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Governor Phil Bredesen today visited Point Park in Hamilton County to announce that his ?06-?07 budget proposal will include $10 million for strengthening Tennessee?s land preservation efforts.
In his budget proposal to the General Assembly, Bredesen will ask legislators to increase the state?s land-buying power with $10 million in funding for the Tennessee Heritage Trust Fund, the public-private foundation Bredesen established in September 2005.
?Some of God?s most beautiful spaces are lo...
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Governor Phil Bredesen, in his fourth State of the State Address, today unveiled his vision for exploring new frontiers in health care and education in Tennessee. In a forward looking speech, Bredesen declared that Tennessee has turned a corner by living within its means and can now move forward with priorities fundamental to the success of Tennessee and its families.
?We have gotten our financial house in order. We?ve done this together, in a bipartisan way. And we?ve done it the right way;...
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Audio: Statement on Greeting the 278th RCT in Mississippi
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Audio: Statement on Nissan Headquarters Move to Tennessee
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Audio: Statement on New Homeland Security Director
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Audio: Statement on New Supreme Court Justice
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Audio: Statement on Conservation Trust Fund
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Audio: Statement on New Corrections Commissioner
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Audio: Statement on Centerstone Safety Net Program
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Audio: Statement on Preserving Coverage for Medically Needy
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Audio: PSA on Safety During July 4 Holiday Weekend
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Click on the audio link above to hear a greeting recorded by Governor Phil Bredesen for the 2005 holiday season....
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Click on the link above to hear a holiday greeting from Governor Bredesen....
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Governor Phil Bredesen and administration officials will travel to Japan the week of Oct. 16 to attend the Japan-U.S. Southeast Association annual meeting and to showcase Tennessees industry-friendly and progressive business climate to Japans top corporate executives.
Bredesen will give opening remarks to more than 500 U.S. Southeast and Japan business leaders at the associations annual meeting in Tokyo.
Tennessee shares a positive cultural and economic connection with Japan, said B...
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Governor Phil Bredesen today named FBI veteran David B. Mitchell to head the Governors Office of Homeland Security. Mitchell fills a vacancy created by the May 2005 retirement of former director Major General Jerry Humble.
I would like to thank General Humble for his service to the people of Tennessee and offer David Mitchell a warm welcome to my Cabinet, Bredesen said. As Governor, one of the most important duties I have is keeping our state and its people safe from harm, and I am prou...
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Governor Phil Bredesen today ushered Tennessees new Correction Commissioner into office at a swearing-in ceremony at the State Capitol.
Bredesen in September 2005 appointed George Little to head the states Department of Correction. Little brings a wealth of correction management experience to the post, having served as Director of the Shelby County Division of Corrections and as the Assistant to the Executive Director of the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole.
Tennessees Department...
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Governor Bredesen Signs 2006-2007 Appropriations Bill
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During an annual meeting of the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville today, Governor Phil Bredesen challenged United Ways across the state to partner with others in their communities to assist in expanding Pre-K to more 4-year-olds across the state of Tennessee. The challenge calls for United Way chapters to make additional local early learning centers a reality by finding the required matching funds for Pre-K classrooms from the local business community and others.
?A year ago today, I unve...
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Click on the link above to listen to Governor Bredesen's speech to a joint session of the Tennessee General Assembly at the start of the Special Session on Ethics, January 10, 2006....