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BUDGET BATTLE

Republican Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey states in gubernatorial campaign ads that he won’t shrink from giving the federal government “the boot” when necessary. In the meantime, the Blountville lawmaker and other Senate Republicans are depending on Uncle Sam to foot part of the bill for their alternative to Gov. Phil Bredesen’s latest budget proposal.