October 27, 2011 Despite seeing a strong future for nuclear energy, the Beacon Center’s Justin Owen cautions against the government leading the charge with taxpayers’ money. Putting up taxpayer money for small reactors is wrong, said Justin Owen, president and CEO of Beacon Center of Tennessee,...

In a feature story on state Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty, the Nashville Business Journal takes note of the Beacon Center’s position on economic development incentives. From Friday’s print edition:  ”Free market gropus like Beacon Center of Tennessee...

In a recent letter sent to legislative leaders, the state Comptroller called into question the use of “tax variances” by former Dept. of Revenue commissioner Reagan Farr. As noted by Tennessee Watchdog, the commissioner appears to have used his authority to change certain companies’...

In an interview with the Chattanooga Times Free Press, Beacon Center’s Justin Owen calls for a reduced sales tax burden by cutting wasteful government spending, but at the same time warns against attempts to replace the current sales tax with a state income tax. Beacon Center of Tennessee Executive...

Friends, First, let me thank you for being such an avid supporter of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. Our many successes are due in large part to your dedication to our mission. Because you are integral to our achievement, I wanted to share some exciting news with you. We at TCPR have recently...

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research was featured on WSMV, Channel 4 News in Nashville. TCPR recently released a report showing how local entrepreneurs were harmed by needless red tape imposed by Music City bureaucrats. One such entrepreneur is Pat Raynor, who is banned from starting her own home-based...

As covered by TN Report, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey has thrown his support behind a Tennessee Center for Policy Research proposal to reform the state’s fiscal note process. In a policy brief issued last week, TCPR called on lawmakers to reform the process for calculating the cost of legislation, encouraging...

As Republicans and Democrats squabble over what to do with excess revenues coming into the state’s coffers, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research offers an effective solution. “It’s not enough to rely on the whims of either political party to return excess revenue to taxpayers,” said Justin...

As Washington hits gridlock on the debt ceiling battle, the federal government continues to send millions of dollars to local communities for “non-traditional transportation purposes,” such as sidewalks, landscaping, and lighting, notes TNReport.com. Tennessee Center for Policy Research President...