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SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012

Disaster Designation for Hancock, Hawkins Cos. Requested (TN Report)Tennessee Gov. B ill Haslam today announced he has requested a secretarial designation of natural disasterHancock and Hawkins counties due to Aprils freeze. Haslam made the request in a letter to U.S. SecretaryAgriculture Tom Vilsack. A secretarial designation would make farmers eligible to apply for lost income recovelow-interest loans and other disaster assistance through the U SDA Farm Service Agency. I understand tweather is always an unpredictable factor in farming, and the unusually warm winter and spring coupled withApril freeze has no doubt impacted some farmers, Haslam said. Farmers in Hancock and Hawkins countreported significant yield and quality losses for mixed forages and heavy damage to fruit crops as a result of freeze. The area experienced a dramatic drop in temperatures and heavy frost April 7 24.http://tnreport.com/blog/2012/06/01/disaster-designation-for-hancock-hawkins-cos-re quested/

Haslam Appoints Phillips-Jones as 8th Judicial District AG (TN Report)Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced his appointment of Lori Phillips- Jones as District A ttornGeneral for the Eighth Judicial District. Phillips-Jones w ill replace current District Attorney G eneral Paul Philwhen he retires September 1, 2012. The Eighth Judicial District is composed of Campbell, Claiborne, FentreScott and Union counties. Lori has served the citizens of the Eighth Judicial District well for more than 11 yeas assistant district attorney general, and her extensive experience makes her the best fit for this role, Haslsaid. Im pleased to appoint her, and I appreciate her willingness to serve in this capacity. Phillips-Jongraduated from the University of Tennessee Law School in 1999 and has been with the Office of the AttornGeneral, Eighth Judicial District since 1997. She has served as a criminal investigator and a violent crimprosecutor as the assistant district attorney general.http://tnreport.com/blog/2012/06/01/haslam-appoints-phillips-jones-as-8th-judicial-di strict-ag/

Doe Mountain spurs high hopes (Tennessean/Kubis)State-purchased land will be used for recreation and ecotourism Gov. Bill Haslams administration bouseveral thousand acres in East Tennessee for $8.8 m illion from The Nature Conservancy, a global conservatorganization. Doe Mountains 8,600 acres of undeveloped land are in Johnson County, immediately southwesMountain C ity. The purchase will conserve a large block of the Southern Blue R idge mountain range regiwhich runs partially along the border of Tennessee and North Carolina. The property is adjacent to the 650,0acre Cherokee National Forest. Because of bankruptcy and court proceedings, the mountain was spadevelopment planned in the mid-2000s, and The Nature Conservancy worked with the owners and financinstitution to acquire the land last week, before the states purchase.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120602/NEWS21/306020036/Doe-Mountain-spurs-high-hopes?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CNews%7Cp&nclick_ch eck=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Tennessee's first lady, Crissy Haslam, launches book club (Times Fre

Press/Sher)Tennessee First Lady Crissy Haslam today launched the Read20 Family Book Club with the goal of promotearly child literacy and parental engagement in their childrens academic lives. Haslam is encouraging familthis summer to read 20 minutes daily. Each month a book will be featured on the website (www.tn.gov/read2Children and families can participate and find family engagement ideas, reading activities and tips. I am veexcited to launch the Read20 Family Book Club, Haslam said in a news release. Families reading togetbuild a foundation for strong relationships and academic success for our Tennessee students. The First La
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selected Frindle by Andrew Clements as Junes featured Book of the Month. Frindle is a story about a bnamed N icholas who encounters all kinds of adventures after creating a new name for the pen: frindle.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/01/tennessees-first-lady-crissy-haslam-launches-book-/ ?breakingnews

First Lady Launches 'Read 20 Family Book Club' (WTVF-TV Nashville)On Friday, Tennessee First Lady Crissy Haslam announced the launch of the "Read 20 Family B ook Club"

promote early reading and parental involvement with their children. To encourage families to read 20 minueach day this summer, a book will be featured as the "Book of the Month" on the program's website. Childrand families can access ideas for reading activities and tips. To kick things off, Mrs. Haslam selected "Frindle"Andrew Clements as June's Book of the M onth.http://www.newschannel5.com/story/18678480/first-lady-launches-read-20-family-b ook-club

TN INCITE fund draws another $4M in private investment (Nashville Biz Journal)The state of Tennessee's INCITE fund has spurred another $4 million in private investment. INCITE, whsteers federal money toward deals to spur venture capital investment, put $1.4 m illion toward this rousupporting $3.8 million from the private sector. This second raft of deals follows an announcement in Mayabout $4 million in private investments kicking off the fund's activity. This round's recipients were: Aldis Inc.technology related to traffic management; $842,481 private investment, $421,241 public Consensus Point

business analytics; $916,667 private investment, $458,333 public J2 Software Solutions public saftechnology; $2.1 million private investment, $500,000 publichttp://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2012/06/01/incite-bill-haslam-aldis-consens us-j2.html

Assessor candidate killed himself day after unemployment hearing (NS/Fowler)Assessor candidate killed self after jobless appeal, fraud charges A Roane County candidate for propeassessor killed himself in the yard of the incumbent, his former employer, a day after a hearing in Knoxville her appeal of his already approved claim for unemployment benefits. Jeff Hentschel, spokesman for Tennessee Department of Labor, said Friday no decision on the appeal for James T. "J.T." Woods has berendered. The 55-year-old W oods left only the briefest suicide note Thursday in his Nissan Titan parked nexProperty Assessor Teresa Kirkham's condo at 1010 Brentwood Way, authorities said. "Goodbye everyone," message found on a receipt on the center console read. Woods counted down to his own death with a .35

caliber gunshot to his head before a horrified deputy clerk whom Kirkham had called in a panic after she sWoods on her doorstep shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday, police said. The suicide and why Woods chose tlocation shocked Kingston residents and authorities.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/02/assessor-candidate-killed-himself-day-af ter/

Court rules against Tennessee vet in colonoscopy case (Associated Press/Hall)Years after thousands of veterans learned they may have been exposed to infections at government-hospitals, many are still mired in legal battles seeking com pensation from the Department of Veterans Affairsthe latest legal setback, a federal appeals court has ruled against a Tennessee veteran who claims contracted hepatitis B after employees at the Murfreesboro VA hospital negligently failed to properly clecolonoscopy equipment. The ruling could have an impact on similar lawsuits against the VA. The court found tCarl Huddlestons claim, filed more than three years after the procedure, came too late, even though he act

within months after he learned his health could have been endangered. The three-judge panel of the 6th CircCourt of Appeals ruled last week. Huddleston was one of more than 10,000 veterans notified in 2009 that thneeded to be tested for hepatitis B and C and HIV infection because of endoscopic cleaning mistakes at facilities in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Augusta, Ga. and Miahttp://www.theleafchronicle.com/viewart/20120601/NEWS01/306010032/Court-rules-against-Tennessee-vet-colonoscopy-case?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Tennessee lags on bike safety (Tennessean/Gonzalez)Spending for infrastructure is up, but rider education isn't keeping pace Sally Robertson saw trouble comdown the road and stopped pedaling. In front of her, a classic bicyclists dilemma unfolded in slow motion: Ruhour traffic approaching from one direction. A driver turning from another. Parked cars blocking sight line
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Coasting into the fray, Robertson sensed her vulnerability. But into the intersection she went and into harmway. The turning car clipped her and threw her down to the blacktop, snapping a bone in her leg. The M t. Jubicycle comm uter talks of the November 2010 crash as if it had been inevitable in Nashville, a city still findingway when it comes to safe riding. Its still pretty spotty, said Robertson, 56. I like what I see, but sometimeseems like (improvements) take a long time. Robertson knows it could have been worse. Three weeks ago,the same day as a memorial ride for fallen cyclists, a 31-year-old Lakewood m an died in a nighttime collision wan SUV.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120602/NEWS01/306010131/Tennessee-lags-bike-safety?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews&nclick_che ck=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Judge voids mosque approval, doesn't stop its construction (AP/Loller)Opponents of a mosque being built in Murfreesboro got the government decision that approved it overturnFriday, but they lost a bid to stop construction. Rutherford County Chancellor Robert Corlew said in a writtorder that the approval is void because it was taken in violation of the states Open Meetings Act. He ruled earlthis week that the county didnt give the public adequate notice of what has become a contentious issue. Torder prohibits further planning meetings on the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro without proper notice. But decision also says that if the mosque opponents want to halt construction, they must begin a new court actiThe construction has been ongoing during the year-and-a-half-long court case. Mosque leaders hope to finthe first phase of construction, a 12,000-square-foot multipurpose structure for worship and events, before holy month of Ramadan, which begins at the end of July. Islamic Center board Chairman Essam Fathy said was relieved by the order. This news sounds good because we can take our breath with it, he said.http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20120602/NEWS01/306020060/Judge-voids-Murfreesboro-mosque-approval-doesn-t-stop-its-construction?odyssey=tab|topnews|tex t|News(SUBSCRIPTION)

Judge Says Mosque Construction Can Proceed (WPLN-Radio Nashville)Construction of a controversial mosque in Murfreesboro can continue. Earlier this week a judge said coucommissioners did not give proper notice before approving the new Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. But a ncourt order out today says it does not mean work has to stop on the new mosque. The suburban mosque fcame under fire two years ago, around the sam e time as the uproar over the so-called Ground Zero MosqueNew York City. Opponents tried to draw connections between the Murfreesboro mosque and terrorism, aargued Islam is not a constitutionally protected religion. The judge threw out that argument, but voided countys approval of the mosque under the states Open Meetings Act. The order out today (pdf) includefootnote, saying it does not mean construction has to stop. It says such an order would have to be takenseparately. Meanwhile, the mosques first phase of construction is set to finish in July.http://wpln.org/?p=378 42

Cumberland County, Crossville officials try to hammer out accord (TFP/Benton)Cumberland County and Crossville, Tenn., officials are hammering out details for a proposed $555,000 visitcenter just off Interstate 40 to create a southern gateway to the Big South Fork National River and RecreatArea. The 125,000-acre national park near the Tennessee-Kentucky border, actually a 70-mile rural drive nofrom Crossville into Fentress and Scott counties, draws more than 600,000 visitors a year. Officials at southern approach from I-40 say they want to land park-bound travelers at Crossville's exit 320. "Where we'renow, the city passed a resolution that allowed either the city or the county -- and the county has accepted at tpoint -- to operate it on a 20-year agreement w ith a 50/50 split of the operating cost," Cumberland County MaKenneth Carey Jr. said. Crossville City Manager Bruce Wyatt said the city has agreed to fund the 20 percgrant match but officials still have two concerns to address before the project is launched. City officials wan$120,000 cap on the city's match on the $600,000 grant and they want to remove the agreement's optioncontracting for an outside company to manage the center, Wyatt said. They want either the city or the countybe responsible for its operation, he said.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/02/cumberland-county-crossville-officials- try/?local

District makes final push in days before Comm ission vote on budget (NS/McCoyMcIntyre optimistic information out there In the last days before the Knox County Commission casts its vote next year's budget, school officials have been making their final pushes to sell its proposal to boost schcoffers by $35 million. "What we've been doing is the same thing we've been doing the last several months w his providing information," said Knox County Superintendent Jim McIntyre. "That's what we've tried to do all alois to make sure that people in our community are aware of the specific educational investments that are in
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school board's budget and what impact they w ill have on student learning and student success." While McIntyrfourth budget presentation to the Knox County Commission is similar to his previous three, it is unique becauof its $35 million price tag. Over the last three years, resources have been tight and the school system has hto be more efficient and work with available resources, he said. This year's budget continues in that veMcIntyre said.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/02/district-makes-final-push-in-days-before -vote-on/

Health Department on track to hire 4 (Com mercial Appeal/Connolly)Employees will work to identify county's long-term goals Now that the Shelby County Com mission has approva budget and Mayor Mark Luttrell has signed it, the Health Department can create a four-person communhealth team. The team's mission will be to take on widespread problems such as obesity, high blood pressuviolence and substance abuse, said department director Yvonne F . Madlock. "It is about galvanizing energy afocus on making Memphis and Shelby County a much healthier place to live," she said. Madlock said tdepartment can cover the $349,000 cost of establishing the new four-person bureau because it hasn't been fillopen positions. Currently, only two county workers promote public health, Madlock said. They're limited in wthey can do because they're funded by grants that set specific goals. For instance, one of the staffers focusonly on tobacco prevention, Madlock said. The four new workers would cooperate with community groupsidentify the area's long-term health goals, she said.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/jun/02/health-dept-on-track-to-hire-4/(SUBSCRIPTION)

Nations fiscal problems translate to Memphis, Corker says (M. Biz Journal)Recess doesnt mean what it used to. According to U.S. Senator Bob Corker, neither does tax reform. In address to a room full of local businessmen and women at Regions Bank this afternoon, Corker whoswinging through Tennessee while on Senate recess laid out the nuts and bolts of the fiscal problems facthe United States and detailed how they are affecting his constituency on a m ore local level. Among the topicscovered was U.S. exposure to the ongoing euro crisis and this mornings dismal jobs report. But tax aentitlement reform were the focal points of the Tennessee senators presentation. Americans and Tennesseaalike continue to tread water rather than swim in their recovery from the economic downturn, Corker said, thalargely to pervasive tax loopholes and an unsustainable entitlement system. The U.S. government right nowengaged in the greatest generational theft that has ever occurred in our nations history, Corker said, referringthe ever-growing gap between tax-subsidized programs like Medicare and the taxes paid into such programswage earners.http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/2012/06/nations-fiscal-problems-translat e-to.html

Corker calls for financial reforms (Comm ercial Appeal/Corbet)Reform of entitlements and taxes is critical for the nation's economic recovery, U.S. Sen. Bob Corker tolMemphis audience Friday. "The faith and the future of this nation is to link pro-growth tax reform with long-teentitlement reform," Corker said at a business roundtable held at Regions Bank in East Memphis. Pro-growth reform, he said, means eliminating marginal rates at the individual and corporate level through tax cugenerating more revenue. A long-term entitlement Corker said may be the most timely for reform is Medicagiven there will be an estimated 20 mill ion baby boomers eligible for Medicare within the next 10 yea"Medicare is the greatest generational theft that has ever occurred in our nation's history," Corker saAmericans get more in benefits from Medicare than they've paid into the program, creating an unmanageabfinancial burden for the government, he said.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/jun/02/corker-calls-for-financial-reforms/(SUBSCRIPTION)

Thousands of Tennesseans set for health insurance rebates (Nashville B

Journal)More than 200,000 Tennesseans should get a rebate check from their health insurance company in August, TCommercial Appeal reports. As part of the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies are to spend 80 percentheir premiums on health care not on business costs like marketing. Companies that fall short of that standmust rebate the difference to their customers. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation , 223,5Tennesseans can expect to receive a total of $29.5 million in August. If the rebates were divided evenly, twould amount to $131.94 per person. Tennessee's largest insurer, BlueCross BlueShield, announced Thursdit will pay $8.6 million to 73,000 policyholders.
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Governm ent postpones deadline to m ake pools accessible (New

Sentinel/Nelson)The new enforcement of standards the federal government set up in 2010 should make it easier for people wdisabilities to use public pools. But confusion about when and how they'll be implemented has been frustrat

for both those who'll upgrade pools and those who would use them. Initially, the U.S. Justice Department seMarch 15 deadline for pool owners to meet the rules, which have been in the works for more than 20 yeaPools that didn't have a sloped entry or ramp would need permanent lifts installed poolside to help people geand out, rather than less costly portable lifts that can be rolled out as needed, according to the initial plans. Tidea was to have as many public pools as possible be accessible by the start of this summer's swimmseason. The regulations apply to municipal pools, community centers and health clubs, and pools at motels ahotels. They don't apply to private pools or those at apartment complexes. But some pool owners, especiallysmaller, independent motels and hotels, decried the cost of installing lifts up to $6,000 and equipmecompanies faced a backlog as the approaching deadline sparked a demand that outstripped available lifts.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/02/government-postpones-deadline-to-make-pools/

Hickory Hollow to close most stores within 60 days (City Paper)

Only 12 stores at Hickory Hollow Mall in Antioch will remain open after 60 days, according to a spokeswoman CBL & Associates Properties. CBL & Associates vice president for corporate communications Katie Reinsmtold The City Paper that most of the mall's tenants will be closing over the next two months, some sooner thothers. Nashville State Community College purchased the former Dillard's space for use as a satellite campwhich is still scheduled to open this fall. The city also bought a former JC Penny building that will be used aslibrary and community center. Reinsmidt said the store closures were necessary in order to reinvent the mspace. The company is looking at all the options for future uses of the mall and retail could be involved, ssaid. We are working closely with local officials to explore options that would recreate Hickory Hollow and althe center to best serve the needs of the community, Reinsmidt said in a statement.http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/hickory-hollow-close-most-stores-within -60-days

Hickory Hollow tells shops to leave in 30 days (Tennessean/Allyn)

Troubled mall in m idst of makeover tells tenants to clear out After years of w aning business, the Hickory HolMalls troubles finally spread to nearly all of its remaining stores. On Friday, tenants received a brief letter frmalls owner directing them to leave in the next 30 days; their leases would then be terminated. Please maarrangements to vacate the licensed area after business hours on June 30, 2012, the letter states. Wappreciate the opportunity to have worked with you and wish you luck in your future endeavors. No reason wdetailed in the letter to explain the timing, but the announcement was intended to free up space for the maevolution, according to a spokeswoman for CBL & Associates Properties, the malls owner. The m all, which hlong struggled against competition from suburban retail outlets and the rise of Internet retailers, has seen seveailing big-box retailers close in recent months.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120602/BUSINESS01/306020039/Hickory-Hollow-tells-shops-leave-30-days?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE&nclick_c heck=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Hickory Hollow Gives Stores Notice to Leave (WPLN-Radio Nashville)Following a string of businesses pulling out of Hickory Hollow Mall, owner CBL Properties is evicting some of tremaining tenants. CBL is trying to make way for what it calls an evolution. A statement from CBL says HickHollow is already in the process of reinventing itself. Nashville State Community College begins classes inold department store this fall, and Metro Nashville is working on a community center and other public spacThe owner says a portion of the m all in Southeast Davidson County will close to make the transition easier, also so a plan can be developed for the rest of the property. A spokesperson for CBL says roughly a doztenants have been allowed to stay. The rest have 30 to 60 days to leave.http://wpln.org/?p=378 62

Medical Realignment (Memphis Daily News)Hospitals scooping up private practices at rapid clip as health care reform looms Private practice is f
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becoming a thing of the past, as physicians groups across the country scramble to align with large health casystems in a move largely driven by national health care reform. Rising costs, changes in reimbursemeheightened accountability and an emphasis on patient outcomes are am ong the many factors contributing to structural organizing taking shape with physician-hospital alignments. The business model of the futurephysicians working for hospital systems, said Dr. Michael Lachina, chief medical officer at Saint FranHealthcare in Memphis. There are very few independent practices left. Clinical integration, a trend that beganaccelerate roughly two years ago, shows no signs of slowing down. Lachina said about 60 percent of physicpractices are now owned by hospitals, up from 20 percent a decade ago.http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/jun/4/medical-realignment/

Nashville parents unite against school cuts (Tennessean/Anderson)Group worried about kids with special needs Fewer teacher aides in M etro Nashville could mean slower progrefor special-needs students, according to a group of concerned parents. The parents, joined by the AutiSociety of Middle Tennessee, gathered at the Tennessee Disability Megaconference Friday in Nashville and ha news conference to urge Metro to reconsider cutting positions. The Metro Nashville Public Schools district more than 100 paraprofessionals who work with students who have disabilities after $3.5 million in fedestimulus funds ran out at the end of this school year. Gower Elemen tary School parent Juan Cardona fears wthe cuts will mean for his daughters education. Jemima, 5, is autistic, and is so friendly she says helloeveryone.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120602/NEWS01/306020057/Nashville-parents-unite-against-school-cutodyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews&nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

First phase of Loudon's $43M building program making progress (NS/Willett)After a slow start due to bad weather, the $43 m illion first phase of Loudon County's school building programnow well under way. Construction work on a new K-12 school at Greenback, a new middle school in Loudon aupgrades to the cafeteria at Philadelphia Elementary School are pretty much on schedule and on budget, sschools director Jason Vance. "We've waited so long for this. It's really exciting to see everything comtogether," Vance said. At Greenback, where ground breaking took place in N ovember of last year, structusteel is already going up after a delay due to heavy rains last year. Opening of the school, which is estimatedcost $23 m illion, might be delayed until January 2014 because of the time lost to due to bad weather, Vansaid. "It's hard to tell with the weather. We might still open in August 2013," he said. After helping to lead a fiyear battle to fund the school building program, County Commissioner Bob Franke is keeping a close watch the construction at Greenback.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/02/first-phase-of-loudons-43m-school-building/

California: California Cuts Threaten the Status of Universities (New York Times)Class sizes have increased, courses have been cut and tuition has been raised repeatedly. Fewer collegare offering summer classes. Administrators rely increasingly on higher tuition from out-of-staters. And there signs it could get worse: If a tax increase proposed by G ov. Jerry Brown is not approved this year, officials sthey will be forced to consider draconian cuts like eliminating entire schools or programs. For generations, tUniversity of California system home to such globally renowned institutions as Berkeley and U.C.L.A. hbeen widely recognized as perhaps the best example of what public universities could be. Along with tCalifornia State University system and the states vast number of community colleges, higher education optiohere have long been the envy of other states. But after years, and even decades, of budget cutbacks from tstate, that reputation is under increasing threat. University leaders, who had responded typically to earlier budgcuts with assurances that their institutions were still in top form, now are sounding the alarm. In trying to rasupport, they openly worry that their schools do not offer the same quality of education as a decade ago.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/02/us/california-cuts-threaten-the-status-of-universities.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper(SUBSCRIPTION)

Nevada: State Takes Fresh Crack at Mortgages (Wall Street Journal)Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will participate in a Nevada program that cuts loan balances for certhomeowners who are current on their mortgages and owe more than their houses are worth in what could bemodel for other hard-hit states. Under a pilot program launched Friday, Nevada will use federal housing monto pay down loan balances of eligible borrowers by as much as $50,000. Homeowners will then refinance th
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mortgages through the Home Affordable Refinance Program, an initiative that allows borrowers with loabacked by Fannie and Freddie to refinance even if they are underwater. The mortgage-finance companies atheir regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, have faced political pressure this year, primarily frDemocrats and the Obama administration, to permit principal write-downs. The regulator hasn't decided whetit will permit principal write-downs on loans backed by the firms using subsidies that the Treasury made availaearlier this year. Nevada's effort, which w as rolled out by the state's Republican governor, is unusual becaustargets principal reductions for homeowners who are current on their mortgages.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303552104577440262354719068.html?mod=ITP_pageone_1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Wisconsin: Wisconsin Tops Itself in Big-Money Race (New York Times)The last governors race in Wisconsin, in 2010, broke spending records for such campaigns in the state, wmore than $37 million expended by the candidates and outside groups. Two years later, in a recall election for Tuesday, the candidates Gov. Scott Walker and Mayor Tom Barrett of Milwaukee are the same, but tmoney has ballooned to an estimated $60 million. That is an especially stunning amount for a race that has beonly months in the making. Even before Election Day on Tuesday, some groups, including the WisconsDemocracy Cam paign, an independent organization that tracks political money in the state and came up with latest estimate, were calling on lawmakers to overhaul the states financial reporting requirements. Among tbiggest problems, according to Mike McCabe, executive director of the organization, is a lack of transparenabout outside groups that are buying ads a collection that makes up about $30 million of the spending in tcampaign. Mr. Barrett, a Democrat who campaigned in Milwaukee on Friday with former President Bill Clinthas raised about $4 m illion, his campaign reports show.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/02/us/politics/60-million-tab-seen-in-wisconsin-recall-campaign.html?ref=todayspaper(SUBSCRIPTION)

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Editorial: The need is still great (Commercial Appeal)Jim Henry, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, has betouring the state to raise awareness of persons with disabilities, and to recognize outstanding volunteers aorganizations that serve those individuals. Henry's department serves a relatively small constituency (ab

8,500 statewide), but the cost of providing services to those individuals is expensive. DIDD provides a numberservices for children and adults with a wide range of intellectual and developmental disorders. Among those tailored support for families that have a member with a severe disability, helping families find services for thdevelopmentally challenged relatives and home-based care for those individuals. Henry visited Memphis aShelby County this week to thank individuals and organizations that help his department perform a valuable acomplex service. Caring for a severely developmentally disabled person can be an emotionally and financiataxing endeavor for a family. The department's mission has been m ade tougher because of budget cuts by stgovernment.http://www.comm ercialappeal.com/news/2012/jun/02/editorial-the-need-is-still-great/(SUB)

Guest columnist: Electronic health records have own merit (Tennessean)In some important ways, health-care reform is moving forward regardless of what is happening in Washingt

Since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law in March 2010, the healcare industry has been defined by a pervasive sense of uncertainty. Doctors, hospitals and clinics are anxiouawaiting the Supreme Courts ruling on P PACA, expected this month. And consumers of health care arent swhat to think. But no matter what the court decides, the health-care industry still has the opportunity to capitaon modern technology to improve care and reduce costs for payers, providers and consumers, and N ashvilleat the forefront of this movement. Its in all of our best interests to increase efficiencies throughout the healcare system, and harnessing the power of information technology is one of the most effective ways to achiethat goal. Luckily, many health-care providers have recognized that element of the PPACA that should not awill not be affected by the courts decision. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Hea(HITECH) Act established the goal of having all health-care providers convert patient information to electrohealth records (EHRs), laying the foundation for a comprehensive network of information exchange.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120602/OPINION03/306020022/Electronic-health-records-own-merit?
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