Thursday, January 19, 2012

Haslam, Parton Pair Up

by Andrea Zelinski on January 19, 2012

Dolly Parton is planning to build the nation’s first snow and water park in Nashville, and taxpayers are going to help foot the bill — an unknown amount about which officials hemmed and hawed at a Thursday announcement.

Gov. Bill …

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 Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey expressed disappointment following news that Texas Gov. Rick Perry will not continue his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

“Obviously the Gingrich people have called me, and the Romney people have called me,” said Ramsey, who

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Press Release from Department of Labor and Workforce Development; Jan. 19, 2012:

RATE DROPS 0.4 PERCENTAGE POINT FROM NOVEMBER

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development Karla Davis announced today Tennessee’s unemployment rate for December fell to 8.7 …

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Press release from Tennessee Republican Party; Jan. 19, 2012:

Once Again, Tennessee Democrats Stand Up For A State Income Tax

NASHVILLE, TN – Today, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted in favor of a resolution to amend the Tennessee Constitution …

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Press Release from Rep. Mike Harrison (R-Rogersville); Jan. 19, 2012:

Pet Products Manufacturer to Create 33 New Jobs in Hawkins County

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Earlier today, Governor Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty joined with Ware …

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Press Release from Department of Environment and Conservation; Jan. 19, 2012: 

Environment and Conservation Will Host Grant Workshops Feb. 13

 NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is now accepting applications for Local Parks and Recreation Fund grants …

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Press Release from the Republican Party of Tennessee, Jan. 19, 2012:

Once Again, Tennessee Democrats Stand Up For A State Income Tax

NASHVILLE, TN – Today, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted in favor of a resolution to amend the …

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Press Release from Rep. Debra Maggart, R-Hendersonville; Jan. 19, 2012:

Sumner Representative and Chairman of the House GOP Caucus Establishes New Fundraising Standard for Sumner County

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn.- With the release of her financial disclosure report today, Representative Debra …

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Press Release from Tennessee Firearms Association Legislative Action Committee; Jan. 19, 2012:

Medical Database Being Developed of Households with Guns?

Government laws increasingly require health care providers to computerize and standard patient records. It is foreseeable that over reaching laws …

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

Haslam stumps for lower grocery, estate taxes (Leaf Chronicle)

Speaking in Clarksville on Wednesday, Gov. Bill Haslam outlined his ramped-up, comprehensive …

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