Phil Bredesen News

Gov. Phil Bredesen and Matt Kisber, the state's commissioner of economic and community development, plan to attend the Southeast U.S./Japan annual meeting in Tokyo this fall, followed by a nine-day trade mission to China.

Confusion about calories is why Metro government health professionals want menu labeling.

In today's column , I have a little fun with some friends of Michigan who had words for me after Spring Hill, Tenn.

Though he is still withholding a final commitment to launch his long-anticipated run for governor in 2010, state Senate Democratic leader Jim Kyle has filed the necessary papers with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance that allow him to begin spending and raising money for such a race.

The poor economy doesn't appear to be putting the brakes on fundraising efforts by Republican gubernatorial candidates in Tennessee.

Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, a Democrat, probably understands the challenges of maintaining and financing a universal health insurance system better than any Democrat in Congress.

A new Republican group is eyeing Tennessee's growing number of Latino voters, attempting to organize them in time for the 2010 gubernatorial election.

NASHVILLE a ' Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed into a law a merger of the Tennessee Ethics Commission and the state Registry of Election Finance.

A proposal to expand who would be eligible to attend charter schools in Tennessee has been signed by the governor.

This week, Tennesse Governor Phil Bredesen signed House Joint Resolution 108 , authored by State Rep.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Gov. Phil Bredesen has announced plans for an October trade mission to Japan and China.

Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen said Thursday he doesn't believe a governor "has to tell everybody what they're doing every moment" of the day, but "they are obligated to be in contact." "I think - going to ground' in the sense that you are not contactable in the case of an emergency is a huge problem," Gov.

Recently hired University of Memphis men's basketball coach Josh Pastner and his wife, Kerri, have bought a Southwind home for $775,000, according to a notice that appears in today's edition of The Daily News.

A proposal to change the way judicial vacancies are filled in Tennessee has been signed by the governor.

A decision by General Motors to build a new small-car line in Michigan has disappointed Spring Hill workers and leaders, but they are holding out hope that GM - or another manufacturer - will not forget them.

Gov. Phil Bredesen signed Tennessee's $29.4 billion budget plan into law on Thursday and talked about his recent European trade mission trip that he hopes will lead to more state investment.

The legislature went home, and that's made everyone here at the Scene all misty-eyed with nostalgia.

Avid collectors of commemorative bottles and decanters will now be able to do so legally under a proposal signed by the governor.

State legislation that could impact a case against a daycare worker accused of child rape was signed into law by the governor earlier this month.

Tennessee is recognized as one of the top five most improved states in routing prescriptions electronically.