state government

I'd like to share my experience in a customer service hell that I didn't know existed. On Oct. 10 I called to pay part of my phone bill and get an extension until Oct. 21 for the rest. A nice guy said that would be fine. I got up on Oct. 17 to no phone service.

Republicans are promising more openness in state government now that they're running things. OK, I'm willing to buy that until they prove otherwise. But is anyone fooled by all this chest-beating over...

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The Governor discusses the lottery:

Bredesen, who is facing an overall state revenue shortfall of $800 million, said he was not concerned about the lottery situation.

“I’d trade that for anywhere else in state government,” he told Hargrove.

Katie Granju has some ideas on where Phil Bredesen may be able to cut down on state government largess.

Ken Whitehouse reports that FCC Commissioner Deborah Tate is looking for an appointment to either the office of Secretary of State or State Treasurer:

From Nina Cardona:

“The Secretary of State’s office is a pretty big organization in state government and I’ve run a pretty decent size business that’s spread across three states, so I’ve got a lot of employees that are spread out, so I’ve got the business management experience.”

The editorial voice of the City Paper sees the new Republican majority in the General Assembly coming at the perfect time to slim down the excesses of our state government:

Aunt B. sums up why the Tennessee Democrats lost big last night, blaming our reaction to Kurita, Ophelia Ford, Bob Tuke, and the effort to engage young people, especially online.

This is by no means a complete analysis of everything that occurred last night.

While Jeff Woods appreciates the Machiavellian maneuvering of the Democratic party in trying to smear Republicans with the income tax issue but is somewhat saddened that people who “know better” feel the need to resort to such tactics: