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From the Tennessean: Finally, no more access fees at our wonderful state parks — good news for outdoorsy cheapos! Yep, after a push from Gov. Phil Bredesen, the state legislature voted to remove the $3 per car fee, and starting Saturday everybody can get in free to all 54 of the parks in our state. Hoorah! Tennessee's state park [...]

Despite the utter lack of substantive debate in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Majority Leader Bill Frist, Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Bob Davis on Monday called for Democratic candidate Representative Harold Ford, Jr. to apologize for calling his GOP counterparts " [...]

From the Chattanooga Times-Free Press: Tennessee's Democrat Gov. Phil Bredesen deserves re-election on the basis of his very fine service in many respects during his first term in office. Gov. Bredesen entered office four years ago with the daunting task of balancing Tennessee's budget -- without a tax increase. He did it in a [...]

From the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) issued the following statement in response to a factually false claim being made by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) today about a new ad Harold Ford Jr. [...]

From the Los Angeles Times: SMITHVILLE, Tenn. — The locals showed up by the dozens, a few in denim overalls, others wearing plaid shirts and hats emblazoned with "Army" and "John Deere." They sat on wooden benches beneath a picnic shelter adorned with red, white and blue bunting, sipping iced tea and downing spicy pulled pork sand [...]

Calling it a "diverse blend of politics and music," Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke released the agenda for this year's TNDP Jackson Day celebration, to be held on Saturday, June 24 at the historic Ryman Auditorium, 116 Fifth Avenue North, Nashville. Gates will open at 3:00 p.m. Central. [...]

From The City Paper: The “success or failure” of the centerpiece of Gov. Phil Bredesen’s Cover Tennessee insurance plan will be whether enough small businesses can be sold on enrolling in the program, the governor said Monday. “I think that certainly the key to success is to get small businesses to buy in, [...]

From the Chattanooga Times Free Press: WASHINGTON — Democrats and some conservatives contend GOP leaders are wasting legislative time in an election year on hot-button issues that have little chance of passing while ignoring more important issues such as rising energy and health care costs. "Like this Senate’s intrusion into the [...]

Governor Phil Bredesen's re-election campaign officially launched Tuesday morning with a stop in Piney Flats for a rally attended by more than 250 people. The kick-off tour made three other East Tennessee stops during the day in Greeneville, Knoxville, and Athens. Click here for reports and photos from the Knoxville event from [...]

While slick television commercials show him walking along the border of the United States and Mexico proclaiming his get-tough stance on illegal immigration, Bob Corker, Republican candidate for the U. S. Senate, is again being hit with charges that his rhetoric doesn't match reality. [...]