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...

The Chattanooga Times Free Press notes the Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s inclusion of government funding for local chambers of commerce in the 2010 Pork Report. “Chambers of Commerce serve a vital function for economic growth in local communities. However, rather than fund these...

By Drew Johnson A decade ago, Tennessee underwent welfare reform—massively overhauling the failing welfare bureaucracy—resulting in widespread job creation, business growth and a reduced burden to taxpayers. Today, business leaders and taxpayers should encourage the state to take a lesson from this...