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U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Murfreesboro) recently challenged an effort by the Utah-based public corporation EnergySolutions to import 20,000 tons of nuclear waste from Italy to be disposed in Tennessee. Gordon said in a release this week, "Tennessee should not be the dumping ground for nuclear waste around t [...]

From The Knoxville News Sentinel Democrat Mike McWherter, a West Tennessee businessman and son of former Gov. Ned McWherter, announced Monday that he is establishing an “exploratory” campaign for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican Lamar Alexander. “I’ve been honored to hear encouragemen [...]

BUSH OFFERS TENNESSEANS ONLY PART OF THE BUDGET STORY Visit to Nashville marks continued neglect of middle class families Nashville, TN - "When President George Bush lands in Nashville today, we can expect him to tell only part of the story," said Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman G [...]

A recent Associated Press poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs showed considerable promise for Democratic Presidential candidates among 1,004 surveyed adults, 773 registered voters. Democrats Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards remain the front runners in the De [...]

The race to discover which Republican is the wealthiest in Tennessee remains undecided as freshman Senator Bob Corker has filed an extension to delay his annual Senate finance disclosure until August 13th. So far, however, Senator Alexander has proven how out of touch he is with Tennesseans. "Senator Alexander often attempts to mislead Tennes [...]

Rising Gas Prices Underscore Need For Energy Independence By U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon With Memorial Day and the official summer driving season approaching, drivers are paying a heavy price for our nation’s dependence on foreign energy. On average, U.S. families are paying a record $3.10 for regular g [...]

From U.S. Representative John Tanner: CONGRESS WORKING TO IMPROVE EDUCATION WASHINGTON - As students, parents and teachers look toward the summer break, Congress has been working on some matters that will affect schools in Tennessee and across our country for future sc [...]

Nashville, TN- As Governor Phil Bredesen continues the fight to improve statewide funding for education, his pragmatic leadership which carried him to a sweeping victory in 2006 seems to be hard at work again. After Republican legislators voiced some concerns over the Basic Education Program (BEP) formula, Go [...]

From The Tennessean Why would lawmakers oppose banning all smoking on school grounds? Tennessee Voices Everyone claims they believe school children shouldn't smoke. Everyone claims adults should set good examples for school children. But not everyone wants to back up their words with action. [...]

From The Knox News-Sentinel: Back to the cigarette tax-food tax debate April 25, 2007 Action in the Legislature this week - possibly even today - should return our attention to the debate over raising the state's cigarette tax and what appears to be its corollary, reducing the tax on grocery food items. [...]

Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Gray Sasser released the following statement regarding Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey’s late-night rule change, which allowed the adoption of a Senate rules committee report with less than the constitutional majority of seventeen: “Never before in Tennessee history has a [...]

From the The Tennessean: The tragedy that is Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. — the abysmal failure to care for our wounded soldiers — is 650 miles from Nashville. Why should it bother Tennesseans who care less about what is going on so far away? There are thousands of veterans in Tennessee. We care and, even mo [...]

From the Commercial Appeal: Op-Ed: On Cigarette Tax Hike, Industry Blows Smoke Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposed 40-cent cigarette tax hike for education appears to be in trouble in the legislature, where it is stalled in the Senate Finance Committee. Arguments against the tax hike, which would raise a projected $219 million, ha [...]

From the Politico: 'Law & Order' and Lobbying Republicans pining for a Fred Thompson presidential bid contend the "Law & Order" star would make a strong candidate because of his experience as a senator, federal prosecutor and Watergate investigation counsel, as well as his conservative credentials and fame as a television and movie ac [...]

From the Columbia Daily Herald: Back to Pay-As-You-Go: The truth about the budget by Rep. Lincoln Davis There are many untruths emanating from Washington about the recently passed House budget. It almost seems like there is an attempt to rewrite history. First, the D.C. Republicans have zero credibility when it comes to [...]

From the Senate Democratic Caucus: With the Senate Finance Committee scheduling debate on Governor Phil Bredesen's Schools First Initiative Tuesday at 8:30am, there are a lot of reasons for Tennesseans, and not just for education proponents, to keep an eye on whether their Senators still support a cigarette tax or if they're playin [...]

From the City Paper: NASHVILLE -- Lt. Gov. John Wilder or Sen. Joe Haynes? That's the choice for state Senate Democrats when they gather today to vote on their nominee for speaker of the Senate. Wilder (D-Mason) has held the speaker of the Senate and lieutenant governor spot since 1971. Haynes (D-Goodlettsville), [...]

From the City Paper: The bread and butter issues of taxes, health care and education will again be major points of emphasis in state government in 2007, and according to recent rankings, the state has a lot of work to do. In health care, the United Health Foundation ranked Tennessee 47th in its health rankings released in early December. In a study [...]

KINGSTON – Roane County native and real estate broker Joe Caldwell Wednesday announced that he will run for the District 12 seat in the Tennessee Senate that current Senator Tommy Kilby will vacate in 2008. Caldwell’s decision comes after State Representative Dennis Ferguson, D-Harriman, [...]

From the Knoxville News Sentinel: NASHVILLE - State Sen. Tommy Kilby said Wednesday that he has decided not to seek another term in 2008 and would like to see Rep. Dennis Ferguson elected as his successor. "The time has come for Tommy Kilby to become a private citizen," the Democratic lawmaker said [...]