Laughably, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research still is billing itself as a nonpartisan, free-market think tank, even as its director, Drew Johnson, goes on right-wing radio and says this:"I want to make this very clear. Kent Williams is the dumbest member of the state House. He's the Ophelia Ford of the House. This is a guy who is known for being tacky and ignorant. He's been accused of making female colleagues and state workers uncomfortable and saying inappropriate things to them. He jus
The Senate requires photo IDs for voting but exempts the elderly, then passes wine shipping and AT&T deregulation. ... The state issues warnings about tornado scam. ... The Good Friday tornado was an EF-4 with 170-mph winds. ... Alexander and Corker tour the destruction. ... Naifeh carries on with Coon Supper. ... Metro schools will lay off 66 janitors. ... Gail Kerr calls out lawmakers for trying to kill the Ethics Commission. ... With his mother watching, Stacey Campfield wins approval of his
The president enlists the aid of governors in the health-care battle. But where's Phil? ... This "policy innovation scholar" (lobbyist for the insurance industry) says Obama should follow our governor's example:
In a time of exploding federal budgets, Congress should listen to Governor Bredesen. Start small ... and affordable. Don't saddle the country with a federal version of TennCare.
Rep. Bill Dunn denies his vote killing Ron Ramsey's campaign finance bill was a political favor to Bill Has
A young Middle Tennessee mother dies of swine flu in Florida.... Alleged "truck stop serial killer" to appear in Davidson County Criminal Court today on facing charges he tried to have five people killed from jail, including the Metro investigators responsible for his arrest.... Former Nashville City Paper editor Clint Brewer is the new top dog at the right-leaning libertarian think tank Tennessee Center for Policy Research, taking the reins from Bredesen nemesis Drew Johnson....
Can Eddie Ge
