Monday, January 21 2013 12:40 PM EST2013-01-21 17:40:50 GMT
President Barack Obama delivered his second Inaugural Address to a crowd of nearly 800,000 people Monday afternoon on the steps of the Capitol building.More >>
President Barack Obama delivered his second Inaugural Address to a crowd of nearly 800,000 people Monday afternoon on the steps of the Capitol building.More >>
NASHVILLE (News Sentinel) -- Gov. Bill Haslam's administration has officially voiced opposition to 22 bills pending in the Legislature, including measures revising the state's motorcycle helmet law, allowing school faculty and staff to carry guns and increasing the penalty for motorists not wearing a seat belt.
The governor this year is not issuing formal "flag letters" to legislators except when there are "philosophical" objections to the measure, according to gubernatorial spokesman David Smith.
In the past, Haslam also issued "fiscal flags" against bills that called for what the governor deemed inappropriate state spending. But this year, Smith said the administration policy is to caution against any legislation that has a "fiscal note," prepared by legislative staff, projecting a need for spending that is not part of Haslam's budget proposal for the coming year.
"Basically, any bill with a fiscal note with at least $1 of impact on the state budget would get a fiscal flag since it's not accounted for in the budget proposal (under prior practice)," Smith wrote in an email. "So we stopped issuing a letter because between our office issuing a letter and a non-administration bill having a fiscal note we found those efforts duplicative."
Friday, May 17 2013 1:37 PM EDT2013-05-17 17:37:52 GMT
Taxpayers who are self employed often appear to face more scrutiny, as are cash-based businesses, and the IRS looks for mismatches between what others file about you and what you file.More >>
Taxpayers who are self employed often appear to face more scrutiny, as are cash-based businesses, and the IRS looks for mismatches between what others file about you and what you file.More >>
Country star Randy Travis has filed a lawsuit to prevent two state agencies from releasing a patrol car video of his 2012 DWI arrest in North Texas.More >>
Country star Randy Travis has filed a lawsuit to prevent two state agencies from releasing a patrol car video of his 2012 DWI arrest in North Texas.More >>
