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Shaka Mitchell of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research recommends improving the education of special-needs children through empowering parents in a commentary article in the Tennessean. Wesley Rainer of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research condemns Tennessee’s unreasonable ballot access laws in a guest column in Thursday’s Farragut Press. The Nashville Business Journal profiles Tennessee Center for Policy Research board member John Cerasuolo, who has some high praise for TCPR.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal highlights the Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s criticism of the state’s failing government Pre-K scheme. Drew Johnson of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research talks about the pros and cons of the Biden and Palin VP picks on “Let’s Talk Frank” at 3:30 PM ET. Listen to “Let’s Talk Frank” in Knoxville on 850 WKVL. The Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s Drew Johnson discusses the problems plaguing government Pre-K in Tennessee on “The Mike Slater Show” on West Tennessee's TJ Network, 1390AM, 94.3 & 105.3FM. |
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The third-annual version of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s notorious exposé of government misuse of your money uncovers more than $260 million in waste, fraud and abuse of tax dollars. Citizens Against Government Waste again co-sponsors this must-read report.
A survey of 1,200 Tennesseans finds disapproval of the state’s public schools and a desire for more school choice options.
A report by a coalition of over 40 civil society organizations, including the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, finds the best strategy to address climate change is to remove barriers to adaptation, such as subsidies, taxes and regulations that hinder technological innovation and economic growth. | The Tennessee Center for Policy Research encourages state lawmakers to use the state budget shortfall as an opportunity to trim fat from the budget in an opinion article in the Sunday’s Tennessean.
Voters in Polk County prevented both an $11 annual wheel tax and a half cent sales tax increase by hefty margins.
Residents of Washington County defeated a proposed $50 wheel tax increase by a 71% to 29% landslide. |
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