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August 20, 2008

Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson joins “Nashville’s Morning News with Ralph Bristol” to discuss Tennessee’s failed Pre-K program on Middle Tennessee’s SuperTalk 99.7 FM.


August 19, 2008

Tennessee’s Pre-K program a failure, just as the Tennessee Center for Policy Research warned.


August 19, 2008

Tennessee Center for Policy Research scholar J.E. Stone publicizes “value-added” rankings of Metro Nashville Public Schools in an effort to improve K-12 education in Davidson County.


August 14, 2008

Drew Johnson of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research discusses the state’s prairie grass biofuels boondoggle on “The Mike Slater Show.” Johnson joins Mike Slater every Thursday at 7:30am CST on West Tennessee’s TJ Network, 1390AM, 105.3 and 94.3 FM.


August 14, 2008

Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson joins “Let’s Talk Frank” to discuss judicial selection in Tennessee and beyond. Lee and Terry Frank welcome Drew each Thursday on Knoxville’s WKVL-AM 850.


August 14, 2008

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research is concerned that a state trooper making unauthorized criminal background checks may be part of a larger political witch hunt, according to comments on Nashville’s NewsChannel5.



More Updates...

Mortgage Bailout Further Proof That ‘Responsibility’ is a Dirty Word in Congress


State Sunshine Law Leaves Tennesseans in the Dark


The Shortfall is an Opportunity to Trim Fat from State Government


CoverTN is No Magic Cure for the Uninsured


Simple Steps Will Stop Per Diem Abuse


Wasteful Spending Continues for the Three Little Pigs of Washington County



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    Policy Reports     Tennessee Matters

2008 Tennessee Pork Report

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.


Survey: Tennessee’s Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice

A survey of 1,200 Tennesseans finds disapproval of the state’s public schools and a desire for more school choice options.


Civil Society Report on Climate Change

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.



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Polk County Residents Rebuff Two New Taxes

Voters in Polk County prevented both an $11 annual wheel tax and a half cent sales tax increase by hefty margins.


Washington County Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Wheel Tax Hike

Residents of Washington County defeated a proposed $50 wheel tax increase by a 71% to 29% landslide.


Wheel Tax Increase Fails in Cumberland County

Cumberland County voters resoundingly squashed a wheel tax hike by a four-to-one margin.



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