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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 &...

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...

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...