By TNWatchdog Staff on January 25, 2012
By CHRISTOPHER BUTLER General Motors has billions of dollars in cash reserves, and one would think that the company is self-sufficient and can operate without a helping hand from taxpayers — but that is not the case, especially in Tennessee. Taxpayers in the Volunteer State, as well as those in many other states, are giving [...]
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By TNWatchdog Staff on January 19, 2012
By CHRISTOPHER BUTLER Tennessee officials must start holding businesses that receive economic development subsidies to a higher standard, according to a report that a national policy resource center released this week. Tennessee has standards that are slightly below average in terms of how it monitors companies that accept state subsidies. Tennessee also does not do [...]
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By TNWatchdog Staff on January 16, 2012
By CHRISTOPHER BUTLER Officials throughout Tennessee abused or misspent $7.8 million of taxpayer money during December, according to documents that the state Comptroller’s Office released last month. Comptrollers faulted 33 different municipalities or entities for items such as expenditures exceeding appropriations, deficits, lack of competitive bidding, official misconduct, and theft. • Jackson County • The [...]
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By TNWatchdog Staff on January 13, 2012
By CHRISTOPHER BUTLER Nashville taxpayers must brace themselves. City officials are about to risk even more taxpayer money in a lawsuit that has already proven costly for the city, as well as a private real estate firm. Officials with Nashville’s Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) officially confirmed this week that they will appeal a [...]
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By TNWatchdog Staff on December 21, 2011
By CHRISTOPHER BUTLER Some people believe the Internet is entertainment, a form of recreation. Others, meanwhile, believe it is a vital piece of infrastructure, something society can no more do without than roads, law enforcement, or even basic sewer systems — and one that requires government intervention. Chattanooga Electric Power Board (EPB) President & CEO [...]
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