Knox County Mayor Tim Burchetts proposed overall budget of $652.9 million includes no tax increases but does include significant staff cuts and puts a stop to costly political gimmicks such as the Commissioners discretionary funds. AFP-Tennessee applauds Mayor Burchett for trimming the bureaucracy and finding efficiencies to balance the budget.
Tennesseans celebrated Tax Day last week by attending taxpayer rallies across the state to send a clear message: we are fed up with the spending in Washington, D.C.
Traveling across the state I hear the same message; people are concerned for the next generation and the impact our crushing debt will have on their childrens ability to succeed.
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam is pushing serious tort reform legislation that will improve the business climate in our state, create good-paying jobs and protect us from junk lawsuits that defy logic and commonsense. Read HB 2008 by clicking here.
Click here to support Gov. Haslams efforts to end junk lawsuits in Tennessee.
I applaud Congressman Ryan for introducing a bold, serious proposal to tackle the countrys fiscal crisis and put our nation on the path to prosperity," AFP President Tim Phillips said. $4,000,000,000.00 Four billion dollars, that is about how much the state of Tennessee spent last year on public education. With four billion dollars spent annually to educate our K-12 students, it should be expected that all Tennessee students are succeeding in the classroom. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Only 72% of our students are graduating from high school.
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