Posts Tagged ‘government waste’

This money train has few riders

Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s Justin Owen warns against spending billions of taxpayer dollars on high-speed rail from Nashville to Atlanta in Friday’s Tennessean. by Justin Owen You know how to tell when people really want something? They are willing to pay full value for it. This...
August 20th, 2010 | Commentary | Read More

Pre-K program unnecessary

Elizabeth Cook, research associate at the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, explains the perils of the state pre-Kindergarten program in Monday’s Tennessean. by Elizabeth Cook As sum­mer comes to an end, stu­dents across Ten­nessee are head­ing off to their first day of school. This year,...
August 16th, 2010 | Commentary | Read More

Pork Report highlighted by the Chattanooga Times Free Press

The Chattanooga Times Free Press notes the Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s inclusion of government funding for local chambers of commerce in the 2010 Pork Report. “Chambers of Commerce serve a vital function for economic growth in local communities. However, rather than fund these...
July 18th, 2010 | Recent News | Read More

TCPR Launches “Mini Pork Report” Videos

TCPR Launches “Mini Pork Report” Videos
Throughout the summer, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research will launch a series of “Mini Pork Report” videos. The videos will highlight some of the most popular targets for government waste identified in the 2010 Tennessee Pork Report. Visit our website each week for the release of a...
July 14th, 2010 | Feature | Read More

Closing Yucca Mountain a waste

Allyn Milojevich, research associate at the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, takes the Obama administration to task over its plan to close the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility in Nevada. This article originally appeared in Saturday’s Knoxville News Sentinel. by Allyn Milojevich In 1982,...
July 3rd, 2010 | Commentary | Read More

2010 Pork Report makes media waves

2010 Pork Report makes media waves
The 2010 Tennessee Pork Report was released yesterday by the Tennessee Center for Policy Research and Citizens Against Government Waste. Below is a round-up of the media attention the report has received thus far. WSMV, Channel 4 News (Nashville) – Pork Report says state wasted $260 million WSMV,...
June 30th, 2010 | Recent News | Read More

State legislature wasted time, opportunity

Research associate for the Tennessee Center for Policy Research Jeff Poole explains how the state government’s costly budget talks fail to maximize savings for taxpayers, despite abandoning the proposal for a fish hatchery in House Speaker Kent Williams’ district. This article originally...
June 14th, 2010 | Commentary | Read More

TCPR discusses fish hatchery boondoggle on NewsChannel 5

In its top story on the 10:00 news, NewsChannel 5 interviews Justin Owen of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research about how a fish pond broke down state budget negotiations. Owen said the price tag for the fish hatchery project does not pay off in the number of jobs it creates. “You do the math. ...
May 28th, 2010 | Recent News | Read More

TNReport Notes TCPR’s Anti-Fish Pork Efforts

TNReport interviews Justin Owen of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research about the state’s plan to build a $17 million fish hatchery in House Speaker Kent Williams’ district. This is a prime example of government gone wild… the Tennessee Constitution doesn’t say anything in there...
May 21st, 2010 | Recent News | Read More

45 Ideas for a Prosperous Tennessee

45 Ideas for a Prosperous Tennessee
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Center for Policy Research today made available in electronic version its most recent publication, An Idea a Day: 45 Ideas for a Prosperous Tennessee. The pamphlet offers one innovative free market idea for each remaining legislative day of the 106th General Assembly. Each...
January 21st, 2010 | Feature, Policy | Read More

2009 Pork Report

2009 Pork Report
Each year, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research teams up with Citizens Against Government Waste to release a detailed report of waste, fraud and abuse by state and local governments. To date, TCPR and CAGW have exposed more than $1.2 billion of wasted taxpayer money. Click here to download the 2009...
May 26th, 2009 | Feature | Read More

2008 Tennessee Pork Report: $260M in Waste & Abuse

NASHVILLE – The 2008 Tennessee Pork Report, released today, exposes $260 million in waste, fraud and abuse of tax dollars. Authored by the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Tennessee’s free market think tank, in partnership with Citizens Against Government Waste, the nation’s premier taxpayer...
April 22nd, 2008 | Policy | Read More
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