Posts Tagged ‘taxpayers’

States push back against ObamaCare

Tennessee Center for Policy Research scholar Dr. Richard Grant notes the push back by several states, including Tennessee, against ObamaCare. This article originally appeared in the Sunday, March 7 edition of the Tennessean. TCPR has led the charge to enact a Health Freedom Act in Tennessee to curb the...
March 1st, 2011 | Commentary | Read More

TCPR comments on incentive packages

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...
February 2nd, 2011 | Recent News | Read More

Justin Owen discusses mass transit

Recently, Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Justin Owen sat down with the Heartland Institute to discuss the problems with mass transit, including Nashville’s Music City Star. Listen to the entire podcast by clicking here.
December 7th, 2010 | Recent News | Read More

Calling all watchdogs… email us your story!

Calling all watchdogs… email us your story!
The Tennessee Center for Policy Research and TennesseeWatchdog.org want to hear from you. We are introducing a new way for citizens to report government malfeasance at the federal, state or local level. Because we rely heavily on the work of “citizen watchdogs” across the state, TCPR has...
November 21st, 2010 | Feature, Recent News | Read More

Bredesen jumpstarts car company with gov’t money

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....
November 12th, 2010 | Recent News | Read More

TCPR to investigate governor’s solar investment

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...
November 6th, 2010 | Recent News | Read More

Taxpayers foot new West TN port

Despite acknowledging that private funds could have paid for a new port on the Mississippi River in West Tennessee, local officials secured $13 million in stimulus money to pay for the project. Further, while proponents claim that large companies such as ConAgra will bring business to the area, a company...
October 31st, 2010 | Recent News | Read More

TCPR warns against cap and trade’s impact on TN

TCPR warns against cap and trade’s impact on TN
October 4, 2010 NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, the state’s premier free market think tank, released a policy report today demonstrating the impact that cap and trade legislation could have on Tennessee’s economy. It is widely expected that Congress will attempt to pass some...
October 11th, 2010 | Feature, Policy | Read More

Doctor’s lose out to TennCare system

Doctor’s lose out to TennCare system
A new investigative report by the Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s Chris Butler examines how flaws in the state TennCare system are costing doctors thousands of dollars. Are doctors in Tennessee so frustrated with the bureaucracy in the state’s TennCare system that they might retire soon?...
October 11th, 2010 | Feature, Recent News | Read More

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