Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Breaking News / Woods Morning Roundup: Lunatics Wander the Streets and the Legislature Refuses to Go Home
Posted by Jeff Woods on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 7:13 AM
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With time wasting, the House and Senate delay voting on their versions of the state budget. Tempers flare in the House, with one lawmaker warning against "insane people wandering around" in communities unless a change is made in a Bredesen budget-balancing bill. ... The House votes to close the tax loophole for real-estate tycoons and to tax the Predators and Grizzlies. ... The gun lobby now wants to keep permit records open for political fund-raising but closed for the media and general public. Huh? ... The Senate joins in the House in voting to let off-duty cops carry their weapons into bars. ... The bill to fingerprint speeders is dead. ... The ethics merger bill passes the Senate. ... The University of Tennessee's economic impact: $915 million. ... Mike McWherter hires his campaign staff. ... Metro Council votes to ban guns in city parks. ... and so does Chattanooga and Memphis.
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