T. Sharp on Twitter (@newscoma) Steve Ross on Twitter (@vibinc) Steve Steffens on Twitter (@leftwingcracker)Yesterday the Tennessean reported on layoff notices that had been mailed out to state employees. This morning, Gail Kerr picks up the ball and tells a sad reality. The public sector is doing what private employers have been doing for the last two years to rein in costs in a difficult economy. Outsourcing, layoffs,...
That’s what Southern Beale reports this morning. Someone needs to clue in the editors of our local Gannett fishwrap about a little something called professional sock-puppetry. Because they keep falling for it. For example, who is this Sarah Longwell person who penned an anti-MADD column for the “Tennessee Voices” section of The Tennessean back...
In this morning’s Tennessean, Gail Kerr is talking per diem reimbursement for legislators. Tennessee legislators get a flat rate of $185 to cover their expenses no matter what they spend, and no matter how far from Nashville they live. That’s on top of an annual salary of $19,009. –snip No one argues that state...
Jeff Yarbro And The DCDP Straw Poll
Jeff Yarbro won the Davidson County Democratic Straw Poll last night by almost twice as many votes over incumbent Douglas Henry. It has been interesting to watch the young candidate in the last few months. He has word of mouth, he has raised a great deal of money online and the cool kids like...
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