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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2012

Haslam extends foster care to 21 to help transition to adulthood (NS/Coleman)Gov. Bill Haslam said Tuesday the money it costs to permit Tennessee young people to stay in foster care uage 21 is money well spent. "This is a wise investment in terms of cutting costs to the state, but also doing tright thing," he said. "We w ant to help wherever we can. I really think thousands of kids over the next years whave a different life because of this (legislation)." The governor traveled to the Blount County campusPellissippi State Community College to sign a bill that allows the Department of Children's Services to contin"Tennessee's Transitional Youth Em powerment Act of 2010" and removes the program's June 30 terminatdate. H aslam said the added annual cost to the state is $1.7 million. About $900,000 is the state's share aabout $800,000 are federal dollars. Of the more than 8,000 children in state custody or foster care this ye

about 60 percent are teens. In 2011, 813 aged out when they reached 18, he said.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/20/haslam-extends-foster-care-to-21-to-help-teens/

Haslam holds signing in Blount for foster care bill (Daily Times)Gov. Bill Haslam came to Blount County Tuesday to hold a ceremonial signing of the Tennessees TransitioYouth Empowerment Act of 2010. Speaking in the auditorium of the Pellissippi State Community CollegeBlount County campus, Haslam praised the recently enacted law, which allows foster children to continparticipating in the state system until their 21st birthday. This is a wise investment in not only cutting costs to tstate but in doing what is right, Haslam said. The law will allow young people in state custody to remain wtheir foster families during a critical time when they might otherwise be cut loose. A lot of families would lovekeep helping, but they dont have the means to do so, Haslam said.http://www.thedailytimes.com/Local_News/story/Haslam-holds-signing-in-Blount-for-foster-care-bill -id-024875

Greenway Grant Awarded for Connecting Sevierville, Pigeon Forge (TN Report)Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Commissioner John Schrannounced today a grant for the final link in a pedestrian and bicycle route between downtown Sevierville aPigeon Forge. The $423,833 transportation enhancement grant to the city of Sevierville is for Phase II of tHospital to East Gate Greenway Project, which includes a 10 foot paved multi-use trail for pedestrians abicyclists to be constructed pa rallel to M iddle Creek. The project also includes ornamental lighting, shade treand other decorative features designed to enhance the scenic character of the citys transportation systeCommunities across the state are creating networks o f greenways, trails and walkways that offer Tennesseaadditional ways to commute or exercise as well as offering visitors a new way to see our state, Haslam saThis project will provide an essential link in Seviervilles alternative transportation network while also promothealthy liv ing and pedestrian travel.http://missouri-news.org/midwest-news/tennessee/greenway-grant-

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Sevierville gets state greenway grant (Mountain Press)The city is on the path to finishing its system of greenway walking trails thanks to a big contribution from the foin Nashville. The ceremony announcing a $423,833 grant from the state for the final phase of the effort was high-profile as it gets, with Gov. Bill Haslam flanked by state lawmakers as he passed on an oversized cheThe money will be used to complete Phase II of the network, which will connect the Eastgate area to LeCoMedical Center via a 10-foot-wide paved trail for pedestrians and bicyclists. That construction will be the last in the greenway system, which covers several miles of m ulti-use trails intended to connect downtown Seviervwith Pigeon Forge. It includes paths on Veterans Boulevard, along the Little Pigeon River and through City Par
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State joins group to help high schoolers with jobs (Associated Press)The Tennessee D epartment of Education is joining a new network focused on career preparation for high schstudents. The Pathways to Prosperity Network is a multi-state, multi-year initiative promoting school partnershwith public and private sector leaders in Tennessee, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri and North Caroli

The network aims to address unemployment among students without high school or college diplomas combining academics with technical education needed in the labor market. The network was createdcollaboration with national education nonprofit Jobs for the Future and Harvard University's Graduate SchooEducation. The new partnership builds on existing career preparation programs such as the HighlandsTennessee in the upper Cumberland area and another one that works with Volkswagen in Cha ttanooga.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/19/state-joins-group-to-help-high-schoolers-with/

TN Participates in Pathways to Prosperity Network (TN Report)The Tennessee D epartment of Education announces the states involvement in a pioneering new netwfocused on career preparation for high school students, created in collaboration w ith national education nonprJobs for the Future and Harvard Universitys Graduate School of Education. The Pathways to P rosperity Netwis a multi-state, multi-year initiative promoting school partnerships with public and private sector leaders in

states: Tennessee, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri and North Carolina. The network aims to addreunemployment among students without high school or college diplomas by combining rigorous academics wstrong technical education to equip more young people with the skills to succeed in todays increasinchallenging labor m arket .http://tnreport.com/blog/2012/06/19/tn-participates-in-pathways-to-prosperity- network/

States fail to prepare students for workforce, report finds (Tennessean/Kohli)Public higher education is earning more Fs than As when it comes to preparing students for the workforaccording to a report released Tuesday. The report, from the Institute for a Competitive Workforce, grades eastate on how well its public colleges and institutions prepare students for postgraduate careers. Tennessegrades ranged from an A in policy environment to an F in innovation: openness to providers. The institute, affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, called the results of its study sobering. Were too used to reston our laurels, said M argaret Spellings, president of the institute and secretary of education during the G eo

W. Bush administration. Theres very little of looking below the reputational issues to, Well, how are we doin Students and businesses would benefit if states found more efficient ways to m easure the quality and quanof degrees over the long term and rewarded institutions accordingly, Spellings said.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120620/NEWS04/306200097/States-fail-prepare-students-workforce-report-finds?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews&nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

UT Board to make tuition projections (Associated Press)Students in the University of Tennessee system will find out this week how much their tuition will be in the fThe finance committee of the UT Board of Trustees is scheduled to make the tuition projections on Wednesdand the full board will vote on them Thursday. The university system has an enrollment of about 50,000 s tudeat campuses in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Martin; the H ealth Science Center in Memphis; state InstitutesAgriculture and Public Service; and the Space Institute in Tullahoma. According to documents posted on the

website, proposed tuition hikes are: 8 percent at the Knoxville campus, 6 percent at Chattanooga and Martand 4 percent at the Health Science Center.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/20/ut-board-to-make-tuition-projections/

Many Friends, Many Enemies (TN Report)Rep. Debra Maggart insists shes a shoo-in to win her GOP primary against retired U.S. Air Force Lt. CCourtney Rogers. But thats not stopping the House Republican Caucus chairwoman from asking party bigwlike Gov. Bill Haslam and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey to take the time to campaign locally on her behalf. While Haslhas indicated hed probably be inclined to support any GOP incumbent this election season, Maggart in particuwas critical to the administrations legislative efforts this year really helpful, the governor told reportrecently. As a caucus leader, sometimes when youre the leader, you take a little added heat and pressure fr
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folks. And we wanted to support her, and it worked out w ell, Haslam said. Over the past two years M aggart hdeeply angered two influential constituencies that, while they may not typically be aligned politically, do sharrecognized ability to get sympathetic Tennesseans to the polls on issues they hold dear.http://tnreport.com/blog/2012/06/19/many-friends-many-enemies-for-m aggart/

Reps. Armstrong, Dunn may get Green Party opponents (New

Sentinel/Humphrey)Knoxville's state Reps. Joe Armstrong and Bill Dunn drew no opponents to their re-election this year when normal qualifying deadline passed for legislative candidates in April, but both could now wind up with challengfrom the Green Party. The Green Party of Tennessee last month nominated candidates for several officesaccordance with a federal judge's decision in February including Calvin Cassady of Knoxville as an opponto Democrat Armstrong in the 15th House District and Bryan Moneyhun as an opponent to Republican Dunn16th House District. U.S. District Court Judge William Joseph Haynes ruled that several aspects of state ldealing with third party candidates are unconstitutional, including provisions that have generally kept panames other than Republican and Democrat from being printed with candidate names on the ballot. Parthe ruling allowed the Green Party and the Constitution Party, which filed the legal challenge, to nominacandidates later than the regular qualifying deadline April 5 this year and have their names appear on ballot with the party label.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/20/reps-armstrong-dunn-may-get-green-party/

Dog video bites TN legislator (Associated Press/Schelzig)A state lawmaker hit back Tuesday at critics of a YouTube video she posted of her dog Pepper being houtside a moving car for what she called an air swim. Freshman Rep. Julia Hurley said in her legislative offthat her Chinese crested named Pepper enjoys being held out into the wind. The Knoxville News Sentireported that Hurleys short video titled Pepper Air Swims was pulled two days after being posted on YouTuHurley, a Republican, said she removed the video because she didnt want to deal with criticism she capolitically motivated. I think its a liberal ploy to take the attention off the bills and the legislation Ive passed athe positive things Ive done, to make me look like a bad person, the Lenoir City Republican said. Hurley sapeople who complained about the video should explain why they dont have a similar reaction about othunrestrained dogs in the beds of pickup trucks or leaning out windows. My dog obviously enjoys it, Hurley saShes very happy.

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Council approves 53-cent property tax hike, budget by wide margin (CP/GarrisonMayor Karl Deans two-month sales pitch for continued government investment ended in victory Tuesday as Metro Council voted by a commanding 4-to-1 margin to approve Davidson Countys first property tax hikeseven years. The council voted 32-8 to approve a Councilman Sean McGuire-sponsored $1.71 billion substitbudget for the 2012-13 fiscal year that includes the primary pieces the mayor laid out in his original budgetMay, including a 53-cent increase on the citys $4.13 property tax rate. The council also signed off on a boresolution authorizing a robust $297.7 million capital-spending plan, one of Metros largest in years. Dean hframed the 13 percent property tax increase as a necessary move to stave off draconian cuts, while aensuring investments: addressing long-neglected infrastructure, raising teacher pay and giving Metro em ploye

a salary bump. On Tuesday, the council agreed with Deans case by a sizeable margin despite many callingone of their most difficult votes.http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/council-approves-53-cent-property-tax-hike-budget-w ide-margi

Council votes to raise taxes, put money in rainy day fund (Tennessean/Cass)The Metro Council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to raise property taxes for the first time in seven years to fua $1.71 billion operating budget, despite significant opposition from Nashville residents. The council voted 3for a substitute budget that largely mirrored the plan Mayor Karl Dean first presented during his State of Meaddress on May 1. The margin of victory, coming as the nation remains mired in an unstable economy, evsurprised Councilman Sean McGuire, who chaired the Budget and Finance Committee and authored substitute legislation. Its really bittersweet, McGuire said after the vote. Its bitter from the standpoint that y
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never want to increase taxes. We know that this is going to have effects on peoples personal lives. But sweet in the sense that I think the council made the right decision in moving the city forward. It keeps us on tpath of progress. Dean issued a statement immediately after the vote, saying the final budget supports priorities of schools and public safety and looks to Nashvilles future by strengthening the citys debt servreserves.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120620/NEWS0202/306200110/Metro-Council-votes-raise-taxes-put-money-rainy-day-fund?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE&nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Metro Finance Committee Votes for Substitute Budget (WPLN-Radio Nashville)As Metro Council holds a final vote on a county budget tonight, the councils finance committee has votedfavor of an alternative. The substitute passed yesterday on a unanimous voice vote. Finance committee chSean M cGuires budget raises Davidson Countys property tax by 53 centsthe same amount as the Mayoproposed budget. However, McGuires spending plan makes cuts in funding to Metro Schools by about 3 andhalf million dollars. Municipal Auditorium, the Farmers Market, and transit would also see reductions. In additiabout eight million dollars would go into a rainy day fund. McGuire says putting that m oney away could hNashville in the long run Several council members tried to tack on amendments that wouldve made deeper cu

All were defeated. Metro Schools spokeswoman Meredith Libbey tells the Nashville City Paper that the reductin school funding would lead to job cuts, though unclear how many people would be affected. Mayor Dean hsaid hes not opposed to Councilman McGuires budget, saying that it would allow Nashville to keep movforward.http://wpln.org/?p=383 83

Chattanooga City Council OKs budget, still mulling salaries (TFP/Hightower)The Chattanooga City Council is sti l l torn on what to do about $3 mill ion of a $209 mill ion budget. TChattanooga City Council approved 7-2 Tuesday night the 2012-13 fiscal year budget, but did so wreservations. The council has yet to decide on how to divvy up $3 million in city employee salary increases awill have a week to decide when the budget ordinance comes up again for its second and final reading. "Thisno way shows we approved a pay plan," Councilwoman Carol Berz, chairwoman of the Budget and Finan

Committee, said after the vote. The council has discussed the budget since Mayor Ron Littlefield released itthe beginning of May. The budget calls for no property tax increase, but sewer rates and water quality fees aexpected to be hiked. The mayor also proposed a salary increase for non-sworn employees that would bepercent across the board and also would include a $75 per year longevity payment for any employee who hserved the city five or more years. The cost of the civilian employee pay raises would be $1.3 million. The calso proposed to put $1.3 million into the police career ladder, which rewards officers who do training above abeyond their normal training.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/20/council-oks-budget-still-mulling-salari es/?local

1-cent tax on gasoline approved by Memphis City Council comm ittee (CA/Maki)The Memphis City Council on Tuesday ushered along two tax-related referendums that could have laimplications for property taxes and city services. A proposed referendum asking voters to levy a 1-cent tax

every gallon of gasoline purchased in Memphis was approved by a council committee. The full council aapproved on the first of three readings a proposed referendum ordinance asking voters to increase the losales tax rate by half a cent. Councilman Edmund Ford Jr. said the gasoline tax, if approved by voters, cobring in $3 million to $6 m illion a year for the M emphis Area Transit Authority. A final vote on the proposascheduled for Aug. 7. "The taxpayers don't have to worry about the money going somewhere else; it's goingpublic transportation," said Ford. For years the city has subsidized cash-strapped MATA with funds fromoperating and capital improvement program budgets, and MATA officials have repeatedly asked city officials a "dedicated funding source."http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/jun/19/1-cent-tax-gasoline-approved-memphis-city-council/(SUB)

Sen. Corker backs EPA clean air rules but not three-year deadline (Tenn/Gang)Senator says he still backs EPA rule Sen. Bob Corker said this week that he supports the underlying pol
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behind a new Obama administration clean-air rule that would curb the amount of pollutants spewed from cofired power plants. But Corker said the Environmental Protection Agency is not giving utilities enough timemeet the new standards and he is co-sponsoring legislation aimed at extending the time period from three yeto five. Were not for in any way lessening the standards, Corker told The Tennesseans editorial board Monday. We would just like to do this in a little bit more pragmatic way. Corkers position is similar to one takby his Republican colleague, Sen. Lamar Alexander, who has come under fierce criticism from some GOP aconservative groups for his support of the new clean-air rule. Alexander has fought for years to enact toughclean-air rules and prevent pollutants from blowing into Tennessee from other states.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120620/NEWS02/306200098/Sen-Corker-backs-EPA-clean-air-rules-notthree-year-deadline?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews&nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Jeanna Richelson pushes cancer awareness (Times Free-Press/Hardy)After spending the past two days being honored for founding a support group for people living with oral, heand neck cancer, Jeanna Richelson meets today with Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker to discuss the rare forms

cancer. "I just want to tell about my journey with oral cancer and that there's not enough awareness," she saRichelson said there's still a lot of mystery behind the disease. Even people like her who don't smoke can diagnosed with oral cancer. She also said she'll emphasize that it takes doctors only three m inutes to check the disease. And she'll urge the senator to encourage free screenings for the cancer or to push doctorsinclude a screening in routine check-ups. Richelson was invited to the capital as the Chattanooga-area JeffersAward winner, an honor bestowed on unsung but comm itted community volunteers. She and the other 125 orlocal winners from across the country competed for five Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Awards for service. Sdid not win, but Richelson said she didn't really expect to after hearing o thers' inspiring stories. "Some of thepeople have been doing volunteer work for 30 years and giving back to their communities," she said.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/20/richelson-pushes-cancer-awareness/?local

Senate hopeful Thomas K. Owens faces sex charge (Associated Press)

A Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate who is charged with solicitation of a minor had a severe mendisease at the time of his alleged crime, according to a mental evaluation. Authorities say a 7-year-old girl ridiher bike in front of the Johnson City apartment of Thomas K. Owens one day in May 2011 was invited insiAccording to authorities, the 36-year-old then allegedly hugged the girl, unzipped his pants and asked herperform a sex act. The girl ran home and told her mother, who notified police, authorities added. Owens is oneseven long-shot Democratic candidates running in the Aug. 2 primary for the chance to challenge Republicincumbent Sen. Bob Corker, according to the Tennessee Secretary of State website. Owens told investigatthe girl had been in his apartment. As for the allegation, he stated: I have a problem with that, but did elaborate. The Johnson C ity Press reported that while the case was in General Sessions Court last year, Owewas sent to Lakeshore Mental Health Institute for an evaluation to determine whether he was competent to statrial.http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20120620/NEWS02/306200096/Senate-hopeful-Thomas-K-Owens-faces-sex-charge?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|N ews(SUBSCRIPTION)

Grant to aid displaced Goodyear workers (Memphis Business Journal)The U.S. Department of Labor has released an additional $2.1 million National Emergency Grant to aid in tretraining of 960 workers that were affected by the shutdown of the Union City (Tenn.) Goodyear plant lsummer. Goodyear had operated the plant since 1968. Last November, the Department of Labor announced grant, which totaled $3.4 million, releasing $1.3 million initially. When a large employer closes its doorsimpacts not just employees but the entire community, Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor, said in a statement. Tadditional federal funds announced today will help Union City continue to recover from the closure of Goodyear facility by providing job training and placement services so these dislocated workers can obtain njobs in growing local industries. The plant was acquired late last year by Quincy, Il l-based Titan Tire, whmanufactures wheels, tires and other parts for off-road equipment used in agricultural, construction a
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Federal government makes $14.9 million grant for Harahan Bridge project (MB

The city of Memphis has received a $14.9 million federal grant which will go toward m aking the Harahan Brid

project a reality. U.S. Rep. Steve Cohens office announced the city won a Transportation Investment G eneratEconomic Recovery (TIGER) IV Discretionary Grant for the Main Street to Main Street Multi-Modal ConnecProject. In March, the Downtown Mem phis Comm ission approved $2 million in grant matching funds for the $million project that would repair portions of Main Street in Downtown M emphis, add pedestrian access to Harahan Bridge (or the old bridge) and connect that to West Mem phis improved Broadway Avenue. The projincludes streetscape, utility, sidewalk, roadway, and drainage improvements along Main Street. These nfederal funds will help improve livability in Downtown M emphis, will increase tourism, will drive econodevelopment and create jobs, make our city more attractive to young people, and enable people to bike over historic, scenic Mississippi River, Cohen, a member of the H ouse Transportation and Infrastructure Committsaid in a statement.http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/memphis-in-motion/2012/06/feds-grant-millions-for-harahan-bridge.html

Memphis gets grant to help build pathway across Harahan Bridge (CA/Charlier)Memphians could be bicycling and strolling across a specially designed boardwalk over the Mississippi Riwithin about two years, now that federal officials have approved a critical piece of funding for the project. The chas been awarded a $14.94 million Transportation Improvement G enerating Economic Recovery (TIGER) graU.S. Rep. Steve Cohen announced Tuesday. The money from the federal Department of Transportation cover roughly half the cost of a $29.8 million public-private initiative called the Main S treet to Main Street MuModal Connector Project. The centerpiece of the plan is a pathway or boardwalk to be built along one of tcantilevered former carriageways on the 96-year-old Harahan Bridge, which is still used by trains. The proj

also includes extensive improvements and repairs to the Main Street corridor in Memphis and trail connectiolinking the Harahan to downtown W est Memphis.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/jun/19/memphis-gets-grant-build-pathway-across-harahan-br/(SUB)

IRS urges Tennessee tax preparers to take exam (Knoxville News-Sentinel)The Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday that 7,000 Tennessee tax preparers must take an Icompetency examination by Dec. 31, 2013 or they will not be able to prepare tax returns for compensation. far, 54 tax preparers in Tennessee have passed the competency exam and, as a result, have been given new credential of Registered Tax Return Preparer (RTRP), according to a news release. Enrolled Agents, CPand attorneys are not required to take the exam because they already have testing requirements. Preparewho are required to take the IRS competency exam have about 18 months left to study and pass it, said I

spokesman Dan Boone. The IRS urges them to take the exam soon in case they have to retake it and to avoipotential flood of last-minute exam takers. Three years ago, the IRS began a program to register paid preparand require certain ones to pass a com petency test. In addition, paid preparers are expected to take continueducation courses and meet ethics standards.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/19/irs-urges-tennessee-tax-preparers-ta ke-exam/

Lawmakers Try to Save Stalled Transportation Bill (Associated Press/Lowy)House and Senate leaders are making a last-ditch effort to revive stalled legislation to overhaul fedetransportation programs Congress' best bet for passage of a major jobs bill this year but prospects passage before the November election are dimming. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and HouSpeaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, as well as two key com mittee chairmen, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and RJohn Mica, R-Fla., are scheduled to meet Tuesday to try to reach an agreement on how to handle a collection
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sensitive policy and financing matters still in dispute. A 47-member House-Senate committee has been holdnegotiations on the bill for over a month, but they have been unable to reach agreement on a host of difficissues, lawmakers involved in the process and their staffs said. Time is running extremely short. Authorityspend money from the Highway Trust Fund the main source of federal transportation aid to states expiJune 30. As a practical matter, congressional leaders need to make a decision by about Wednesday on w hetto continue to try to pass a comprehensive bill, or whether seek a temporary extension of transportatprograms. There are only about a half dozen days left in the month in which Congress is scheduled to besession, and it takes time to prepare an extension bill and pass it.http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/jun/20/lawmakers-try-to-save-stalled-transportation-bill/

Public Workers Face Continued Layoffs, Hurting the Recovery (New York Times)Companies have been slowly adding workers for more than two years. But pink slips are still going out incrucial area: government. In California, the governor is threatening to eliminate 15,000 state jobs. When schbegins in Cleveland this fall, more than 500 teachers probably will be out of work. And in Trenton which halready cut a third of its police force, hundreds of school district employees and at least 150 other public work the only way the city will forestall the loss of 60 more firef ighters is if a federal grant comes throuGovernment payrolls grew in the early part of the recovery, largely because of federal stimulus measures. Bsince its postrecession peak in April 2009 (not counting temporary Census hiring), the public sector has shruby 657,000 jobs. The losses appeared to be tapering off earlier this year, but have accelerated for the last thmonths, creating the single biggest drag on the recovery in m any areas. With the economy expanding, albslowly, state tax revenues have started to recover and are estimated to exceed prerecession levels next yeYet governors and legislatures are keeping a tight rein on spending, whether to refill depleted rainy-day fundsbecause of political inclination.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/business/public-workers-face-continued-layoffs-and-recovery-is-h urt.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper(SUBSCRIPTION)

State, local spending at lowest point since '80s (USA Today)State and local governments are keeping the tightest lid on spending in three decades, even though tax revenis rising again and powerful interest groups are asking for more money. The tight budget controls represensharp reversal from several years ago when states struggled to control spending, despite a drop in collections, and got a $250 billion bailout from the federal government. Today, both Republicans and D emocrare rejecting spending requests even from traditional allies police, businesses, teachers, doctors and oth and keeping budgets ba lanced as federal aid recedes . We 're seeing some incredibly significant examplesgroups not getting what they want," says Scott Pattison, head of the National Association of State BudgOfficers. "There doesn't appear to be that much pushback. Maybe there's an acceptance that cuts haveoccur." State and local spending is down 0.8% this year a 2.7% drop when adjusted for inflation to annual rate of $2.4 trillion, a USA TODAY analysis of Bureau of Economic Analysis data found. New budgewhich take effect July 1 most places, show elected officials continuing to restrict both spending and tax hikes.http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-06-19/state-spending/55695302/1

DOE offers $17.57 M plan to offset loss of historic K-25 (News-Sentinel/Munger)The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a "final" Mem orandum of Agreement to historic preservation groudetailing a plan for meeting legal obligations and historical interests at the K-25 uranium-enrichment plant oof the iconic structures of the World War II Manhattan Project. DOE is hoping that signatories of a 20agreement, in which the federal agency promised to save a part of the original K-25 building for futgenerations to visit and better understand the work on the first atomic bombs, will agree to sign the new paThe new MOA would allow DOE contractors complete the demolition of the old, mile-long, U-shaped buildingits entirety. In order to do that, DOE has vowed to take a num ber of actions to preserve and display equipmecommemorate the historical significance of the site, and do other things to help make up for the loss of K-2original structure. The cost of the DOE plan is $17.57 million, according to the document. DOE is asking parties to sign the agreement by July 13, although it's not yet clear if everybody is ready to approve.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/20/doe-offers-1757-m-plan-to-offset-loss-of-k-25/

Unified school board votes to not renew contract of Cash (CA/Kelley, Roberts)Divided members vote against nonrenewal for Supt. Aitken The Memphis and Shelby County unified sch
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board was anything but unified Tuesday night as it voted to not renew the contract of Memphis City SchoSupt. Kriner Cash. The touchy topic of whos going to lead the district when it opens its doors in September 20created a pitched battle between Cash supporters and members who favor Shelby County Schools Supt. JoAitken. Stress showed on the faces of board members in front of an overflow crowd at the MCS Teaching aLearning Academy, where a crowd that included placard-carrying supporters of Aitken and opponents of secmeetings packed the hall. The vote means that Cashs contract will be allowed to expire just as the distrmerge. He can spend the next year working on the merger or seek a buyout and leave the district. Boamembers voting to not renew were D avid Reaves, Butch Carruthers, Chris Caldwell, Kevin Woods, Jeff W arrBilly Orgel, David Pickler, Betty Mallott, Raphael McInnis, Joe Clayton, Michael Wissman, Reginald PortErnest Chism and Sara Lewis.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/jun/19/unified-school-board-consider-search-process-new-s/(SUB)

School Board Postpones Supierintendent Hire but Votes to Jettison Cash (

Flyer)As the Unified School Board of Shelby County prepared late Tuesday afternoon for what was bil led asshowdown m eeting on the selection of a superintendent for a new era,sides were being chosen both inside aoutsidethe Teaching and Learning Academ y building on Union Ave. C hanting and carrying placards on the frgrounds of the building, a large was supportive of the candidacy of Shelby County Schools superintendent Jo

Aitken, who, just before the Unified rwas formed last year, was gifted by his carry-over SCS board with a contrextension until 2005 two full years into the planned merger of Memphis City Schools with Shelby CounSchools in August 2013. The Aitken boosters were opposed by a smaller group, led by the Rev. Isaac Richmowho are attempting to prevent the Board from hiring the current Shelby County Schools superintendent (whthey identified on pass-out materials last week as Robert Aitken, a gaffe that prompted John Aitken to jest this cousin Robert was indeed, as the handouts proclaimed, unfit to head the School Board.http://www.memphisflyer.com/JacksonBaker/archives/2012/06/19/school-board-members-gather-for-showdowover-supreintendent

School Board Votes Not To Renew Cash's Contract (Memphis Daily News)

The countywide school board voted Tuesday, June 19, not to renew the contract of Memphis City Schosuperintendent Dr. Kriner Cash past August 2013 when it is scheduled to run out. The 14-8 vo te came during tback-to-back school board meetings covering five hours in which the board also agreed to talk more abouprocess for selecting the superintendent of the consolidated school system to come at a meeting next week. Tboard also voted down a similar contract non-renewal motion involving Shelby County Schools superintendJohn Aitken whose contract runs through August of 2015. I dont know what they did, Cash said initially as left the meeting. I really dont. He also said he would be talking with his attorney. Cashs attorney has betalking with the boards legal counsel in contract buyout talks that began last December and have paused at letwice since then including when Cash applied to be superintendent of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsNorth Ca rolina.http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/jun/20/school-board-votes-not-to-renew-cashs-contract/

Charter Schools Fall Short on Disabled (Wall Street Journal)A new government report shows that charter schools are not enrolling as high a portion of special-educatstudents as traditional public schools, despite federal laws mandating that publicly financed schools run private entities take almost every disabled student seeking to enroll. The report, published Tuesday by Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, is the first comprehensive study focusedcharter schools' enrollment of special-needs students, w hich has been a central issue in debates over thoschools' rapid growth in the U.S. The report showed that special-education studentsthose with diagnosdisabilities from Down Syndrome to attention-deficit disordermade up 8.2% of charter school students durthe 2009-2010 school year. While that was up from 7.7% the year before, it was below the average at traditiopublic schools of 11.2% in 2009-2010, and 11.3% the previous year.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303379204577477003893836734.html?mod=ITP_pageone_1(SUBSCRIPTION)
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Editorial: AG's opinion shows continuing focus on state's sunshine law (N-S)

Five years have passed since "Black Wednesday" entered the Knox County political lexicon, and awarenessthe importance of the Tennessee Open Meetings Act continues to expand. An opinion issued June 6 by stAttorney General Robert E. Cooper Jr. is one of the latest clarifications of the law. Though nonbinding, the AGopinion is a comm on-sense application of the law to routinely encountered situations, with a caution about wheofficials can cross the line. State Rep. Tony Shipley, R-Kingsport, asked Cooper for the opinion at the requestofficials in Sullivan County. "My county comm issioners were concerned they couldn't even go to lunch togethand I told them I don't think that's the intent," Shipley told The Association Press. Cooper agreed, saying that tor more members of an elected body can meet over lunch or anywhere else as long as they don't deliberatoward a decision on any matter coming before the panel. Deliberations, in this context, consist of discussioaimed at weighing the pros and cons of an issue to arrive at a decision.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/20/editorial-ags-opinion-shows-continuing-focus-on/
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Gail Kerr: Open budget talks are refreshing change of pace (Tennessean)The lights stayed on, the doors were open and unlocked, and everyone who wanted to follow what was goingcould. Congratulations, Metro Council. A proposed property tax was handled legally, with no secunannounced meetings. The public has a right to see the publics business conducted. Whether you agree wthe tax increase that passed last night or not, no one can say the 40-member council did anything but conduct

business in a methodical, clear way. There was no violation of the states open meetings law this time arounIts refreshing. Over the years, this has been a rare experience. From day one, when Mayor Karl Deannounced a 53-cent property tax hike to fund the city budget, council members conducted themselves wclass and open dialogue. When a handful of council members met in Councilman Steve Glovers office oveweekend to comb through the mayors budget plan and search for cuts, Glover announced what they were doiThe media knew and covered the story. Taxpayers knew and cam e out.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120620/COLUMNIST0101/306200087/Gail-Kerr-Open-budget-talks-refreshing-change-pace?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CNews%7Cs&nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

David Cook: Do not execute Jesse Mathews (Chattanooga Times Free-Press)If convicted of killing Chattanooga police Sgt. Tim Chapin, then Jesse Mathews deserves to die. The pain a

black-hole suffering weighing down on the Chapin family should fall on no one's shoulders in this lifetime. one, not once.On Tuesday in Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Barry Steelman's courtroom, as pretmotion hearings ended, Chapin's father had to be helped up out of the second-row pew, barely able to walk his own, as if the fam ily's grief was m ade manifest in his body. So it bears repeating: If found guilty, then JesRay M athews, 27, deserves to die. But H amilton County District Attorney Bill Cox should not seek the depenalty. And Tennessee should not execute him. Because doing so will put the Chapin family on a long adifficult road that may get even worse before it gets better. If it ever gets better. "If [Mathews] gets a deapenalty, it's going to come back and come back and come back. It really is a burden on the family. It goes on years,'' said Don Dawson, Tennessee's post conviction defender, whose office serves death-row prisoners in appeals process after their initial conviction.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/20/do-not-execute-jesse-mathews/?opinioncolumns

Editorial: Alexander won't wilt under Clean Air Act vote (Daily News Journal)U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander should be commended for standing firm to keep EPA regulations requiring coal-fipower plants to reduce poisonous emissions such as mercury. Alexanders position may run counter to Republican Party, but his willingness to stick with an issue he believes is important to the future of Tennesseeand the nation is refreshing and honorable. Too often, elected leaders on both sides of the aisle simplywith the party vote, which is one reason W ashington remains in constant gridlock. By opting to vote todayuphold the federal clean air rule, Alexander will demonstrate foresight and courage rarely seen in politTennessees former governor has a solid understanding of the states economy through his many yearsleadership here, and that gives him the background for making a sound argument to attack pollution. While opponents and the coal industry argue that the measure is a job killer, Alexander notes that more Tennessjobs are actual ly tied to production of scrubbers that wi ll be used to make coal-powered plants cleane r thancoal mining in the state.http://www.dnj.com/article/20120620/OPINION01/306200015/EDITORIAL-Alexander-won-t-wilt-under-Clean-A

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Charlie Daniel Political Cartoon: Moo-Lah (Knoxville News-Sentinel)http://media.knoxnews.com/media/img/photos/2012/06/19/062012charlie_t607.JPG

Frank Munger: Feds beat the rush, combine oversight for Y-12 and Pantex (NS)Earth's axis didn't shift or anything like that, but there was a change in the federal order of things this weinvolving the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge. The National N uclear Security Administratofficially launched its combined (yet geographically dispersed) federal oversight office for the Y-12 and Pan

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nuclear weapons facilities. Those plants, about 1,000 miles apart, will come under the same managemcontract after the NNSA selects a winner later this year. Teams competing for that newly combined contrsubmitted their bids in March, but the procurement process is a long one and the NNSA (a part of the UDepartment of Energy) has acknowledged that it will announce a winning contractor "no sooner thSeptember," and many folks think it won't come until after the elections in November. M eanwhile, the fedeagency decided to go ahead and put into play its federal oversight team, which will include NNSA officials at bY-12 and Pantex (near Amarillo, Texas) working together for the combined operations of the two sites. A thsite could be involved later if the government chooses to include the tritium operations at the Savannah RivSite in South Carolina as part of the contract.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/20/frank-munger-feds-beat-the-rush-combine-for-y-12/

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