Jeff Reed from the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice speaks on school choice in Tennessee Jeff Reed on School Choice [ 6:44 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download podPressShowHidePlayer('1', 'http://www.beacontn.org/wp-content/uploads/jeffreed.mp3', 290, 24, 'false', 'http://www.beacontn.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/vpreview_center.png',...

The Beacon Center’s president & CEO Justin Owen co-signed a letter today with the Dick Patten of the American Family Business Institute, American’s for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist, Duane Parde of the National Taxpayers’ Union, and Americans for Prosperity’s Tim Phillips,...

Liquor Lobby Receives Lump of Coal Award for Thwarting Wine in Grocery Stores NASHVILLE – The Beacon Center of Tennessee (formerly the Tennessee Center for Policy Research) today announced the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee as the recipient of its 2011 Lump of Coal Award. The Beacon Center...

The Tennessean and WBIR-TV in Knoxville cover the ongoing debate to renew unemployment benefits before the end of the year. Beacon’s CEO Justin Owen cautions against the move: “The more you extend unemployment benefits to someone who’s jobless, the less likely it is that they’ll...

Nashville authorities have sentenced city entrepreneur Chad Baker to five consecutive nights in jail. The charge — Baker has not moved his doggie day care’s parking lot from the front of his business to the back, which is something he said he cannot afford to do. This is happening because Metro Code...

Justin Owen, president & CEO of the Beacon Center, praises Farragut for its low taxes, strong education results, and job and population growth, leading it to the top of the Center’s 2011 Business-Friendly Cities rankings. This article originally appeared in Sunday’s Knoxville News Sentinel.   by...

The Beacon Center’s Ryan Turbeville talks to Channel 4 News in Nashville about a state lawmaker’s proposal to require voter approval of any local property tax increases that are greater than one percent. Click here to watch the entire interview.

          Ben Cunningham discusses problems surrounding Occupy Nashville 11-29-11 Occupy Nashville [ 7:41 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download podPressShowHidePlayer('3', 'http://www.beacontn.org/wp-content/uploads/11-29-11-Occupy-Nashville.mp3', 290, 24, 'false', 'http://www.beacontn.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/vpreview_center.png',...

The media has extensively covered the Beacon Center’s recent report, How Business-Friendly are Tennessee’s Cities?, since its release earlier this week. Below is a list of the mentions so far on television and in newspapers, with links. Click here to read the release of the report itself.   Nashville...