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		<title>Capitol Update &#8211; June 10, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legislature Adjourns 2010 Legislative Session The 106th General Assembly adjourned to become a part of Tennessee history in the early morning hours of June 10. Although the state&#8217;s budget and education reforms adopted during the Special Session highlighted this year&#8217;s action, the 2010 legislative session will also be remembered for passage of several other important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Update &#8211; June 7, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legislature passes no tax budget State Senators worked late hours and into the weekend, passing a state budget and approving several important bills as the 2010 legislative session draws closer to adjournment. The $28.6 billion no tax budget, which funds state government for the 2010-2011 fiscal year beginning July 1, prioritizes education, jobs, public health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Update &#8211; May 28, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 16:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senate Approves No Tax Budget/General Assembly expects to wind up business next week With only days left before adjournment, State Senators worked this week to find common ground on the budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year that will begin on July 1. The Senate Finance Committee approved a budget with no tax increase that reduces [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Update &#8211; May 20, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 20:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alternative budget proposal presented The Senate Finance Committee and its Budget Subcommittee met this week as members debated several bills that have a financial impact on Tennessee&#8217;s state budget. The Budget Subcommittee was also presented with an alternative budget plan which recognizes that tax increases are not likely to pass and relies more heavily on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Update &#8211; May 14, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 17:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Budget moves front and center in busy week on Capitol Hill The State Senate passed several immigration and crime-related bills this week; however, it was the budget that was front and center with the presentation of Governor Phil Bredesen&#8217;s amended budget package to the Senate Finance Committee. Afterwards, an alternative budget proposal that did not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Update &#8211; May 6, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 22:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capitol Hill Week overshadowed by destruction from devastating storms This week&#8217;s action on Capitol Hill was overshadowed by Tennessee&#8217;s &#34;state of emergency&#34; due to severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in the state&#8217;s history. There have been 21 confirmed fatalities in the weekend storms. Prayers for those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Update &#8211; April 29, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senate Committees work to close the business of the 2010 legislative session It was a busy week on Capitol Hill as two more Senate committees, the Judiciary and the General Welfare, Health and Human Services Committees, concluded their business for the 2010 legislative session. The Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee is one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Update &#8211; April 22, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cost saving legislation would overhaul the way state government procures contracts for goods and services Major legislation overhauling the way state government contracts for the purchase of up to $25 billion in goods and services has been approved by the Senate State and Local Government Committee. The legislation, Senate Bill 3598, is designed to implement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Update &#8211; April 8, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legislation aims to reduce risk of child abduction The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that aims to reduce the risk of child abduction in Tennessee.  The bill, Senate Bill 3065, would provide courts with guidelines to follow regarding potential child abductions and to provide courts with appropriate measures to prevent these crimes.  In 2002, over 260,000 children were abducted.  According [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Update &#8211; April 1, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tennessee to receive Race to the Top funds Education headlined action on Capitol Hill this week with the announcement that Tennessee was the big winner in the federal “Race to the Top” competition. Tennessee will receive approximately $500 million and Delaware $100 million over the next four years to implement a bold plan that will [...]]]></description>
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