State Government Archive

• Rep. Donna Rowland’s Bible Theme Park Update6January 24, 2008

  Rep. Donna Rowland’s Bible Theme Park Update

  WGNS in Murfreesboro passed this along. The proposed Bible Theme Park in the Blackman community takes another step behind the...

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• 75% of Tennesseans want illegal aliens deported0November 14, 2007

  75% of Tennesseans want illegal aliens deported

  A Rasmussen poll released Monday shows Tennesseans overwhelmingly want tough action taken against illegal aliens. Only 22% believe checking immigration...

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• Georgia prays for rain while Gov. Perdue’s mansion wastes water0November 13, 2007

  Georgia prays for rain while Gov. Perdue’s mansion wastes water

  Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue says he’s doing everything he can to head off the water crisis griping his state. He’s...

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• Elected officials aim to weaken state Open Meetings law1November 12, 2007

  Elected officials aim to weaken state Open Meetings law

  Tennessee’s Sunshine Law provides transparency in government by preventing elected officials from doing the people’s business behind closed doors. But...

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• Water Wars: Gov. Phil Bredsen responds to Atlanta’s water crisis2November 2, 2007

  Water Wars: Gov. Phil Bredsen responds to Atlanta’s water crisis

  Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen is wading into a regional, interstate battle over a precious natural resource: water. The governor’s comments follow Atlanta Mayor Shirley...

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• EXCLUSIVE: State budget for cigarette surveillance program1November 1, 2007

  EXCLUSIVE: State budget for cigarette surveillance program

  New information from the Tennessee Department of Revenue sheds more light on cigarette surveillance along the state’s border. According to internal...

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• BREAKING: Pro-war blogger to run for state House0October 30, 2007

  BREAKING: Pro-war blogger to run for state House

  News 2’s Adam Kleinheider has a breaking story on a potential candidate for retiring state Representative John Hood’s (D-Murfreesboro) seat. The...

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• No charges to date in cigarette surveillance along Tennessee border1October 24, 2007

  No charges to date in cigarette surveillance along Tennessee border

  The Tennessee Department of Revenue tells WKRN News Extra that no one has been charged yet in a cigarette surveillance...

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• Utility bill hoax dupes Middle Tennessee residents4October 17, 2007

  Utility bill hoax dupes Middle Tennessee residents

  Take a look at this flyer (.PDF) sent to us by a Rutherford County viewer last night. The Governor has deemed...

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• Lawmakers to study death penalty0October 16, 2007

  Lawmakers to study death penalty

  State lawmakers began a year-long legislative study of the death penalty yesterday. The committee is charged with providing the legislature...

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