Archive for the ‘Commentary’ Category
GM: From the White House to the statehouse
Beacon president & CEO pens an article for the Daily Caller, a national publication, on how General Motors has turned to state governments for taxpayer handouts after its historic federal bailout. This follows a breaking investigative report on the subject by Chris Butler, Beacon’s director...
January 27th, 2012 | Commentary | Read More
Farragut earned business-friendly ranking
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.
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December 4th, 2011 | Commentary | Read More
Metro should get off small business backs
Beacon Center’s Justin Owen pens an article in today’s Tennessean that urges Nashville Metro Government to roll back the expansive regulatory environment it places on small businesses and entrepreneurs.
by Justin Owen
Nashville is a thriving Southern city. Tourists and residents enjoy the...
September 26th, 2011 | Commentary | Read More
Boeing-union fight could spill over to TN
July 11, 2011
The legal battle between Boeing and the National Labor Relations Board could impact Tennessee’s ability to create jobs, notes the Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s Josh Fields. This article originally appeared in the Tennessean.
by Josh Fields
The clash between labor unions...
June 28th, 2011 | Commentary | Read More
Get nuclear waste out of Tennessee
The Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s Allyn Milojevich proposes a solution to the holdup of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada, and shows how the holdup impacts Tennesseans. This article originally appeared in the Tennessean.
by Allyn Milojevich
Nearly 1,500 metric tons...
June 28th, 2011 | Commentary | Read More
Fee hike unfair for many customers
Tennessee Center for Policy Research president Justin Owen and Ben Cunningham, spokesman for Tennessee Tax Revolt, pen a column in Friday’s Tennessean about a plan to raise Nashville Comcast customers’ taxes by 1,200 percent. Among other things, the additional revenue would go to convert...
May 27th, 2011 | Commentary | Read More
Costs of health reform becoming more apparent
Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s Justin Owen co-authors an article with the Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner reflecting on the one year anniversary of the federal healthcare reform law. The article originally appeared in today’s Knoxville News Sentinel.
by Michael Tanner &...
March 31st, 2011 | Commentary | Read More
Setting the record straight on collective bargaining
This morning, the House Finance Subcommittee voted 7-6 to pass HB130, the bill to limit collective bargaining by teachers’ unions. Speaker Beth Harwell used her prerogative to cast the tie-breaking vote, keeping the measure alive. Tennessee Center for Policy Research president Justin Owen issued...
March 30th, 2011 | Commentary | Read More
Income tax ban will keep TN competitive
Tennessee Center for Policy Research president Justin Owen writes about the benefits of amending the constitution to prevent a state income tax. The article originally appeared in Sunday’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.
by Justin Owen
The state Senate recently voted to ensure that Tennesseans will...
March 20th, 2011 | Commentary | Read More


