Beacon Director of Policy Trey Moore warns against the consequences – both fiscal and moral – of expanding Medicaid in Tennessee. This article originally appeared in Sunday’s Knoxville News Sentinel. by Trey Moore Gov. Bill Haslam recently announced he would decide this month whether...

by Justin Owen With cold weather come slimmer wallets, as Tennessee families watch their electricity costs skyrocket in winter months. However, there may be more to your rising electric bills than you realize. Public utilities are up to some interesting things these days, and it’s costing you quite...

Beacon CEO Justin Owen and the Tennessee Tax Revolt’s Ben Cunningham pen an article in today’s Tennessean supporting reform of the state’s beer tax. An unedited version of the article is posted below. by Justin Owen & Ben Cunningham India Pale Ale. Stout. Amber Ale. These are terms...

In a response to a recent column by the Tennessean‘s Gail Kerr that was critical of school choice, Beacon CEO Justin Owen submitted the following letter to the editor. An edited version appeared in today’s Tennessean. Below is the full letter as submitted.   With school vouchers, Gail...

Beacon CEO Justin Owen teamed up with the Foundation for Government Accountability’s Tarren Bragdon to pen the following op-ed, which originally appeared on Townhall.com.   by Justin Owen and Tarren Bragdon There’s no doubt the American economy is in a world of hurt. Until last month, we...

Beacon CEO Justin Owen joins the Illinois Policy Institute’s Ted Dabrowski in calling for Congress to refuse a bailout of states like Illinois and California, outlining what this action would mean for Tennessee taxpayers. The article below originally appeared in today’s Tennessean. by Justin...

The Metro Nashville Transportation Licensing Commission, which regulates taxicabs, limos, sedans, and horse-drawn carriages, recently came under fire after it was revealed that its inspectors were posing as police officers. Beacon Center research associate Steven Strausbaugh pens an article in today’s...

Beacon CEO Justin Owen and the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice’s Robert Enlow pen an article in today’s Knoxville News Sentinel on why families in our state should have more school choice options. Read the entire article below or at the Knoxville News Sentinel‘s website.   by...

Today’s Tennessean publishes an article by Beacon CEO Justin Owen and Friedman Foundation CEO Robert Enlow about school choice. The two talk about what the result of a recent poll sponsored by the organizations means for parental choice in education for Tennessee families. Read the entire article...