Governor Phil Bredesen told lawmakers Monday that state taxpayers “expect us to live within our means” as he fleshed out plans to slash nearly a half billion dollars from the state budget.
May 13, 2008
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Nashville: Bredesen urges lawmakers to 'act decisively'
Audio: Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen meets with the editorial board of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen meets with the editorial board of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
May 13, 2008
Hamilton County: Security tight for gang trial
Two men standing trial today for a single murder will be wearing stun belts in court to prevent violence against each other.
May 13, 2008
Signal OKs budget, eyes a liquor store
Signal Mountain’s budget for 2009 is nearly half that of a year ago for one reason: The new high school is paid for.
May 13, 2008
Chattanooga: Many stimulus checks likely to go toward gas, bills
Diane Smith of South Chattanooga isn’t planning to spend her economic stimulus check from the Internal Revenue Service on extravagances.
May 13, 2008
Nashville: Megasite incentives on tap despite cuts
Tennessee Finance Commissioner Dave Goetz said Monday that Gov. Phil Bredesen intends to merge $100 million from reserves with savings from several other areas as a “contingency” fund for “some potential large economic-development projects that we hope are going to bear fruit.”
May 13, 2008
Lone Democrat director leaves Tennessee Valley Authority board Monday
The first female director and lone Democrat board member of the Tennessee Valley Authority will leave the federal agency Monday.
May 13, 2008
Under Chattanooga’s cloud
Three region counties continue to look for ways to attain air quality that meets federal standards, but officials worry they have little control and more stringent regulations are on the way.<
May 13, 2008
Hamilton County: Meeting next week on road projects
State transportation officials will try to explain to local leaders next week why they decided not to award any new road projects this year in Southeast Tennessee except in Hamilton County.
May 13, 2008
Chattanooga: Myanmar gets local relief
Using ministry contacts in cyclone-devastated Myanmar, Advancing the Ministries of the Gospel International, a Chattanooga-based missionary and relief organization, is helping aid efforts in the highly restricted country.
May 13, 2008
Dropped pot leads to Bradley chase
A man who apparently forgot to check his own pockets before visiting the Bradley County Justice Center on Monday morning ended up in the jail by afternoon.
May 13, 2008
Georgia: Perdue suspends off-road diesel tax for farmers
Georgia farmers got welcome news Monday: The cost of fuel went down.
May 13, 2008
Chattanooga: Week to be cooler than usual
Stepping outside this morning, Chattanoogans experienced the coolest temperatures forecast for the week, with the low dipping near 50 degrees.
May 13, 2008
Marion studies senior tax freeze
Marion County senior citizens struggling to pay property taxes should get relief with a tax freeze, said Max Howell, a resident who called on the County Commission this month to study the idea.
May 13, 2008Latest News
Chattanooga: Council delays vote on Salvation Army expansion
The Chattanooga City Council this evening delayed by 30 days a vote on a zoning change for a proposed expansion to the Salvation Army’s facilities facing Eighth Street.
The Chattanooga City Council this evening delayed by 30 days a vote on a zoning change for a proposed expansion to the Salvation Army’s facilities facing Eighth Street.
Local/Region
Nashville: Bredesen urges lawmakers to 'act decisively' Governor Phil Bredesen told lawmakers Monday that state taxpayers “expect us to live within our means” as he fleshed out plans to slash nearly a half billion dollars from the state budget.
Columnists
Riddell: Funnel or pipe — you decide Entrepreneurship
“It’s not the cost of the sales you get; it’s the cost of the sales you don’t get.”
“It’s not the cost of the sales you get; it’s the cost of the sales you don’t get.”
Politics
Signal OKs budget, eyes a liquor store
Signal Mountain’s budget for 2009 is nearly half that of a year ago for one reason: The new high school is paid for.
Signal Mountain’s budget for 2009 is nearly half that of a year ago for one reason: The new high school is paid for.
