Archives for May 2006

A 70-billion dollar tax bill that includes a break for Nashville songwriters is awaiting the President’s signature. Both houses of Congress passed the tax package earlier this week.

The U.S. house passed a bill yesterday that requires the army to study the pros and cons of reducing the length of deployment in a combat zone.

The legislature’s Safety Net Study Committee, is looking to Massachusetts as an example of a health insurance exchange.

The universal carding bill passed the house today, requiring that retailers selling alcohol must card everyone over the age of 21.

General Motors wants to build an infrastructure in Tennessee that would support alternative fuel vehicles.

In an address to Vanderbilt University’s graduating seniors today, First Lady Laura Bush asked students to consider the Gulf Coast region a land of opportunity.

Tennessee Representative Zach Wamp says the Federal Emergency Management Agency should once again stand on its own.

The Bredesen administration announced today it’s not going to pursue the diabetes mall that was part of the Cover Tennessee health plan. Several senators yesterday criticized the location and the price tag.

A bill regulating predatory lending practices for housing loans passed the full Senate today.