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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 [...]

Tennessee's expanding pre-kindergarten initiative is yielding dividends. More Tennessee four-year-olds than ever are walking through the doors to early childhood education this fall with the addition of 300 new pre-K classrooms in 106 school systems statewide, thanks to efforts by Governor Phil Bredesen and Democratic leaders in the General [...]

Looking for insight into the mind of newly elected House Republican Leader Bill Dunn? Earlier this year, Dunn worked against Tennessee’s nationally recognized pre-kindergarten program, calling the initiative a waste of money [...]

More Tennessee four-year-olds than ever are walking through the doors to early childhood education this fall thanks to an aggressive expansion of pre-kindergarten programs pushed by Governor Phil Bredesen and Democrats in the General Assembly. According to state officials, Tennessee is adding roughly 300 new classrooms in 106 school systems statewide using $ [...]