Monday, October 31, 2011

Press Release from the State of Tennessee , Oct 31, 2011:

Commissioner Huffman Proposes Timeline Flexibility for Evaluation System

NASHVILLE — Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman announced today he will ask the state board to modify the state’s new teacher …

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Letter from the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Oct. 31, 2011:

Governor Haslam and Commissioner Gibbons:

The Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the undersigned members of its board of directors write …

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The state’s new Legislative Plaza curfew rules that resulted in the recent arrest of more than 50 Occupy Nashville protesters last week were put on hold by a federal judge while state officials and the protesters’ lawyers work out new …

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Press Release from the Senate Republican Caucus, Oct. 31, 2011:

Democrat statistics include illegal aliens among what they refer to as “disenfranchised” voters without photo IDs

(NASHVILLE, TN), October 31, 2011 — Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) said …

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Tennessee state Rep. Curry Todd’s first court date on charges of driving drunk, possessing a weapon while under the influence and violating Tennessee’s “implied consent law” is set for Nov. 1 in Nashville.

The chairman for the state Democratic Party, …

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Occupy Nashville protesters and the ACLU of Tennessee are asking a federal court judge to halt arrests on Legislative Plaza, saying the new curfew rules enforced over the weekend are “invalid and unenforceable.”

Protesters were arrested early Friday and Saturday

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Press Release from Gov. Bill Haslam, Oct. 31, 2011:

Governor to address event Tuesday

NASHVILLE – College and university presidents from across Tennessee are joining forces today and tomorrow to develop strategic plans for increasing student graduation and retention rates …

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Press Release from the Tennessee Republican Party, Oct. 31, 2011:

It’s the Halloween season, and besides the “ghosts and goblins” that will be ringing our door bells to scare us for candy, it seems that Democrat politicians are using the …

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Press Release from the State of Tennessee, Oct. 31, 2011:

 

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced Monday that as of October 24 it had issued 2,385 forms of photo identification for voting purposes since …

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This is a compilation of Tennessee news and political stories assembled daily by staffers in Gov. Bill Haslam’s office.

State clamps down on ‘pill mills’ (Tennessean/Rau)

At a time when an anti-regulations sentiment has taken hold at all levels of …

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