Clarksville-Area Dems Vote for Barnes

Clarksville-area democrats selected Tim Barnes as their nominee for state senate last night, the next step in a process to unseat the original winner of this summer’s primary election, State Senator Rosalind Kurita.

More than 22-hundred complaints of price gouging have come in at the state’s division of consumer affairs. The flurry of phone calls about high gas prices has surpassed the 15-hundred complaints following Hurricane Katrina.

A subcommittee of the Tennessee Board of Regents voted today to freeze a matching program that allows schools to raise private dollars for building projects. But school’s that have already started

This year the Metro Government took a different approach to giving money to select non-profits that augment city services, instead of letting Metro Council members donate tax dollars to organizations in their districts.

Metro Council members selected Dawn Deaner lst night as Nashville’s next head Public Defender.

In a game of duelling press releases, each of Tennessee’s two major political parties is calling on the other to return money from donors they consider to be unsavory.

Gas prices continue to hit record highs in Tennessee, with the average price over $4.10 a gallon, according to Gas Buddy.com.

Governor Phil Bredesen announced today that he will lead a trade mission to Germany next month to lure Volkswagen suppliers to the state.

Both presidential candidates have presented sweeping health care proposals, but Former Senator Bill Frist doesn’t anticipate much actual change after the winner takes office.

Tennessee officials are investigating reports of price gouging by gas retailers.