Forrmer Gov. Winfield Dunn, right, entertains Jack, U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn's grandson, as the representative speaks at the Davidson GOP Summer Picnic.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at the Education Forum held in Nashville.
"On (allowing guns in bars) there are a whole bunch of people who are wishing they had paid more attention during the session .... the General Assembly may wish they had spent a little more time on (this)." ...Gov. Phil Bredesen
Wendell Potter, a former reporter for Tennessee newspapers and a UT communications graduate, made headlines last week with his Congressional testimony as a truth-telling former health care insurance executive.
Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, Brenda Wynn, and Bob Tuke, former Democratic U.S. Senate candidate. Tuke is the former Democratic Party chairman who ran against incumbent Alexander for his Senate seat in 2008.
Governor Phil Bredesen joined TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely, Senator Douglas Henry, Representative Gary Odom, Mayor Karl Dean and other state and local officials in Nashville to break ground on Phase II of the Interstate 40-White Bridge Road interchange.
Plans to close the 105th General Assembly were put on hold this week, as lawmakers continued to explore answers about the newly proposed budget regarding the state employee layoff and buyout plan. Action on several other key issues also remains to be resolved, including the proposed lottery scholarship distribution plan, a major open records bill, and legislation to reform the board that operates Tennessee’s Veteran Nursing Homes. ---contributed by Darlene Schlicher
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