.

Energy

A Bloom in Biofuels
August 5, 2009 Seed Magazine
The fossil fuels of today largely came from the aquatic single-celled photosynthesizers of yesterday.


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