Gov. Bill Haslam declined to put his signature on a resolution condemning Agenda 21, the 20-year-old environmental plan believed by some to be a United Nations plot to take over the free world. The resolution, which passed the state legislature … Continue reading →
Archive of posts filed under the Tennessee category.
Greens to hold nominating convention
The Green Party — yes, we have one in Tennessee — says it will take advantage of a court ruling that loosened up access to the ballot for third parties by holding a nominating convention later this month in Nashville. … Continue reading →
Lugar’s defeat could mean higher profile for Corker
Republican Sen. Bob Corker could gain a higher profile on the Senate’s foreign relations panel thanks to the defeat of Republican Sen. Richard Lugar in Indiana’s primary election yesterday. Lugar is currently the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, … Continue reading →
On sticks and voting tricks: Capitol shrugs off ghost voting questions
Robert Caro, in his great books on Lyndon Johnson, describes an old trick in the U.S. Congress whereby legislators can cast votes without actually showing up. The practice, called live pairing, works like this: A senator or representative who’s for … Continue reading →
Predators are done until October, but lease talks aren’t
With the Nashville Predators’ 2011-12 campaign now over, the NHL franchise’s arena lease negotiations with Mayor Karl Dean’s administration should resume before long. The city and the Predators have been talking about a reworked deal that would give the Predators … Continue reading →
Mayor Karl Dean reduces amount of tax increase for suburban residents
Mayor Karl Dean’s administration will reduce the proposed property tax increase for residents in Nashville’s General Services District to 48 cents per $100 of assessed value, one of the mayor’s top aides said today. While the proposed increase will remain … Continue reading →
A brief history of recent Metro property tax increases
The 53-cent property tax increase proposed this week by Mayor Karl Dean would be Nashville’s first in seven years, but it would be the fifth in the past 15. In 1997 then-Mayor Phil Bredesen requested a 73-cent tax increase, which … Continue reading →
