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...

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’...

July 18, 2011 The Tennessee Center for Policy Research continues its efforts to expose the problems with corporate welfare since releasing the 2011 Tennessee Pork Report in late June. In a recent interview with WSMV Channel 4 News, TCPR president Justin Owen discusses how a company planning to relocate...

The Heartland Institute’s School Reform News talks with Ryan Turbeville, policy & outreach coordinator for the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, about recent education reforms adopted in Tennessee. Among them, linking teacher pay to evaluation results and ending teachers’ union collective...

The Nashville Business Journal, which has covered the issue of government incentives in the area of economic development, notes the Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s position on the issue. “Others, like the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, argue that incentives are unfair to companies...

The Nashville Business Journal asked Justin Owen, president of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, about Gov. Haslam’s economic incentive package plans. Owen expressed encouragement at Haslam’s commitment to a more transparent process, but warned that taxpayer incentive packages harm...

The Nashville Business Journal picks up the recent TennesseeWatchdog.org story about tax credits going to Tennesseans who purchase electric cars. In the story, TennesseeWatchdog.org editor Chris Butler explains how only certain electric car manufacturers benefit, while others are left out of the mix....

News Channel 5 interviews Tennessee Center for Policy Research president Justin Owen about the revelation that Governor Bredesen is an investor in a new solar company started by his former Revenue Commissioner. In his eight years in office, Bredesen has directed millions of taxpayer dollars into building...