Bredesen seeks to triple cigarette tax, make community college free
Franchise and excise tax collections push April revenues for the state $117 million over estimates
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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