Posts Tagged ‘Tennessean’
Business-friendly title well earned for Brentwood
Today’s Tennessean covers the recent presentation of our Most Business-Friendly City Award to Brentwood. Read the article to find out why Brentwood is Tennessee’s Most-Business Friendly City in 2012.
December 5th, 2012 | Recent News | Read More
Vouchers are for kids’ benefit
In a response to a recent column by the Tennessean‘s Gail Kerr that was critical of school choice, Beacon CEO Justin Owen submitted the following letter to the editor. An edited version appeared in today’s Tennessean. Below is the full letter as submitted.
With school vouchers, Gail...
December 5th, 2012 | Commentary | Read More
Bailouts punish successful states, help the foolish
Beacon CEO Justin Owen joins the Illinois Policy Institute’s Ted Dabrowski in calling for Congress to refuse a bailout of states like Illinois and California, outlining what this action would mean for Tennessee taxpayers. The article below originally appeared in today’s Tennessean.
by Justin...
August 29th, 2012 | Commentary | Read More
Taxi regulations harm consumers, cost jobs
The Metro Nashville Transportation Licensing Commission, which regulates taxicabs, limos, sedans, and horse-drawn carriages, recently came under fire after it was revealed that its inspectors were posing as police officers. Beacon Center research associate Steven Strausbaugh pens an article in today’s...
July 20th, 2012 | Commentary | Read More
State on wrong track with health exchange
Marking the second anniversary of Obamacare’s enactment and days before the Supreme Court hears its case, Beacon CEO Justin Owen teams up with the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Christie Herrera to pen an article in the Tennessean. The article warns state leaders against implementing...
March 23rd, 2012 | Commentary | Read More

