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SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2012

State Marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WTVF-TV Nashville)The state Capitol will be illuminated in purple Friday in honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. GovernBill Haslam will join with DHS officials Friday to mark the occasion. Last year, there were nearly 13,000 reportsadult abuse, neglect and exploitation across the state. Investigators said that num ber only represents part of problem. Many times cases of elder abuse go unreported because victims feel they cannot speak themselves, or are embarrassed particularly if their abuser is a family member. To report abuse, cTennessee's Adult Protective Services 1-888-277-8366.http://www.newschannel5.com/story/18796900/state-marks-world-elder-abuse-awareness-day

Official: Tourism up in Tennessee (Associated Press)Tennessee tourism officials say they are surprised but delighted that a strong surge in visits to the VoluntState is leading economic recovery. Tourism Commissioner Susan Whitaker spoke to the Pigeon FoHospitality Association on Thursday and said vacation spending usually lags in times of improving economconditions. Whitaker said a stifled itch to travel is apparently propelling the uptick in tourist spendingTennessee. "Usually they want to feel like they're in a comfortable place and their neighbors are in comfortaplaces before they get back on the road," Whitaker said. "I can't really explain it except its pent-up demaPeople want to travel and they're tired of waiting, so they're getting back out there." The Mountain Press reporWhitaker's assessment echoed that of University of Tennessee Tourism Institute Director Steve Morse, who sno one predicted the surprising early turnaround.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/15/official-tourism-up-in-tennessee/

UT: State job growth exceeds national average (Knoxville News-Sentinel/Flory)A new report from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville says hopes for strong economic growth in 2012 habeen dashed, but the state economy is in better shape than the country as a whole. This week, UT's Center Business and Economic Research issued its spring business and economic outlook for the state. The repnoted that national job creation slowed dramatically in March, April and May, and cited future economic risincluding European financial woes, domestic political gridlock and the U.S. debt ceiling. In Tennessee, thouthe picture is marginally brighter. The report said Tennessee job growth in 2011 was 1.6 percent, significanhigher than the nation, and that 2012 should produce personal income growth of 4.2 percent, compared to o3.8 percent for the nation as a whole. Unemployment in Tennessee has fallen dramatically, from an annual rof 9.8 percent in 2010 to 8 percent in the first quarter of 2012.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/15/ut-state-job-growth-exceeds-national-average/

Education department may tweak evaluations (Associated Press/Johnson)Tennessee education officials are considering changes around some of the same areas identified in a recstudy requested by the governor, the education commissioner said Thursday. Commissioner Kevin Huffmspoke to reporters before speaking at a summit for elementary school teachers at the Legislative Plaza. Earthis week, the State Collaborative on Reforming Education, or SCORE, released its study, which addresseducators concerns about student testing data. The report said about two-thirds of the states teachers shobe allowed to opt for a smaller portion of their evaluations to be based on such data. Fifty percent of teacheevaluations are based on student testing data, but only about one-third teach subjects where value-added testidata is collected. The SCORE report recommends that teachers in subjects or grades without specific testdata be allowed to reduce that com ponent to 25 percent of their evaluation.
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University of Tennessee system likely to increase tuition 4% to 8% (Tenn/Hall)Students may pay up to 8% more Students in the University of Tennessee system may pay 4 percent topercent more in tuition this fall, depending on their school. The systems board will vote Thursday at members annual meeting in Knoxvil le. President Joe DiPietro said the Tennessee Higher Educat

Commission recommended increases of 4 percent to 6 percent for UT-Martin and UT-Chattanooga andpercent to 8 percent for UT-Knoxville. Part of the increase will fund a 2.5 percent raise for faculty, who went fyears without any pay increases until last year. DiPietro told The Tennesseans editorial board Thursday tUT-Knoxville lags far behind peer institutions in salary, and attracting and retaining the best professors will helpmove toward the goal of being in the nations top 25 institutions as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. UKnoxville cam e in at 46th among public schools in the most recent issue. Its in-state tuition, $8,400 per yearwell under all but two top-25 schools, DiPietro said.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120616/NEWS21/306160034/University-Tennessee-system-likely-increase-tuition-4-8-?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CNews%7Cp&nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Appeals court sends back lawsuit over Barrett access road (Daily News Journal)The Tennessee Court of Appeals has sent a lawsuit over road access at Barrett Enterprises near the Buchan

exit back to a trial judge to determine if state road work could affect the cases outcome. The court was askedoverturn an October 2010 decision by Circuit Court Judge John D. Wootten that Ronnie Barrett breachedcontract with neighbor Brenda Benz by no t building a road to her property in front of his plant. Wootten ordeBarrett to pay Benz $850,000 for breaking the agreement. But the appeals court determined June 6 that ongostate construction of an access road to Barretts firearms plant and Benzs adjacent property might have impact on a judges final decision. Therefore, we grant (Barretts) motion and order that this case be remandto the trial court to conduct further findings in light of the post-judgment facts submitted by the appellants, order states. Reached for comment Friday, Benz said she was a bit surprised at the ruling. From whaunderstand, everything that happened after the trial should not have been considered, she said.http://www.dnj.com/article/20120616/NEWS01/306160033/Appeals-court-sends-back-lawsuit-over-Barrett-access-road?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE&nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

The Pork Not Chopped (TN Report)Tennessee Republicans this year had a window of opportunity to trim $23 million from the budgets pork-barbuffet thats annually lain before them in the late hours of the legislative session. But as often happens, thome-cooked political victuals proved too toothsome to pass up. They opted instead to heap their plates ahand taxpayers the tab in advance of hitting the exits and heading for yonder hills, dales and campaign traLate in April, GOP lawmakers in both the House and the Senate appeared to identify more than a dozen loprojects deemed worthy of consideration for removal from the states $31.5 billion budget. As legislators entethe final stages of drafting the spending plan, bickering broke out over the relative merit of a series of loprojects that had somehow meandered into the funding m ix despite a supposed informal agreement to spetaxpayer dollars solely this year on projects with obvious statewide or regional impact.http://tnreport.com/blog/2012/06/15/the-pork-not-cho pped/

TN GOP Sees Vote of Confidence in Wisconsin Recall Election (TN Report)Republican leaders say the failed recall election in Wisconsin bodes well for GOP lawmakers here, who will favoters for the first time since overhauling hiring practices for teachers and state workers. If anything, it saTennessee is headed in the right direction, said Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey. The takeaway that I have is that tgeneral public understands that we cant be giving away the farm, so to speak, to public employees and expto balance our budget, said Ramsey, R-Blountville. Last week, 53 percent of Wisconsin voters opted to keembattled Republican Gov. Scott Walker in office after push back against changes to collective bargainpractices for most state workers. The election was watched closely by politicians around the country as a litmtest for how far voters are willing to go with public-employee reforms. Tennessee politicians had particular reasto pay attention.http://tnreport.com/blog/2012/06/15/tn-gop-sees-vote-of-confidence-in-wisconsin-recall -election
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58th District race pits Rep. Pruitt against familiar challengers (Tennessean/Wilso3 Democrats are only contenders in 58th District Two years after longtime state Rep. M ary Pruitt held off upstart Steven Turner by 167 votes in a primary election, both Democrats are running again for the same sagainst the son of another tenured lawmaker. The primary race among Pruitt, Turner and the Rev. H arold Love Jr. will determine the outcome for the district. No other candidates, Republican or independent, are runnto represent the majority African-American 58th District in the state House. For Turner, who runs a smelectronics business in southeast Nashville, his near-election in 2010 was a major reason he decided to

again. It was something I owed to my constituents. To have us come so close to victory required us to go foagain, he said. Two years later, the district all three candidates are running in has seen its share of changRedistricting announced in January turned a district that used to include downtown and pa rts of Germantown aBelmont into a district stretching from Bordeaux and the areas near Fisk and Tennessee State universitaround to greater parts of East Nashville and Murfreesboro Pike. Thirty-five percent of this district has nevoted for a Pruitt, Love or a Turner, Turner said. That presents an opportunity for us to be there and fight that vote.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120616/NEWS01/306160036/58th-District-race-pits-Rep-Pruitt-against-familiar-challengers?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews&nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Breeding asks state Supreme Court to decide residency issue (NS/Balloch)Shelley Breeding will ask the Tennessee Supreme Court to hear the residency issue that is keeping her of

Democrat primary ballot for the new 89th House District seat. Lawyer Jon Cope said a brief will be filed todarequesting the court to hear her case, and if it agrees to do so to hear it on an expedited basis. Knox CouChancery Court and the Tennessee Court of Appeals have held that Breeding is legally a resident of AndersCounty and, therefore, cannot run for the 89th District seat, because the district lies entirely in Knox CounBreeding has disputed the accuracy of maps that show part of her residential lot, including her house, areAnderson County, while her driveway and mailbox are in Knox County. If it wishes, the Tennessee SupreCourt can let the lower court rulings stand by simply declining to hear the case.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/15/shelley-breeding-asks-state-supreme-court-to-for/

Frist Balances Carrots and Sticks in Obesity Debate (WPLN-Radio Nashville)Bill Frist says he believes education can s till boost Tennessees poor rankings in childhood obesity, even whplaces like New York City are banning big gulps. The former Senate Majority Leader was part of an obes

forum in Nashville Friday. Frist sees obesity going the way of smoking, which has been cut in half since the 6in part by using regulations and taxes. It comes back to changing the culture, giving incentives for peoplechange, and then in some cases using sticks, not just carrots, but sticks. The real question and where we awith obesity is how far can we go with the carrots. Frist says corporations in Tennessee could do a lot moreincentivize healthy living. Thats a main focus of First Lady M ichelle Obamas Partnership for a Healthy Ameriof which Frist a Republican is an honorary co-chair. If education doesnt work, Frist sees regulation or whe calls punishment becoming more widespread. Asked if he could support obesity-focused laws, Frist sawell see, but I prefer to empower people.http://wpln.org/?p=383 08

Bill Frist says coaching can help reverse obesity epidemic (Tennessean/Hall)Americans can end their obesity crisis if theyll change a long series of decisions they make every day, a panedoctors and health executives concluded Friday. For most people, thats choosing to eat well and exercise, b

for business and government, the choices include how to reward employees for doing the right thing or whereput housing and parks. The Partnership for a Healthy America is holding a nationwide series of roundtadiscussions on childhood obesity, and Nashvilles included the groups honorary vice chair, former SenMajority Leader Bill Frist. Frist, a surgeon, started the conversation by talking about how much varioinfluencing factors play into overall health. Genetics are 20 percent or more, socioeconomic status 15 perceenvironment 5 percent but the biggest power may lie in combining health-care services at 15 percent abehavior at 40 percent.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120616/NEWS07/306160026/Bill-Frist-says-coaching-can-help-reverse-obesity-epidemic?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE&nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Metro Budget Chair Cuts Schools, Subsidies in Dean Plan (WPLN-Radio Nashvill
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A Metro Councilman has proposed an alternative budget to the mayors spending plan. It includes cuts acroMetro Government, including a pet project of the mayor, but does not lower the proposed property tax increaIn total, the cuts represent $8.6 million, a tiny part of the overall $1.7 billion budget. Nearly half would come frMetro Schools, which far and away gets more tax dollars than any part of M etro Government. The most dramacuts would completely ax subsidies for Municipal Auditorium, the state fair and the Farmers Market. Theres aa $350,000 reduction to LP Field, $250,000 to Metro Transit Authority and $90,000 to Mayor Karl DeaLimitless Library program, which links school libraries to the city system. Councilman Sean McGuire, who chathe budget and finance committee, says quote the taxpayer will not suffer in the form of decreaseddiminished services. The cuts could reduce a proposed property tax by 4.5 cents. How ever, McGuire wants money to go into the rainy day fund instead.http://wpln.org/?p=383 03

Councilman proposes $8.6M budget reductions to service city's debt (C. PapeMetro Councilman Sean McGuire released an alternative budget on Friday afternoon, but it didnt involowering M ayor Karl Deans originally proposed 53-cent property tax increase. McGuire, who also chairs councils budget and finance committee, suggested about $8.6 million or 4.5 cents per property owner cuts from Deans budget. However, he recommended transferring the money to debt service, rather thchopping it from the budget. While some might prefer that we simply reduce the tax levy by $0.045, I beliethat the taxpayer is better served in the long run by our being fiscally responsible and putting the money away a rainy day, McGuire wrote in a letter to his colleagues on F riday. McGuires alternative budget includes a $million cut to Deans $720 million schools plan, which is much less than the $23 million Metro Nashville PubSchools Director Dr. Jesse Register feared some council members would propose. Pulling nearly $1 millionsubsidies from the Nashville Farmers' Market, Tennessee State Fairgrounds and M unicipal Auditorium was aon McGuires list of cuts.http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/councilman-proposes-86m-budget-reductions-service -citys-deb

Carter County leaders 'disappointed' with the new jail (Herald-Courier)A ten year project is finally coming to an end for the Carter County Sheriff's Department, but according to couleaders, some are disappointed with the new Carter County jail. Yesterday, Sheriff Chris Mathes told Connects the 26 million dollar facility has several shortfalls. Commissioner Tom Bowers who says he is greadisappointed in the outcome of such an expensive facili ty. He says most of the problems are duemiscommunication. He says, To put it in a nutshell, it was a m iscommunication between the contractor and architect or just the architect."Captain Tom Smith showed me specifically all of the issues w ithin the new jail tthey have had to fix or will have to deal with. Number one, over-crowding: the new facility will hold 296 inmatesinmates were currently in the new jail, Captain Smith says they would already be at capacity. Next, Smith saarchitects designed a juvenile wing in the building, but he adds that according to state law juveniles cannot housed under the same roof as adults. Smith says they have already converted those cells into office space aa conference room.http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/jun/15/carter-county-leaders-disappointed-new-jail-ar- 1991318/

Smoking no problem at Chattanooga parks (Times Free-Press/Hightower)While it's illegal to smoke at Miller Plaza, a smoker can walk just 100 yards away and take a drag in M iller PaSmoking is allowed at all city parks -- including Coolidge Park, Renaissance Park and the R iverpark -- and thare no plans to change that, said Larry Zehnder, director of Parks and Recreation. "Until smoking becomes irritant to other people there, I don't think I want to address it," Zehnder said. But Kim W hite, president and Cof River City Co., said the city should ban smoking in all public places, including parks. "We're known for beenvironmentally friendly. ... Something like that would make us known as a forward-looking community," Whsaid. Last month the River City Co., which owns Miller Plaza, banned sm oking there, so Nightfall, the free Fridnight concert, became sm oke free.Riverbend also expanded its smoke-free areas for this year's festival, and national trend for years has been to limit smoking areas in places of public accommodation, such as restauranhttp://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/16/chattanoog-smoking-no-problem-at-chattanooga-parks/?loca

Alexander resists GOP, backs pollution rules (Times Free-Press/Flessner)U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., who stepped down as head of the Senate Republican Caucus last yearbreaking ranks with his GOP colleagues to support an Obama administration plan to impose stricter pollutcontrols on coal-fired power plants. Despite a $400,000 television campaign urging him to fight the new rulAlexander said Friday that the new EPA-ordered pollution controls on coal plants should help the economy a
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the environment of Tennessee. Alexander is the only R epublican in the U.S. Senate so far to indicate he oppose a measure to be voted on next Wednesday to overturn the EPA requirements for util it ies to umaximum achievable control technologies (MACT) to limit pollution from coal plants. East Tennesseans knthat we have a clean air problem, Alexander said during a visit Friday to Knoxville, Athens and ChattanoogKnoxville has been the worst city in the country for asthma three times in the past eight years. Chattanoogafifth. The Great Smokies is one of the most polluted national parks in the country. Standing in frontVolkswagens $1 bill ion auto assembly plant in Chattanooga later Friday, Alexander said VW and otautomotive manufacturers wouldnt be in Tennessee if the state had not taken steps to clean up the smog atoxic substances in the air.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/16/alexander-resists-gop-backs-pollution-rules/?busin esstnvalle

Keep new EPA rule on coal plants, Alexander says (News-Sentinel/Balloch)The Am erican public loves to chide its politicians, of all stripes, for being a prime source of hot air. But SLamar Alexander says now is the time for everyone to think about clean air. Alexander, a Republican, wasEast Tennessee on Friday to talk about his support for keeping a new Environmental Protection Agency ruThe rule requires utilities in other states to install the same pollution controls that TVA already is installing oncoal-fired power plants. A vote on legislation that would rescind that rule could occur next week. "The EPA hbeen a happy hunting ground for some goofy regulations, but I believe EPA is right on this one," he said aFriday morning news conference at Twin City Nissan on Alcoa Highway. "I believe most Tennesseans waclean air." Alexander and three other senators whose votes will be key have been targeted by AmericCommitment, a recently formed group that accuses them of enlisting in what it calls Obama's "war on coal." "Trule is not anti-coal. It is actually pro-coal. It will assure a role for clean coal in the future," Alexander said.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/15/keep-new-epa-rule-on-coal-plants-alexander-02/

U.S. Rep. Phil Roe says partial repeal would be bad (Knoxville News-Sentinel/WitU.S. Rep. Phil Roe said the worst thing that could happen in a Supreme Court ruling on Barack Obama's heacare reform legislation would be if the judges say it's partially constitutional. In a Friday interview w ith the NeSentinel, and the court's ruling expected soon, he said that if only parts of it are repealed, "it's a disaster, costs will skyrocket." He said that if the court only removes a requirement from the legislation that says citizens must have health insurance, then insurers and other groups that pay for health care would not be ablehandle how the risk is spread among groups. America's Health Insurance Plans, which represents the heainsurance industry, has also sounded that w arning.. If the court upholds the reform legislation, then R epublicawill work to repeal it themselves, the congressman from Johnson City said. And if the entire reform lawrepealed, that would be ideal with Republicans such as Roe. A market-based exchange that lets consumechoose their own plans would be a suitable replacement, he said. But states led by Republicans aren't readyopen such exchanges, The Associated Press reported this week.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/16/roe-says-partial-repeal-would-be-bad/

Rep. Roe: 'I think it's good that everyone should be on health insurance' (H-C)U.S. Rep. Phil Roe expects the Supreme Court to overturn the federal government's health care law. "I think thwill overturn it," Roe, a Republican representing the 1st District, said of the Supreme Court's upcoming decison the Affordable Care Act, which became law in March 2010 and will eventually require all Americans to hasome form of health insurance. "I think it's good that everyone should be on health insurance," Roe addduring a meeting Thursday with the Bristol Herald Couriers editorial board. "But I don't think it's constitutional require it]. In April, the Supreme Court heard argumen ts on the constitutionality of the act, which was proposby President Obama and eventually approved by Congress. The nine-member court is expected to issue decision in the coming days.http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/jun/16/rep-roe-i-think-its-good-everyone-should-be-health-ar -1991486/

Hart Seeks Debate With Rep. Cohen (Memphis Daily News)Democratic candidate for the 9th Congressional District Tomeka Hart wants a debate with incumbent U.S. RSteve Cohen. But Cohens campaign is not responding to the debate call a month before early voting beginsthe Democratic congressional primary contest between the two. I think Memphians deserve a debate, Hart sWednesday, June 13, during an interview with The Daily News editorial board. I think its the ultimate disrespof any candidate that is running to say we dont need to debate. I think you always owe to the community w
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votes for you to explain the differences. Cohen campaign communications director Rick Maynard said Cohwould have no response to Hart on the m atter. Cohen rarely mentions Hart by name and refers to her indirectlhttp://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/jun/18/hart-seeks-debate-with-rep-cohen/

New policy spares many from deportation (Associated Press)Immigrants' children benefit When President Barack Obama eased enforcement of immigration laws Fridayoffered a chance for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants to stay in the country and work. T

policy change will affect as many as 800,000 immigrants who have lived in fear of deportation. It bypassCongress and in part achieves the goals of the DREAM Act, congressional legislation that would establishpath toward citizenship for young people who came to the United States illegally but who attend college or jothe military. Under the administration plan, undocumented immigrants will be immune from deportation if thwere brought to the United States before they turned 16 and are younger than 30, have been here for at lefive continuous years, have no criminal history, graduated from a U .S. high school or earned a GE D or servedthe military.http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20120616/NEWS08/306160029/New-policy-spares-many-fromdeportation?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|N ews(SUBSCRIPTION)

Immigrants, attorneys react to new Obama policy (Associated Press/Loller)Immigration attorneys from across the country gave President Obama a standing ovation on Friday as announced administrative changes that will allow many young illegal immigrants to live and work legally in t

U.S. The attorneys were gathered in Nashville for the annual meeting of the American Immigration LawyeAssociation. As news of the pending announcement spread, organizers quickly put together an informatiosession that culminated in a viewing of the president's announcement in Washington on several large screeAILA President Laura Lichter cautioned the group about what the new rules do and don't mean. This is nopath to citizenship, she said. This is not am nesty. This is a temporary reprieve from the imminent threatdeportation. It comes with a work permit thats good for a two-year period and can be renewed. Depending the state, those young people might also be able to get a drivers license or state identification card and m ightable to attend school as a resident. But, she said, a change in administration could mean a change of policy.http://www.theleafchronicle.com/viewart/20120615/NEWS01/306150038/Immigrants-attorneys-react-new-Obama-policy(SUBSCRIPTION)

Refugees celebrate successes (Tennessean/Gonzalez)Music, dancing highlight multinational block party Refugees who overcame dire situations and danger to moveNashville put their struggles aside Friday to celebrate str ides theyve made in their l ives. The NashvInternational Center for Empowerment, a nonprofit founded by a refugee to help others similarly situated, threwblock party off Nolensville Pike as part of a series of events leading up to World Refugee Day on Wednesdand to celebrate student graduations from language and continuing education courses. A couple of dozrefugees and NICE caseworkers mingled behind the building as the event began but like he has donebigger ways before, NICE founder and Executive Director Gatlauk Ter Thach changed the course of events. suggested moving the party to the front yard, and soon a dozen bright flags from around the world were blowin a strong wind alongside the busy rohttp://www.tennessean.com/article/20120616/NEWS01/306150110/Refugees-celebrate-successes?odyssey=t%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews&nclick_che ck=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Many in Chattanooga area praise immigration move (Times Free-Press/Trevizo)Every time Mariela Cruz heard Congress was voting on a bill that might help her legalize her status, her eywere glued to the C-SPAN network. And every time the bill failed, her dreams of finishing school and becominlawyer were crushed. "You feel you are so close to your goal, you can a lmost feel it and then 'puff,' it was gonsaid the 20-year-old Mexico native w ho was 8 years old when her mother brought her to Georgia. O n FridCruz' hopes were once again lifted -- and this time it might actually happen. The Obama administration is goto grant administrative relief on a case-by-case basis to young people brought into the country illegally by thparents who meet certain criteria, including having a high school diploma and being enrolled in college. Tchange in policy could impact 1.4 million noncitizens, according to a Migration Policy Institute analysis -- 40,0of them in Georgia. No numbers were provided for Tennessee. Deferred action on deportation will be offerthose between the ages of 15 to 30 who came to the United States before the age of 16, have been in tcountry for at least five years and have no c riminal history. They can apply for a work perm it that's valid for t
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Jasper Aldermen wants detailed budgets (Chattanooga Times Free-Press/Lewis)When it's time to discuss each year's new budget, Alderman Steve Looney said he wants a detailed request fofrom each of the city's department heads long before the debating begins. The Jasper Board of Mayor aAldermen this week approved a continuation budget that will be effective July 1 because the new fiscal yea

budget is not ready for authorization yet. "That gives authorization to spend funds on July 1," Vice Mayor LeRash said. "A continuation budget is the same budget as the previous year, and it will suffice until we adopnew one." The new budget m ust be approved by Oct. 1, he said. Looney said he recently received a detaibudget request form from Jasper Police Chief Tim Graham, and if all of the city's department heads submittsimilar requests earlier in the year, budget talks would go much more smoothly. "It shows exactly what needs," he said. "He's not scared to put how m uch extra money he's requesting out there. For us, as aldermwhen w e're sitting here figuring budgets for [department heads], I want to see something like this report."http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/16/alderman-wants-detailed-budgets-tennessee/?local

Citizens sue Hamilton County Commission over prayer (Times Free-Press/HamanTwo residents took a dispute over prayers at the Hamilton County Comm ission to federal court Friday. On Ju6, two residents asked Hamilton County commissioners to stop holding Christian prayers in meetings. B

commissioners didn't stop and those two residents, Tommy Coleman and Brandon Jones, sued the body aCounty Attorney Rheubin Taylor in U.S. District Court in Chattanooga, arguing that the prayers violate tEstablishment Clause of the First Amendment. "They really should have just stopped, but we are having tothis," Coleman said F riday. "We don't want any money. W e just want our attorney's fees covered." Coleman aJones are represented by Robin Flores, who filed the complaint in the Eastern District of Tennessee and saidplans to seek a preliminary injunction -- a court order requiring an opposing party to refrain from a harmbehavior -- in coming days. The suit says "the commission starts the meetings with a prayer and invoking tprayer in the name of Jesus" which violates the constitutional ban on government endorsing any specific religiin this case, Christianity.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/16/chattanooga-citizens-sue-over-county-prayers/?local

EPA to Propose Tighter Soot Pollution Standard (Wall Street Journal)The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed tighter national standards for soot pollution, the latchapter in a long-running battle between the Obama administration and industry over environmental regulatioResponding to a federal-court ruling, the EPA said it would propose tightening the standard for particulate mattor soot, to a new level of 12 to 13 micrograms per cubic meter. That is down from the current standaunchanged since George W. Bush's administration, of 15 microgramsper cubic meter. A federal court ordethe agency to revise the standard after lawsuits from 11 states and several environmental groups. Public-heastudies have found that soot worsens heart and lung problems. Particulate matter forms in the a tmosphere aresult of smokestack and tailpipe emissions. The standard by itself doesn't force any polluter to shut down, bthe EPA and state regulators use it as the basis for other rules that target pollution from specific sources. TEPA enforces regulations on Particulate Matter, part of the Clean Air Act, on a county-by-county basis. Statand the EPA work together to determine which counties don't meet the standardreferred to as "nonattainmehttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303822204577468371370095152.html?mod=ITP_pageone_1(SUBSCRIPTION)

In Health Care Ruling, Vast Implications for Medicaid (New York Times)As a construction worker and logger, Bryan L. M ashburn does what he describes as backbreaking, muscpulling work, laying concrete foundations for water towers and felling 3,000-pound trees. He has no heainsurance, and he tried to avoid going to doctors when he crushed a finger on one occasion and metal shavinflew deep into his eye another time. Mr. Mashburn, 39, is exactly the kind of person who stands to benefit frchanges in Medicaid scheduled to occur under the new health care law a vast expansion of the program tis expected to add 250,000 people to the rolls here in Arkansas and 17 mill ion across the country. Texpansion of Medicaid if it is upheld by the Supreme Court is among the most significant parts of the laas it will provide coverage to people with the greatest financial needs. Many health care advocates support texpansion, saying it w ill allow poor people to receive needed care, while many state officials, especi
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TVA's Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant has valve malfunction (Times Free-Press/SohnAnother valve malfunction has been reported at TVA's Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. On Thursday, officials wthe Tennessee Valley Authority reported to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that a high pressucoolant injection system steam line warm-up valve sprang a leak. TVA 's report to NRC said the valve in the u

2 reactor containment area "was not capable of performing its intended primary containment isolation vafunction." TVA spokesman Ray Golden said the malfunction was m inor. He said Brown's Ferry workers' repaithe leaking valve required the closure of another "upstream" valve, and with both valves in a closed position, "tsystem becomes inoperable and requires the NR C notification." Golden said the public and employees wnever at risk from the event. "Throughout the event there were multiple safety systems available to cool treactor as necessary. Unit 2 continues to operate at full power," said..http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/16/browns-ferry-has-valve-malfunction-tva-nuclear /?businesstnvalley

Newspaper announces change in leadership (Commercial Appeal)The E.W. Scripps Co. on Friday announced a change in leadership at The Commercial Appeal. Joe Pepresident and publisher, and Karl Wurzbach, vice president of sales and marketing, have left the compa

according to Tim Stautberg, senior vice president, newspapers, for Scripps. The leadership change was ma"with full confidence in the bright future of The Commercial Appeal," Stautberg said. "This enterprise has beone of the most-decorated news organizations in the Scripps portfolio for decades.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/jun/15/newspaper-announces-change-leadership/(SUB)

32 Memphis City Schools teachers receive pink slips (C. Appeal/Roberts)90 tenured instructors begin appeals process More than 30 city school teachers got termination notices Fridand 90 more are awaiting tenure hearings as the district wraps up the first year of an intense new evaluatprocess. District officials say fewer than 25 are in jeopardy based solely on their job reviews. The majority wecited for cause -- insubordination, neglect of duty or inefficiency -- and other reasons outlined in state la"Those things have always been in place. When forced to take action, it so happens that some of those teachalso had performance issues as well," said Tequila Banks, head of Teacher Effectiveness Initiative in Memp

City Schools. Teachers not invited back for cause or poor performance will be added to a state do-not-hdatabase for teachers. The list also includes teachers who may have realized they weren't meeting expectatioand resigned during the year. The list is an indication of how serious Tennessee has become about rooting poor teachers. And Memphis is the case in point.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/jun/16/32-mcs-teachers-receive-pink-slips/(SUBSCRIPTION)

Ruling approves Shelby County redistricting plan (Commercial Appeal/Bailey)Chancellor Arnold Goldin ruled that the Coun ty Comm ission can approve a county redistricting plan with a simmajority vote -- a decision that clears the way for establishing 13 single-member districts. Currently, commission is made up of four districts with three representatives each, and one district with a single membGoldin's ruling, issued Wednesday, clears the way for a single-member district plan known as 2-J. The ndistrict map will be used for the 2014 elections and beyond. The plan for single-member districts receiv

majority votes on three readings in February and March, but there was concern that the county charter requiretwo-thirds majority for its passage. Redistricting occurs every decade based on the latest U.S. Census. Tdistrict divisions can affect the racial and political makeup of the commission, as well as the strength of suburbversus urban interests on the legislative body. The commission was supposed to draw its redistricting plans the end of last year, and the issue landed in court after that deadline passed.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/jun/15/ruling-approves-county-redistric ting-plan/(SUBSCRIPTION)

More Work Follows Schools Plan Approval (Memphis Daily News)The plan for a consolidated countywide public school system isnt finished just yet despite last weeks vote by schools consolidation planning commission. What was already a complex and unprecedented process gets m
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complex and involves more people going forward in addition to the 21-member planning commission. Planncommissioner Staley Cates goes to Nashville Wednesday, June 20, to meet with Tennessee Gov. Bill HaslaIts the first in a series of calls individual planning commissioners plan to make seeking more funding aassistance for a plan that has just under $60 million of red ink the gap between existing revenues and texpenses of the new school system. The countywide school board gets a formal briefing on the plan June 26 astate education officials get their briefing two days later. Both must approve the plan before it becomes tstructure of the new school system.http://www.mem phisdailynews.com/news/2012/jun/18/more-work-follows-schools-plan-approval/

Panel moves ahead on East Brainerd school architect (Times Free-Press/Hardy)Plans for a new East Brainerd Elementary School are moving forward, just days after the Hamilton CounCommission moved to halt progress on the new school. Commissioners voted 7-2 on June 6 to stop the architselection process, which began in May. But on Friday, the architect review comm ittee met to hear presentatiofrom five firms hoping to build the new school. The committee, made of commissioners, school board membeschool officials, county employees and a comm unity representative, narrowed the pool of five firms to three. Tcounty mayor and the schools superintendent will now select the architect to design the project. The new EBrainerd Elementary will be built on the site of the former David Brainerd private school on Igou Gap RoaCommissioners passed a resolution last week after they heard about a three-way land swap proposal tinvolved the school system, Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Housing Authority trading the current EBrainerd Elementary site for a piece of land near the Howard School of Academics and Technology.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/16/tennesse-panel-moves-ahead-on-east-brainerd-school/?loca

OPINION

Guest columnist: Doe Mountain offers new vision for conservation (New

Sentinel)Earlier this m onth The Nature Conservancy joined the state of Tennessee in a unique acquisition that is creata new w ay to approach conservation in our state. Doe Mountain, an 8,600 acre piece of land near Mountain Chas now been set aside for the long-term of benefit of all Tennesseans. But this story does not end with laacquisition. For too long, all of us have set land aside as if the set-aside was sufficient. We have not askimportant questions. Have we connected Tennesseans to the land, or have we disconnected citizens from thheritage? Have we opened a community to its possibilities? Have we made an investment with the potentialpay dividends to surrounding communities? The Conservancy believes a new conversation is needed to frathe economic benefit of natural resource conservation for Tennesseans, and Doe Mountain is the start. We wto be clear: We embrace the historic value of green space. Science makes clear the benefits to wildlife anature. The Nature Conservancy has purchased or placed under permanent legal protection nearly 300,0acres in Tennessee, while creating or expanding 29 State Natural Areas, 10 State Wildlife Management Areand two National Wildlife Refuges. But the direct link between land conservation and economic returns hasbeen fully explored in Tennessee. It's time to start.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/16/gina-hancock/

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