State Rep. Joe Carr has secured backing from two top Republicans in the state legislature for his run for Congress. House Republican Leader Gerald McCormick, R-Chattanooga, and House Republican Caucus Chairman Glen Casada, R-Franklin, confirmed Friday that they have endorsed Carr for the 4th Congressional District. “He works hard, and he’s a good, honest man,” [...]
Hitting the inboxes of political journalists overnight was a link to a blog post in Reason magazine that suggested the professional wrestler Kane is weighing a challenge to U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander. The libertarian magazine quotes “sources close to the one-time World Heavyweight Champion” (we’d guess Paul Bearer except that he’s dead and another reporter [...]
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander appeared on Greta Van Susteren’s talk show last night to explain his analogy between the Iran-Contra scandal and reports that HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urged private companies to donate money toward implementing the Affordable Care Act. The Tennessee senator said that in both cases, the White House turned to the private [...]
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker said in an interview with MSNBC this morning that there has been “just no accountability” within the State Department for its handling to the raid on the consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The interview came as the House Oversight Committee held a hearing on the raid. The appearance represented Corker’s third national [...]
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker said in an interview with MSNBC this morning that there has been “just no accountability” within the State Department for its handling to the raid on the consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The interview came as the House Oversight Committee held a hearing on the raid. The appearance represented Corker’s third national [...]
Moody’s Investors Service has given the recent overhaul of Tennessee’s pension system a vote of confidence, releasing a statement this week that calls the changes a “credit positive” for the state. Moody’s did not change the state’s credit rating, which is already Aaa, but it did say the decision to require new employees to pay [...]
Moody’s Investors Service has given the recent overhaul of Tennessee’s pension system a vote of confidence, releasing a statement this week that calls the changes a “credit positive” for the state. Moody’s did not change the state’s credit rating, which is already Aaa, but it did say the decision to require new employees to pay [...]