Thursday, March 26, 2009
Breaking News / Woods Morning Roundup: Biz Pigs OK with Tax Hike, Bredesen Takes a Stand on Something and Other Weird News
Posted by Jeff Woods on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:16 AM
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Business groups say they probably won't fight tax hikes for the unemployment trust fund. "We're not happy about it. This comes at a horrible time," says Bradley Jackson, vice president of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry. "But we realize maintaining the integrity of that fund is in business's long-term interest."... The University of Tennessee won't use federal stimulus money to restore pay cuts for executives. ... Appellate court judges agree Tennessee's merit selection process should stand. ...
Parents lobby lawmakers to keep the Pre-K program. ... Guns-on-playgrounds bill clears a House subcommittee. ... Guns-in-state-parks bill stalls but not for long. ... Rep. Ben West hospitalized after heart attack. ... Former state Sen. Jeff Miller vows to "defend myself vigorously" against charges of official misconduct. ... Zach Wamp announces campaign staff. ... Sen. Bill Ketron defends his bill requiring a photo ID to vote: "A picture is worth a thousand words." ... But The Tennessean says it stacks the deck for future elections. ... The governor comes out against a TWRA plan to open public land to drilling:
"That is almost certainly a really bad idea... They do a lot of good things in the state. I'm sympathetic to them wanting to keep their revenue stream going. I don't think opening up public lands through drilling is the right answer."
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