NASHVILLE – Shipping giant United Parcel Service (UPS) is fighting hard to change the rules around how its chief competitor, FedEx, does business. FedEx is one of Tennessee’s largest employers and taxpayers, so the move could not only impact the company but the entire state of Tennessee. The Tennessee...

As lawmakers get ready for another legislative session beginning in January, the issue of wine in grocery stores is heating up. Earlier this year, TCPR released Drunk with Power: How Liquor Lobbyists and Distributors Control Tennessee’s Wine Laws. You can view the publication here. TCRP recently sat...

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research today released a report exposing that local governments in the state have spent $5.3 million on high-profile lobbyists to influence the state and federal government. The report, titled The Dangerous Cycle of Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying, looks at lobbying expenditures...

Each year, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research teams up with Citizens Against Government Waste to release a detailed report of waste, fraud and abuse by state and local governments. To date, TCPR and CAGW have exposed more than $1.2 billion of wasted taxpayer money. Click here to download the 2009...

At the advent of the 106th General Assembly, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research provided every member of the state legislature with a comprehensive guide to the issues facing the State of Tennessee. The Legislators’ Guide to the Issues provides free market policy solutions to issues related...