By TNWatchdog Staff on August 19, 2010
by Justin Owen
After the recent appointment of Governor Phil Bredesen’s top aide to head the state university system, much attention has been turned on the board that made the selection. The Tennessee Board of Regents is an 18-member board that oversees 45 universities, community colleges, and technical schools across the state. It is the nation’s [...]
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By TNWatchdog Staff on May 18, 2010
In a show of what could only be described as abject thuggery, elected members of the Tennessee House yelled down and ultimately bullied Associated Press reporter Erik Schelzig from the House floor's media area. Schelzig's transgression was attempting to take a picture with his cell phone of House Speaker Kent Williams who collapsed while presiding over a live session of the State House.
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By TNWatchdog Staff on April 7, 2010
The Bredesen administration - with some complicit Republican sponsors in the legislature - is trying to expand the scope of the Tennessee Small Business Investment Company Credit Act, also known as the TNInvestco program. A closer examination of the law, an amendment offered by Rep. Charles Sargent (R-Franklin) and the Bredesen administration’s process to award $120 million in tax credits under TNInvestco all suggest an agenda that is as much about doing government business with taxpayer dollars in secret as it is about creating jobs.
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By TNWatchdog Staff on March 2, 2010
Download Davidson County Chancellor Russell T. Perkins' ruling in the TNInvestco open records lawsuit by clicking this link, courtesy of Tennessee Watchdog.
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By TNWatchdog Staff on February 22, 2010
Here at Tennessee Watchdog, we believe bringing our readers primary documents from the public record is an important part of our job. Perhaps there is not a court case going on in Tennessee right now with more relevance to the future of government transparency than the suit to open the files on the TNInvestco program.
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