NashvillePost.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sitemason Content Management System http://www.sitemason.com/ Diana DeGette James Hayes Shofner 'Jim' Cooper James Leuschen Politics: Federal government Fiscal policy People http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2008/4/1/people_congressman_cooper_names_new_legislative_director http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2008/4/1/people_congressman_cooper_names_new_legislative_director Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:40:16 CST NashvillePost.com ken.whitehouse@nashvillepost.com (Ken Whitehouse) Affairs of State Politics: State government Fiscal policy Philip Norman 'Phil' Bredesen Bredesen seeks to triple cigarette tax, make community college free http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2007/2/5/state_of_the_state_nashvillepostcom_has_the_numbers http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2007/2/5/state_of_the_state_nashvillepostcom_has_the_numbers Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:02:00 CST NashvillePost.com Tennessee Department of Finance & Administration Affairs of State State of Tennessee Fiscal policy Merritt Davis 'Dave' Goetz Franchise and excise tax collections push April revenues for the state $117 million over estimates http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2006/5/10/states_revenues_for_april_exceed_expectations http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2006/5/10/states_revenues_for_april_exceed_expectations Wed, 10 May 2006 09:31:42 CST NashvillePost.com Affairs of State Prisons Fiscal policy Philip Norman 'Phil' Bredesen Corrections Corp. of America New information made public last week regarding the rising cost of TennCare and lower than anticipated state revenues prompted Gov. Phil Bredesen over the weekend to ask his Cabinet members to identify http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2003/2/18/bredesen_requests_additional_departmental_cuts http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2003/2/18/bredesen_requests_additional_departmental_cuts Tue, 18 Feb 2003 00:00:00 CST NashvillePost.com Affairs of State Politics: State government Fiscal policy Donald Kenneth 'Don' Sundquist A decision issued late Wednesday by Federal District Court Judge William J. Haynes bans the state from removing ineligible people from the rolls of TennCare, Tennessee’s health insurance program for 1. http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2002/12/19/judges_ruling_on_tenncare_to_cost_300_million_sundquist_says http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2002/12/19/judges_ruling_on_tenncare_to_cost_300_million_sundquist_says Thu, 19 Dec 2002 00:00:00 CST NashvillePost.com Affairs of State Politics: State government Fiscal policy Donald Kenneth 'Don' Sundquist Gov. Don Sundquist’s fight to install a state income tax not surprisingly has landed him a failing review by the Cato Institute, a Washington D.C.-based libertarian think tank that advocates smaller government http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2002/9/20/limitedgovernment_think_tank_gives_sundquist_failing_grade http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2002/9/20/limitedgovernment_think_tank_gives_sundquist_failing_grade Fri, 20 Sep 2002 00:00:00 CST NashvillePost.com Affairs of State Fiscal policy After a lengthy delay while Senate and House leaders met, the Senate has reconvened Wednesday afternoon to discuss the budget proposal offered by Sen. Jerry Cooper. The House is scheduled to resume at http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2002/7/3/senate_reconvenes_on_cooper_plan_vote_in_favor_expected_soon http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2002/7/3/senate_reconvenes_on_cooper_plan_vote_in_favor_expected_soon Wed, 03 Jul 2002 00:00:00 CST NashvillePost.com Affairs of State Taxation Fiscal policy The House Finance Committee passed the Cooper budget plan early Wednesday afternoon, an hour after the Senate Finance Committee did the same. With the plan through both committees, it is heading to full http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2002/7/3/house_committee_follows_senate_counterpart_in_approving_cooper_budget_plan http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2002/7/3/house_committee_follows_senate_counterpart_in_approving_cooper_budget_plan Wed, 03 Jul 2002 00:00:00 CST NashvillePost.com Affairs of State Fiscal policy The House Finance Committee passed the Cooper budget plan early Wednesday afternoon, an hour after the Senate Finance Committee did the same. With the plan through both committees, it is heading to full http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2002/7/3/house_committee_joins_senate_counterpart_in_passing_cooper_budget_plan http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2002/7/3/house_committee_joins_senate_counterpart_in_passing_cooper_budget_plan Wed, 03 Jul 2002 00:00:00 CST NashvillePost.com Affairs of State Fiscal policy At 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, the state Senate passed Sen. Jerry Cooper’s budget plan that raises the sales tax to 7% from 6%. The vote was 22-11. Now, the bill heads to the House, which will reconvene shortly http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2002/7/3/senate_passes_cooper_plan http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2002/7/3/senate_passes_cooper_plan Wed, 03 Jul 2002 00:00:00 CST NashvillePost.com http://www.nashvillepost.com/news Search NashvillePost.com http://www.nashvillepost.com/news search_string 15