Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Promotes Regular Screenings
Released on Thu, Mar 11, 2010 - 11:35 am underColorectal Cancer Often Preventable with Routine Testing
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen has declared March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Tennessee. As part of the state’s participation in this annual health observance, the Department of Health and the Tennessee Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition encourage all Tennesseans over the age of 50 to get screened for colorectal cancer. Approximately 90 percent of colorectal cancer cases occur in people age 50 or older.
February Revenues
Released on Tue, Mar 09, 2010 - 2:47 pm underNASHVILLE – State revenue collections once again fell short of budgeted estimates last month. Overall February revenues were $638.9 million, which is $47.1 million less than the state budgeted.
“This entire fiscal year has brought us negative growth in the sales tax, which is almost two-thirds of our revenue,” Finance and Administration Commissioner Dave Goetz said. “Moreover, the running total is now 21 consecutive months of negative growth in sales tax collections since January 2008, when the downward economic spiral began for us in Tennessee.”
Longtime Agriculture Employee Receives Conservation Award
Released on Tue, Mar 09, 2010 - 2:04 pm under
TDA's Jim Nance (center) receives TACD Distinquished Service Award
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts recently bestowed its 2010 Distinguished Service Award to longtime Tennessee Department of Agriculture employee Jim Nance. As an environmental assistance project manager, Nance has spent more than 20 years managing farm programs that provide cost share assistance to Tennessee landowners, allowing them to install Best Management Practices on their farms.
Recovery Act Funds to Provide More Intercity Bus Service Options to Tennesseans
Released on Tue, Mar 09, 2010 - 1:43 pm under
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Transportation will use federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to provide rural residents with better access to daily public transit. Vice President Joe Biden announced federal approval of TDOT’s plan to use $3.1 million in Recovery Act funds to expand direct intercity bus routes on Friday, March 5. The funds will be used by existing intercity bus carriers to purchase 23 buses, security equipment, support vehicles, computers, intelligent transportation system software, for ADA enhancements to vehicles and preventive maintenance. TDOT announced the first intercity bus routes in the state in March 2009. The program provides fixed route public transportation services between rural areas and the state’s urban centers.
Governor Bredesen Highlights School Breakfast Week
Released on Mon, Mar 08, 2010 - 11:11 am underNASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen has proclaimed March 8 - 12 School Breakfast Week in Tennessee in recognition of the important role the School Breakfast Program plays in the lives of Tennessee students. The School Breakfast Program is a national, federally funded program that provides more than 30 million nutritionally balanced breakfasts to Tennessee students each year.
Bredesen Appoints Hurd Circuit Court Judge
Released on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 - 2:57 pm under
Rhynette Northcross Hurd
Rhynette Northcross Hurd to Fill Vacancy in the 30th Judicial District
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today appointed Rhynette Northcross Hurd of Collierville, Tenn., to the Tennessee Circuit Court for the 30th Judicial District, Division VIII. Hurd will fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge D’Army Bailey, who retired last year after 19 years on the bench. Hurd may stand for election in August to complete Bailey’s term, which expires in 2014.
“Rhynette Hurd has developed a wide range of skills in several substantive areas of the law, and I am confident she will carry out her duties on the circuit court in the same thoughtful and professional manner in which she has practiced law in Tennessee for nearly 20 years,” said Bredesen. “I appreciate her willingness to serve the state of Tennessee in this capacity, and I also want to commend her predecessor D’Army Bailey for his years of service on the bench.”
Bredesen Announces Federal Farm Assistance for Seven Counties
Released on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 - 10:22 am under28 Counties Now Qualify as Primary Natural Disaster Designation
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved his request for federal farm assistance for seven additional Tennessee counties due to excessive rain and flooding that occurred in September and October. Bredesen made the request to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack last month. The seven counties designated as primary natural disaster areas include Fentress, Giles, Madison, Morgan, Putnam, Van Buren and White.
“The 2009 growing season was certainly unpredictable and challenging for many of our state’s farmers. This disaster designation will be important for helping those who experienced significant crop losses during last year’s unusually wet harvest,” said Bredesen. “I’m pleased that USDA has responded so promptly to my request.”
Division of Consumer Affairs Offers Tips to Protect Children's Privacy
Released on Thu, Mar 04, 2010 - 2:20 pm underNASHVILLE-
As National Consumer Protection Week gets under way March 7-13, the Consumer Affairs Division would like to highlight the importance in protecting children’s privacy. National Consumer Protection Week reinforces the importance of consumer education on issues such as identity theft, online fraud and other deceptive and fraudulent practices. This is also a time to stress the need in protecting children’s privacy. Whether they are studying, socializing, playing games or learning, kids are spending a lot of time online. Parents must ensure kids make smart and safe choices when they are online. Your child’s personal information and privacy are valuable – to you, to them and to marketers.
President Extends Unemployment Insurance Deadline
Released on Thu, Mar 04, 2010 - 1:41 pm underClaimants Get More Time to Transition into Existing Benefit Extensions
NASHVILLE – An emergency act signed into law Tuesday night by President Obama will allow many of Tennessee's unemployed more time to receive unemployment benefits. The measure extends the eligibility period from February 28 to March 30 to transition into existing extended benefit programs. The new law; however, does not add additional weeks of benefits to any of the existing federal extensions of unemployment insurance.
January Unemployment Rate 10.7 Percent
Released on Thu, Mar 04, 2010 - 1:15 pm underSeasonally Adjusted Rate Unchanged from December 2009
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development James Neeley announced today Tennessee’s unemployment rate for January was 10.7 percent, unchanged from the revised December rate of 10.7 percent. The January rate a year ago was 9.1 percent. The national unemployment rate for January 2010 was 9.7 percent, down from the December rate of 10 percent.
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