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Governor Signs Measure Paring Down Per Diem

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New limits on what Nashville-area lawmakers can charge taxpayers take effect in 2015[...]
24 Apr 2013
Tag general assembly, legislative administration, per diem, Rep. Brenda Gilmore, Rep. Charles Sargent, Rep. Joe Pitts, Rep. Mark Pody, Rep. Sherry Jones, Sen. Bill Ketron, Sen. Douglas Henry, Sen. Jim Summerville, Sen. Thelma Harper, tennessee

TN Legislature Forging Ahead with Plan to Finish by Week’s End

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Budget package nearing $33 billion for coming fiscal year passed by House and Senate[...]
17 Apr 2013
Tag Beth Harwell, budget, general assembly, Jim Kyle, legislature, Mark Norris, tennessee, tennessee state budget

Governor Gets Bill Restricting Use of Welfare Cards

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Legislation aimed at curbing the abuse of Electronic Benefit Transfer, or EBT, cards by people receiving public assistance passed the Tennessee House of Representatives 90-2 on Mon[...]
15 Apr 2013
Tag EBT, Electronic Benefits Card, general assembly, Rep. Joe Carr, Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver, Rep. Vance Dennis, TANF, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, tennessee, The Beacon Center

Senate Passes Tax Cut on Groceries, Henry Talks Fancy Cheese

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A bill aimed at easing the pain at Tennessee’s grocery checkout lanes is headed to the governor’s desk for approval. Senate Bill 199, sponsored by Majority Leader Mark Norris of Co[...]
15 Apr 2013
Tag douglas henry, Grocery Tax, Mark Norris, sales tax

State Employee Retirement Reboot Headed to Haslam

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Defined-benefits, defined-contribution 'hybrid' plan only applies to new hires starting this summer[...]
15 Apr 2013
Tag Craig Fitzhugh, general assembly, Randy McNally, Steve McManus, TEA, tennessee, tennessee education association
Union Station hotel

Lawmaker Per-Diem Limitation Passes Senate, Hotel Allowance Changed

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Only two 'no' votes -- both Republicans, neither lives within affected 50-mile radius of Capitol[...]
29 Mar 2013
Tag amelia morrison hipps, Dolores Gresham, Ken Yager, lawmakers per diems, legislative per diems, per diems for lawmakers, tennessee general assembly, tennessee state legislature, tnreport, tnreport.com, todd gardenhire

‘Copeland Cap’ May Get Makeover

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Fiscal-restraint provision has never really lived up to promise[...]
20 Mar 2013
Tag Beacon Center of Tennessee, copeland cap, general assembly, justin wilson, tennessee state legislature

Dems Push Back, But Per Diem Downsize Passes House

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Bill would halt hotel allowances for lawmakers who live within 50 miles of Capitol[...]
13 Mar 2013
Tag amelia morrison hipps, hb80, house bill 80, johnnie turner, Johnny Shaw, lawmakers' pay, Mike Turner, per diems, Rick Womick, sb107, senate bill 107, tennessee general assembly, tnreport, tnreport.com

Bill Restricting EBT Card Uses Clears Senate

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A bill aimed at curbing the abuse of Electronic Benefit Transfer, or EBT, cards by people benefiting from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program passed easily [...]
26 Feb 2013

Per Diem Cutback Sails Through First House Committee

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Critic says aim is to make Legislature a wealthy-only zone [...]
19 Feb 2013
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