TCPR to investigate governor’s solar investment
News Channel 5 interviews Tennessee Center for Policy Research president Justin Owen about the revelation that Governor Bredesen is an investor in a new solar company started by his former Revenue...
View ArticleBredesen jumpstarts car company with gov’t money
The Nashville Business Journal picks up the recent TennesseeWatchdog.org story about tax credits going to Tennesseans who purchase electric cars. In the story, TennesseeWatchdog.org editor Chris Butler...
View ArticleTCPR cited in opposition to corporate welfare
The Nashville Business Journal, which has covered the issue of government incentives in the area of economic development, notes the Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s position on the issue....
View Article2011 Pork Report uncovers $371 million in government waste
NASHVILLE, TN – The Tennessee Center for Policy Research today released its 2011 Tennessee Pork Report, exposing that state and local governments across Tennessee wasted $371 million over the past...
View ArticleComptroller scolds former Revenue chief
In a recent letter sent to legislative leaders, the state Comptroller called into question the use of “tax variances” by former Dept. of Revenue commissioner Reagan Farr. As noted by Tennessee...
View ArticleA Cure for What Ails Us
NASHVILLE – The Beacon Center of Tennessee today released a policy report outlining several state-led solutions to our nation’s healthcare woes. Over the next few months, Tennessee officials will have...
View ArticleBeacon: Shut down TNInvestco
In the wake of an audit that found numerous problems with the state’s TNInvestco program, Beacon CEO Justin Owen explains to the Chattanooga Times Free Press why the program is bad for taxpayers and...
View ArticleDrinking the Hemlock Kool-Aid
TN Report offers an interesting analysis of the fallout from Hemlock Semiconducter, which was awarded nearly $300 million in taxpayer handouts before announcing massive layoffs at its Clarksville...
View ArticleVolkswagen layoffs loom amid questions of new “clawback” rules
TNReport.com investigates how a new state law will fail to protect taxpayers from a recently announced layoff of 500 workers by Volkswagen. The auto manufacturer has received hundreds of millions of...
View ArticleTN Pork Report Unearths Half-a-Billion Dollars in Government Waste
NASHVILLE – The Beacon Center of Tennessee today released its eighth annual Tennessee Pork Report, exposing more than $511 million squandered by state and local governments over the past year. The...
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