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...

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...

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...

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...

Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s Justin Owen co-authors an article with the Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner reflecting on the one year anniversary of the federal healthcare reform law. The article originally appeared in today’s Knoxville News Sentinel. by Michael Tanner &...

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.