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From the State Senator Jim Kyle: The Office of State Senator Jim Kyle released the figures of the Schools First Initiative yesterday. The spreadsheet, compiled by the office of Governor Phil Bredesen, displays the approximate amount of funding each state legislative district will receive. Under the Schools First Initiative, an increase in the ciga [...]

From the Chattanooga Times Free Press: NASHVILLE — Gov. Phil Bredesen urged state NAACP leaders Tuesday to “put your skeptic’s hat on” when weighing whether to use money from his proposed cigarette tax hike to slash state food taxes instead of funding the governor’s education plan. “We are already a very low-tax state. [...]

NASHVILLE -- Political action committees would be banned from transferring campaign cash to other PACs under a bill introduced in the state Senate Wednesday. The bill sponsored by Sen. Joe Haynes, D-Nashville, follows an Associated Press report last month that a PAC controlled by Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey [...]

From the Office of the Governor: Governor Phil Bredesen [Monday] delivered his 2007 State of the State Address to the 105th Tennessee General Assembly, proposing new initiatives to strengthen education in Tennessee at every level. [...]

From The Associated Press: NASHVILLE — Gov. Phil Bredesen's State of the State address Monday will include a proposal to use state lottery money to spur school construction projects around the state. The governor wants the state to take $100 million from lottery reserves and use the money as a collateral for count [...]

From the Columbia Daily Herald: This month, I took my second oath of office as Tennessee’s governor. I celebrated my Inauguration Day surrounded by family, friends and fellow Tennesseans. It was a proud time for me — and now, I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and get back to work. As I begin my second term, I want to share my thoughts with you [...]