Phil Bredesen

Tennessee Passes College Downloading Law, House IP Subcommittee Abolished

A few legislative notes: Yesterday (the very day the CMA Awards were hosted in Nashville) Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen signed into law SB 3794, a bill that requires all public and private universities and colleges in the state...

Dems wonder how to regroup

By Ryan Underwood, the Tennessean As Democrats prepare to usher in Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States, party officials in Tennessee are embarking on a sobering post-mortem to determine how it lost control...

More oversight required from TN colleges on student downloads

Wednesday, Governor Phil Bredesen signed into law a bill to require all higher learning institutions in Tennessee to take steps to curb illegal downloading. The University of Tennessee has already received several rounds of...

Bredesen: No plans to bolt for Washington

Worsening state economic conditions combined with a Republican takeover of both chambers of the Tennessee Legislature have led to increasing speculation that Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen might want to bolt for Washington.

Tennessee makes bid for more films

Scout & About: Tennessee: State hopes incentives sustain production gains -- In the increasingly competitive market of film-hungry states maneuvering to host Hollywood productions, the fertile region of Tennessee is making a...

Tenn. governor: No plans to bolt for Washington

Worsening state economic conditions combined with a Republican takeover of both chambers of the Tennessee Legislature have led to increasing speculation that Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen might want to bolt for Washington.

Two drop bids for Tennessee secretary of state

Associated Press • November 11, 2008 The number of Republican suitors to become Tennessee's secretary of state is thinning. Former U.S. Rep. Van Hilleary, who lost the 2002 gubernatorial election to Democratic Gov. Phil...

Price tag rule keeps legislators' spending in line

By GAIL KERR • November 11, 2008 Tennessee's founders believed in basic money management: government shouldn't spend more than it had. The state cannot borrow money to balance the budget, and the budget must be balanced....

Veterans Day Celebrated Across America

Veterans Day marks one of the most solemn and important days in our country. The day honors the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Veterans Day services are going on around the country. The...

ETSU closing Bristol campus

Published 11/11/2008 By REX BARBER East Tennessee State University will not continue to rent its ETSU at Bristol facility beginning next semester. MacRae said the staff at the facility in Bristol was notified Monday of the...