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FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2012

Haslam Signs Public Safety Legislation (TN Report)Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today held a ceremonial bill signing at the Bartlett Criminal Justice Centerhighlight three pieces of public safety legislation. The bills were a result of his administrations multi-agencomprehensive public safety action plan aimed at curbing violent crime, lowering the rate of repeat offendeand significantly reducing drug abuse and drug trafficking in Tennessee. One of the key roles of stgovernment is to keep citizens safe, Haslam said. These laws will play an important role in combating someour states toughest safety challenges. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) reports that in 2010 a2011, domestic violence victims made up more than half of all reported crimes against Tennesseans. H2389/SB 2251 increases the mandatory jail time for repeat domestic assault offenders. Senate Majority LeadMark Norris (R-Collierville), Sen. Doug Overbey (R-Maryville), House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick

Chattanooga) and Rep. Jim Coley (R-Bartlett) sponsored the legislatihttp://tnreport.com/blog/2012/06/07/haslam-signs-public-safety-legi slation/

Haslam Signs Trio of Anti-Crime Bills (Memphis Daily News)Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed a trio of anti-crime measures into law during a Wednesday, June 6, visitBartlett. The laws include an increase in mandatory jail time for repeat domestic violence offenders and a secolaw upping sentences for convicted felons with guns that include some specific circumstances for lonsentences. The third law makes aggravated assault, robbery and aggravated burglary a higher class of felowith a longer sentence when committed by groups of three or more people. The law is aimed at gang violenThe felons with guns bill that passed in the Tennessee Legislature earlier this year is the second in as m ayears to become law. Shelby County legislators refer to the latest bill as son of a gun. The DAs have quite aof discretion in terms of them deciding what are the cases that merit that, Haslam said when asked abo

complaints by some attorneys in the federal courts system that federal felons with guns cases have overcrowddockets.http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/jun/8/haslam-signs-trio-of-anti-crime-bills/

Inheritance Tax Phase-out Signed by Haslam (TN Report)Tennessee Gov. B ill Haslam today traveled to Luckey Family Farm in Humboldt to highlight the second of thtax cuts passed during this years legislative session and signed by the governor. Haslam held a ceremonial signing of HB 3760/SB 3762, which phases out the state inheritance tax during the next three years before icompletely eliminated starting January 1, 2016. The bill was introduced by the governor as the state continueswork toward providing the best customer service at the lowest possible cost to Tennesseans. Were focusedmaking state government more efficient and more effective while reducing the cost to taxpayers, Haslam saJobs are created when people invest capital. The inheritance tax is causing Tennesseans to take their capita

other states as they grow older, but businesses and family farms cant pick up and leave. Eliminating this tax ease the burden on family businesses and farms that are left to other generations.http://tnreport.com/blog/2012/06/07/inheritance-tax-phase-out-signed-by- haslam/

Haslam: Pre-K funding, vouchers no package deal (Associated Press/Schelzig)Gov. Bill Haslam is weighing both an increase in funding for the states public pre-kindergarten program acreating a school voucher system in Tennessee, though the Republican says he doesnt consider the tproposals linked. The governor told The Associated Press after a recent groundbreaking ceremony outsiNashville that while both m easures face heavy opposition among various factions of lawmakers, he doesnt sone as providing political cover for the other. Those are two good examples of something where people on b
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sides can point to studies that show theyre either effective or not, Haslam said. Our job is to wade into tmiddle of that and see if it works for Tennessee. But I dont think theyre coupled at all. Republicans in Legislature have traditionally been more supportive of voucher programs, while voicing more skepticism abothe pre-K program. Democrats have largely opposed vouchers and called for more public early childholearning opportunities. In both cases its one of those where both of them are controversial, but at the end of day our mission is to figure out whats effective and what works, Haslam said. The governor managed to delalegislative fight over vouchers this year by calling for a study panel to develop recommendations by this fall. Bthe Senate has passed voucher legislation in the past, making it likely that the measure will again be a prionext session.http://www.dnj.com/viewart/20120608/NEWS05/306080024/Haslam-Pre-K-funding-vouchers-no-package-dealodyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE(SUBSCRIPTION)

State working on smartphone app using traffic data (Associated Press)The Tennessee Department of Transportation is working on a free smartphone app using the traffic dataalready collects. According to WPLN, it's tentatively set to be available later this year. The state already watchtraffic congestion through a system of highway cameras, posting estimated drive times on interstate signs. GBill Haslam says a smartphone program is meant to customize that information and put it in one place. WPsaid the state has not publicized how much it will cost taxpayers.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/08/state-working-on-smartphone-app-using-traffic/

TDEC Announces $25.5 Million in Loans for W ater, W astewater Infrastructu

(MNH)Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob Martinetoday announced that two communities, one water authority, and one water/wastewater authority have beapproved to receive a total of $25.5 million in low-interest loans for water and wastewater infrastructimprovements. These projects will help address critical drinking water and wastewater infrastructimprovements, as well as foster healthy communities as they continue to grow, Haslam said. The StRevolving Fund (SRF) Loan Program provides low-interest loans that help communities, utility districts, awater and wastewater authorities finance projects that protect Tennessees ground and surface waters apublic health. Loans are used to finance the planning, design and construction of water and wastewater facilitiThe Department of Environment and Conservation administers the SRF Loan Program for the state

Tennessee in conjunction with the Tennessee Local Development Authority. The U.S. Environmental ProtectAgency provides grants to fund the program, and the state provides a 20 percent match. Loan repayments areturned to the program and are used to fund future SRF loans.http://missouri-news.org/midwest-news/tennessee/tdec-announces-25-5-million-in-loans-for-water-was tewaterinfrastructure-2/17646

Keep Tennessee Beautiful has new logo and website (Associated Press)The agency Keep Tennessee Beautiful has unveiled a new logo and website, www.keeptnbeautiful.org . Tnew site features a fresh design and showcases the new logo, which is designed to mirror the three gradivisions of Tennessee. Since 1983, the group has been a state resource center for litter prevention, commungreening and beautification, and recycling and waste reduction education. It is affiliated with the UniversityMemphis through a grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The agency has 24 Tenness

affiliates.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/08/keep-tennessee-beautiful-has-new-logo-and/

Keep Tennessee Beautiful site has new Web address (Times Free-Press/Higgins)Keep Tennessee Beautiful has a new Web address and a new logo, Executive Director Sutton Mora Hayes aarea affiliates announced Thursday. The new address is www.keeptnbeautiful.org, and the new logo showsriver, a green field and mountains at the top. "It reflects the three grand divisions of Tennessee," said JoanMaskew, executive director for the C leveland/Bradley Keep Tennessee Beautiful affiliate. The state organizatipart of Keep America Beautiful, has 24 Tennessee affiliates, including Anderson, McMinn and Monroe countand the Scenic Cities Beautiful Commission of Chattanooga. "We have 30 years of history that we can build and we want everyone to know what the millions of volunteers we work with have been doing to keep Tenness
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beautiful," Hayes said in a news release. The new website, activated Thursday, includes an interactive mapusers can locate recycling opportunities by county or ZIP code as well as news from the affiliates and informaton how to become a volunteer.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/08/tenneessee-beauty-site-has-new-web-address/?local

UT staff, faculty eye boost in pay (Chattanooga Times Free-Press/Trevizo)Schools in the University of Tennessee system are coming up with plans to improve lagging compensation

faculty and staff. If raises are approved by the UT board of trustees, every employee in the University Tennessee system will get a 2.5 percent across-the-board increase, with a $1,000 minimum for those mak$40,000 or less. The increases would take effect July 1. The University of Tennessee at C hattanooga alsoproposing using $400,000 for market and merit pay adjustments, said Richard Brown, vice chancellor of finanand operation. The merit-market adjustments would occur in September, he said. Each of the seven institutioin the UT system came up with its own plan to address compensation gaps. The system's compensation aadvisory board, which Brown leads, will present the plan to system trustees at a June 20 meeting in KnoxvilBrown said he can't speculate on whether the board will approve the recommendations. "I can attest that the board has been quite interested in maintaining and enhancing the quality of our workforce," he said.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/08/tennessee-ut-staff-faculty-eye-boost-in- pay/?local

TennCare misuse alleged (Cleveland Daily Banner)

During the past few months, investigators have been busy cracking down on alleged TennCare m isuse or fraDoctor shopping is described as an individual illegally soliciting area medical or pain treatment centers to obtmultiples of prescription drugs, typically to resell the drugs for a profit. According to the Office of the InspecGeneral, a Marion County man was the most recent area resident charged with doctor shopping. The OfficeInspector General, with the assistance of the Bradley County Sheriffs Office, today announced the arrestRandy W. Troy, 44, of Whitwell. He was charged with one count of fraudulently using TennCare to obtaincontrolled substance by doctor shopping, or going to multiple doctors in a short period of time to obtprescription drugs, according to information from the OIG. When individuals misuse their TennCare benefits a serious issue the Office of Inspector General will not tolerate, Inspector General Deborah Y. Faulkner saAnyone comm itting TennCare fraud will be investigated, prosecuted, and arrested by the O IG.http://www.clevelandbanner.com/view/full_story/18900353/article-TennCare--misuse--alleged?instance=homesecondleft

Dyersburg Farmers Market first stop in statewide tour Saturday (State Gazette)The wait is over, localvores. Despite a late cold snap that proved disastrous for some fruit crops in patchy spacross Tennessee, the three-week warm spell that came before has farmers markets filling up with summproduce earlier than usual. Tennessee Department of Agriculture Agritourism and Farmers M arkets CoordinaPamela Bartholomew reports that summertime favorites like yellow squash, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage acucumbers are already being picked. Homegrown tomatoes and sweet corn are not far behind. Following MotNature's lead, the Main Street Farmers Market of Dyersburg opens Saturday, June 9. Opening day in Dyersbwill also host the first official tour stop of this summer's "Pick Tennessee Products" tour. The state agricultudepartment tour will stretch across the state, reaching as far east as Maryville and running through August. Tstate's Pick Tennessee Products promotion began in 1986 as a campaign to identify local food products in restores but has expanded with national trends to focus on farm-direct foods and local farmers markets.http://www.stategazette.com/story/1857692.html

Democrats push Tennessee First contracting bill (Tennessean/Cass)Eager to gain political ground in an election year, state Democrats criticized Republicans on Thursday opposing legislation that would give Tennessee companies the first shot at working on state projects. Four strepresentatives and two Metro councilmen who hope to join them in the General Assembly held a neconference to promote the Tennessee First Act, which would give preference to Volunteer State firms if their bfor public contracts are within a certain percentage of the lowest bids. The idea was first introduced by RCraig Fitzhugh, D-Ripley, in 2011 as H B 2079 but failed to advance to the floor of either chamber during the ptwo legislative sessions. A similar measure was introduced as an amendment to another bill earlier this year was rejected by Republicans, who hold a heavy majority in the House. Councilman Darren Jernigan, whorunning for the District 60 House seat and faces no primary opposition, called out Republican Rep. Jim Go
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who voted against the amendm ent and will be Jernigans opponent in November. I think the people of Districtwould be appalled, especially those who are looking for jobs, Jernigan said.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120608/NEWS02/306080082/Democrats-push-Tennessee-First-contracting-bill?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews&gcheck=1&nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

TN felons seek to have voting rights restored as election nears (Tennessean/HaaFrank Turner Jr. has turned his life around. The longtime felon is a volunteer with Men of Valor, a Nashvi

based nonprofit that ministers to people in prison. Hes written a book about his struggles with drugs and crimethe hope that others will learn from the mistakes hes made. He also started his own masonry business. Evthough hes come so far, theres one thing that has eluded him: the right to vote. Ive been wanting to do it the last couple of years, Turner said. I want to register to vote because there are some things in society thneed to be cleared up, and I think that everybodys opinion needs to be heard. Turner, who w as convicted onaggravated assault charge, recently joined dozens of other felons at a local workshop designed to teach thehow to have their voting rights restored. While the process is free, nonprofit and civic groups such as Music CLinks are working to help felons sort through the paperwork. We have a democratic government, we havevote for the representative that decides what rules were going to be governed by. So, its important that thparticipate in the process, said Marilyn Robinson of Music City Links, which hosted the workshop.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120608/NEWS0201/306090003/TN-felons-seek-voting-rights-restored-election-nears?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews&nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Knox chancellor nixes attempt to overturn red light camera law (N-S/Jacobs)Two camera enforcement companies have lost a bid to overturn a state law that prohibits fining drivers improper right turns on red if the only evidence is photographic. And despite predictions that the law that weinto effect last July would cause an increase in wrecks, statistics in Knoxville refute that contention. Knox CouChancellor Michael W. Moyers' 27-page decision signed May 30 addresses a m ultitude of arguments broughtAmerican Traff ic Solutions, Inc., and Redflex Traff ic Systems, Inc., asking him to declare the unconstitutional. ATS , based in Scottsdale, Ariz., provides cam era enforcement equipment for 14 intersectionsKnoxville. Redflex, based in Phoenix, Ariz., has equipped four intersections in Farragut with photo enforcemdevices. "The challenged law does not in any way amend or modify the rules regarding making right turns ared light," Moyers ruled. "Its only effect is to provide that some other evidence besides the camera footastanding alone is necessary to prosecute a violation for making an illegal right turn at intersections where riturns on red are otherwise allowed."http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/08/knox-chancellor-nixes-attempt-to-overturn-red/

Light wait: Inspection grace period eyed for engine signal (C. Appeal/Callahan)There may be a reprieve for some Memphians whose vehicles failed inspection because of the "check engilight. The City Council is considering a measure that would allow those with financial hardships who failed ttest to get a one-year extension to have the problems repaired. The m easure is facing its second reading befthe City Council on June 19. The final reading and public hearing is planned for July 3. "If someone fails the teand wishes to declare a financial hardship, we will grant that to them. We will give them one year," city ChAdministrative Officer George Little said. "It's about p roviding som e relief for individuals who may be financiachallenged as a result of failing the emissions test." To qualify for the waiver, drivers would have to providewritten cost estimate as well as meet income guidelines. For one person, that means an income falling bel$16,245. For two people, that income level is $21,855. For three or more, the level is $27,465.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/jun/08/light-wait/(SUB)

Councilman organizes 'roundtable' meetings to discuss budget (CP/Garrison)Metro Councilman Steve Glover has organized a pair of roundtable discussions at his office this weekendpore over Mayor Karl Deans proposed budget with council colleagues and perhaps identify ways to reduce mayors proposed 53-cent property tax increase. If you knew me on the school board, Im obviously alwalooking at ways we can try to be a little more efficient and operate more efficiently, Glover, who recenwrapped up a term as a Metro school board representative, told The City Paper. So, thats obviously objective here. Glovers first budget discussion, at his office at 1101 Kermit Drive, suite 610, is set for Sat., Ju9, at 1:30 p.m. The second meeting is the following day at the same location and time. Both meetings are opto the public. The real nature of the meetings is to say, Alright, if we cut here, what might be the implication
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what might be the unintended consequences? Glover added. When youre sitting at a roundtable, you ckind of just throw it all out there.http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/councilman-organizes-roundtable-meetings-discuss-bu dget-proposal

Weekend meetings to discuss tax plan (Tennessean/Cass)A group of Metro Council members will hold open meetings Saturday and Sunday to talk about Mayor K

Deans budget and property tax increase proposals. The group will meet at 1:30 p.m. each day at 1101 KerDrive, Suite 610. Councilman Steve Glover, who is organizing the discussions and holding them at his offisaid he wants to look at the potential repercussions and unintended consequences of Deans plan and discuany alternatives. I want to look at everything thoroughly, said Glover, a former school board member. Im tryto find common ground. Dean has proposed a 53-cent property tax increase to help fund a $1.71 bil loperating budget for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120608/NEWS0202/306080068/Weekend-meetings-discuss-tax-plan?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews&nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Murfreesboro budget passes first test, despite pay worries (Daily News Journal)The City Council approved a $117 million budget without a property tax increase Thursday despite complaifrom some firefighters and police officers over their pay and benefits. Some of our police officers qualify for fostamps, said Matthew Roe, a Murfreesboro patrol officer who is president of the local Fraternal Order of Pol

Hendon-McClanahan Lodge No. 54. Some work part-time jobs to make ends m eet. I qualified for WIC (WomInfants and Children assistance for baby formula and food from federal government) last year when my w ife aI had a newborn. The six present council members unanimously voted for the budget plan for the next fisyear that starts July 1. Mayor Tommy Bragg was absent, so Vice Mayor Ron Washington presided over meeting. Two more votes must take place before the tax and spending plans are ratified. Councilman EddSmotherman said hes received calls from city employees about getting better pay and benefits. Hes areceived calls from people asking him if he can help them get a city job. Everybody in Murfreesboro is sufferinsaid Smotherman, who was elected to the council on April 17. We are experiencing tough economic times. have a budget to stay within. Not a single person said I want you to raise my taxes. Although the counciltouting 14 straight years of avoiding a tax increase, firefighter Matthew Young did bring up the idea of raisiproperty taxes during a public hearing before the vohttp://www.dnj.com/article/20120608/NEWS05/306080020/Murfreesboro-budget-passes-first-test-despite-pay-worries?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE&nclick_c heck=1(SUB)

Shelby County teens lead state in dropout rate, pregnancy, poverty (CA/Warren)Shelby County teens lead the state by far in sexually transmitted diseases. They have the highest rate of schsuspensions, expulsions and dropouts, and one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy among the 95 countiesthe state. And nearly one out of every three Shelby County residents under age 18 lives in poverty. This portof troubled area youths emerges from a report, "KIDS COUNT: The State of the Child in Tennessee 201released Wednesday by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth. "I'm really concerned," said LinO'Neal, the commission's executive director. "What the data tell us is that we need to focus on the needsadolescents as well as children and that we need to intervene with effective strategies to change their trajectorIn some Memphis communities, it is the social norm to become sexually active at an early age and not to maschool a priority, said psychologist Sidney Ornduff, who oversees mental health services for Shelby CouJuvenile Court. She says m any kids don't start school until after Labor Day, which typically means missing thweeks o f the school year.http://www.comm ercialappeal.com/news/2012/jun/08/report-paints-bleak-picture/(SUB)

Murfreesboro Mosque Opponents Ask Judge to Stop Construction (WPLN-RadioA group opposed to a new mosque in Rutherford County has filed for an injunction to halt construction at the sLast week, Chancellor Robert Corlew ruled that the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro was approved at a planncommission meeting w ithout adequate public notice. He did not order that construction be stopped, but attornJoe Brandon says it should. He represents opponents of the mosque, who have focused their legal challengehow the project was approved. However, Brandon has also aired a number of conspiracy theories, accusing Islamic Center of having ties with terrorists and promoting Sharia law. They know they dont have a vabuilding permit, and yet they continue to thumb their nose at the laws of Tennessee and continue to build. Tha
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Sharia law, and we have a problem with that. Mosque leaders say they just want a place for all of thcongregants to gather. They hope to finish the first phase of construction before the Muslim holy monthRamadan, which begins in mid-July.http://wpln.org/?p=380 22

Fort Campbell Troops Tapped for Afghanistan Rotation (WPLN-Radio Nashville)War-weary Fort Campbell is being tapped to send more than 5,000 troops back to Afghanistan. The Departmof Defense has announced deployments later this year from the 101st Airborne Division. The Rakkasans of t

3rd Brigade Combat Team first deployed to Afghanistan more than a decade ago. The units most recedeployment was part of President Obamas surge in 2010. Soldiers patrolled along the violent border wPakistan. Sixteen men were killed. The 101st A irborne Com bat Aviation Brigade was also part of that surge awill return again for another tour in the fall along with the Rakkasans. Unlike the surge, this deployment comesoverall U.S. troop levels are on the decline. An additional 23,000 troops are supposed to be pulled outAfghanistan before Fort Campbell soldiers even get there.http://wpln.org/?p=380 29

ION opens national headquarters in Nashville (Nashville Business Journal)The InterOrganization Network (ION) has opened a national headquarters in Nashville, ION and NashvCABLE announced today. ION, led by President Sarah Meyerrose, has a number of gender diversity initiativaimed at increasing the number of female board mem bers in U.S. public companies. ION's new headquarterslocated at 4322 Ha rding Pike, Suite 417, Nashville 37205. The following are excerpts from today's news relea

From this central U.S. location, President Sarah Meyerrose will oversee the organizations gender diversinitiatives to increase the number of women board mem bers in U.S. public corporations. Since taking office tMarch, Ms. Meyerrose has strengthened existing partnerships and developed new ventures with organizatiosuch as KPMG, Corporate Board Member and G overnance Metrics International (GMI) and expects to announanother ION member organization. Through Nashville-based CABLE, one of IONs 15 member organizatioMs. Meyerrose is directly involved with the Women on Corporate Boards and Board Walk of Fame initiativwhich work to educate Tennessee companies about the importance of women in executive leadership positionhttp://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/women_of_influence/2012/06/ion-opens-national-headquarters-in.ht

ION opens national HQ in Nashville (Nashville Post)ION, the InterOrganization Network, and Nashville CABLE today announced the opening of IONs natioheadquarters office in Nashville. It will oversee IONs efforts to increase the number of women on the boards

U.S. publicly traded companies. ION President Sarah Meyerrose will oversee the office, located at 4322 HardRoad in Belle Meade. ION had operated from Fort W ashington, Penn. Meyerrose (pictured here) is the princiof SMSS LLC, a consulting company focused on improving the strategic performance and human resourcpractices of regional and community banks. She has more than 30 years of experience in the banking industMeyerrose was a member of the inaugural Board of Visitors for the Owen Graduate School of ManagementVanderbilt University and is a m ember of W omen B usiness Leaders in Healthcare, among other affiliations. Srecently joined the board of a start-up online payment solution com pany Paytopia, which w orks to prevent fraand identity theft during online transactiohttp://nashvillepost.com/news/2012/6/7/ion_opens_national_hq_in_nashville

School board member David Testerman against three-way land swap (TFP)Hamilton County school board member David Testerman came out Thursday night against a three-way la

swap that would trade away East Brainerd Elementary for property to build a new stadium at the H oward Schof Academics and Technology. Testerman released a statement, saying he was surprised by the dSuperintendent Rick Smith offered to be part of in March, which affects part of his district. In the deal the cwould trade Dogwood Manor Apartments to the Chattanooga Housing Authority. CHA would give up the formPoss Homes site to the schools. The city and CHA would divide the schools' East Brainerd Elementary siCash exchanges also would be made. "The community around the school has not been consulted at all abthis -- at the very least, this is a serious breach of transparency in the government process," Testerman saThough he said H oward needs a new stadium, the school board's goal should be building classrooms, he saidhttp://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/08/hamilton-county-david-testerman-against-land-swap/?local

Kingsport BOE cuts $2.1 million to balance budget (Times-News)
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The Kingsport Board of Education voted 4-1 Thursday night to close a $2.4 million budget gap and balance2012-13 budget. The BOE used some increased revenue projections to close the gap, but the bulk of the budgbalancing about $2.1 million was through cutting proposed expenditures. And the bulk of that was cuttipositions that included 11 proposed academic coaches and eight proposed teaching positions, although budget leaves in five discretionary teaching positions that m ay be needed to cover an expected enrollmincrease. School leaders had asked the Board of M ayor and Aldermen for $2.425 million in additional operatiofunds, but the first reading BMA budget approved earlier this week included only $300,000 in new city fundiThe changes make the general purpose school budget $63 million. Its not like we took everything (budrequest) that was asked for. Its very, very sad for me, BOE member Susan Lodal said. BOE Vice PresidCarrie Upshaw cast the lone vote against the reduced budget. Upshaw said she has lain awake at nistruggling with the budget being cut in many areas but sti l l including more than $500,000 to help launInnovation Academy of Northeast Tennessee, a joint Kingsport/Sullivan County STEM (science, technoloengineering and math) platform school.http://www.timesnews.net/article/9047657/kingsport-boe-cuts-21-million-to-balanc e-budget

Schools may get $3M (Jackson Sun)The Madison County Budget Committee voted to recommend approval of nearly $3 mill ion in capimprovements for Jackson-Madison County Schools during a meeting held Thursday afternoon. Initially schand county officials were considering spending capital funds to add an additional lane to Liberty TechnoloMagnet High Schools track and building a gym at Madison Academic Magnet H igh School, but both items weremoved from recommendation. Instead officials are focusing on the necessities such as a new roof for AndrJackson Elementary, new bleachers at North Parkway M iddle, classroom technology, nine regular school busand two fuel trucks. The buses cost $84,000 each, while the fuel trucks are $90,000 each. Budget Commitchairman Doug Stephenson said during Thursdays meeting that he wanted to see the district come up witsystem for bus replacement. We need to start thinking outside of the box, he said. What other alternativdoes the system have? We need some direction. State law requires that school buses are retired from use af15 years.http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120608/NEWS01/306080007/Schools-may-get-3M?nclick_check=1(SUB)

North Dakota: Will N. Dakota Be the First State to End Property Taxes? (StatelineNorth Dakota voters on Tuesday w ill decide the fate of a ballot initiative that would m ake the state the first in

country to end property taxes. If any state is going to take such a dramatic step, North Dakota would seem to a likely candidate. North Dakota is generally a conservative state, and fiscal conservatives generally supplower taxes. The state is also experiencing a surge in tax revenue unrivaled elsewhere. The property tax is ofdescribed as the least popular of the taxes that fund state and local government. Yet even those ingrediedont appear as though they will be enough. The reason why is that, regardless of what interest or what pathey represent, the powers-that-be in North Dakota have a preference for caution. That same preference exiin other states, which is why the most sweeping ballot measures to change or limit government have tendedfail lately.http://www.pewstates.org/projects/stateline/headlines/will-north-dakota-be-the-first-state-to-end-proper ty-taxes85899396968

Wisconsin: Scott Walker's Education Victory (Wall Street Journal)Overhauling a state government, facing down a union machine, beating back a recallScott Walker hasexactly been a slacker. Yet hidden among the Wisconsin governor's reforms has been another significsuccess: He's helped change the education paradigm. Conservatives have pushed education reform decades, with notable successes. But the debate had also become predictable. Republicans argued for systemchange; Democrats argued for more money. The fight was largely confined to the education sphere, wconservatives arguing education reform for education's sake. The Walker breakthrough was to integreducation into the broader fiscal and structural dispute. His argument: Wisconsin is broke. We can continuepour money into the public-union monopoly, forcing us to cut further from priorities (namely, education). Or can enact broad structural changes, the savings from which we can use to better our state (notably, schoo"The argument was two-dimensional previously," says Scott Jensen, senior adviser at the American Federatfor Children. Mr. Walker, "by undoing the bigger state infrastructure that locked in inefficiencies, [has] freed
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David Lillard: Summit can help teachers teach finance (Tennessean)We live in an increasingly complex world. Today, people have more choices than ever about key financmatters such as investment options, which home or car loan makes the most sense and which credit cardsuse. To make good decisions in these areas and others, we need to be financially literate. Unfortunately, thoutoo many of us are not. Consider these statistics: According to a 2010 survey conducted by the EmployBenefit Research Institute and Mathew Greenwald and Associates, two-thirds of American workers have savless than $50,000 toward their retirement, and more than a quarter have saved less than $1,000. According

another 2010 survey by Sallie Mae and Gallup, 40 percent of parents with children under 18 havent set asmoney for college expenses. According to a 2006 report by Moebs Services Inc., 87 percent of Americans doeven balance their checkbooks. Our state legislators recognized that such numbers are not encouraging. Thawhy they decided in 2010 to create the Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission, a nonprofit organizatadministered by the Tennessee Treasury Department that is committed to improving financial literacy amoTennesseans.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120608/OPINION/306080049/Summit-can-help-teachers-teach-finance?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7COpinion%7Cp&nclick_c heck=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Editorial: Reapprove mosque plans (Tennessean)Commission can clear up mess, stop bias Opponents of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro seem bent
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wasting Rutherford County money. We hope they will simmer down and let the process proceed. On JuneChancellor Robert Corlew, in a ruling that has implications far beyond the Islamic Center for Rutherford Couprojects, said that the countys approval of the ICM project on Veals Road just outside the city l imitsMurfreesboro was improper based on inadequate public notice. The chancellor followed that ruling by saying tconstruction on the project did not have to stop during the window for appeals, which lasts until June 30. TRutherford County R egional Planning Commission approved the congregations plans for 52,960 square feet far from city limits on Murfreesboros southeast side. The ICM broke ground on the first 12,000 square feet of project in September and hopes to have that part completed in time for the holy month of Ramadan in AuguThe congregation, about 1,000 people, currently holds worship services in an office building at 862 MiddTennessee Blvd. in Murfreesboro. And now the folks that got that approval overturned are filing an injunctionstop construction for good. We say: whttp://www.tennessean.com/article/20120608/OPINION01/306080046/Reapprove-mosque-plans?odyssey=mo%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CNews%7Cp&nclick_che ck=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Free-Press Editorial: Fresh ObamaCare deceit (Chattanooga Times Free-Press)If you look up the definition of "bait and switch," you will find a reference to ObamaCare. OK, you won't really fmention of ObamaCare. But it would be perfectly understandable if you did. Its supporters used a seriescynical accounting tricks to make it seem as if the health care reform law would reduce, rather than increasfederal budget deficits. That isn't likely to pan out, as noted in a devastating recent study by Charles BlahousMedicare trustee, and by countless other observers. And now, m ore and m ore small businesses are discoverthat ObamaCare's lure of supposed tax credits for companies that provide medical insurance to their workewas a mirage -- or at least requires such a complicated application process that it isn't worth the aggravatiJoyce Rosenberg, who w rites on small business for The Associated Press, spelled out what a joke the tax credreally are for lots of businesses. Com panies are excluded from the credit if, for instance, their average em ployearns more than $50,000 per year. Businesses that want the tax credit also have to pay a minimum of half tinsurance premiums for their workers, making applying for the credit even less appealing.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/08/fresh-obamacare-deceit-chattanooga-free-press/?opinionfreepress

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