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...

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Center for Policy Research today released a policy brief outlining a proposal to improve the process for calculating the cost of state legislation. TCPR senior fellow and former state Rep. Donna Barrett authored the brief, titled Accurately Calculating the Cost of Tennessee...

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...

NASHVILLE, TN – The Tennessee Center for Policy Research today released its 2011 Tennessee Pork Report, exposing that state and local governments across Tennessee wasted $371 million over the past year. For the sixth consecutive year, Tennessee’s premier free market think tank partnered with taxpayer...

Justin Owen, president of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, encourages Gov. Bill Haslam to pursue more opportunities to privatize certain government services in Sunday’s Chattanooga Times Free Press. Read the full story here.

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...

Justin Owen, president of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, is interviewed by Nashville’s Channel 4 News whether state lawmakers should get a raise along with other state employees. Watch the interview here.

Tennessee Center for Policy Research president Justin Owen takes elected officials to task over their abuse of the “technical corrections” process that serves as a vehicle for massive tax increases. This article originally appeared in Thursday’s Tennessean. by Justin Owen Thomas Paine...