NASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen today thanked the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and the State Board of Education, meeting jointly in Nashville, for their partnership in the state’s progress to better equip students to succeed in higher education and the workplace. Last year, Tennessee officially adopted more rigorous high school graduation requirements and revised academic standards to be more competitive on a national level.
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NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today named appointments to 21 state boards and commissions.
"Today we commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and honor his fight to achieve equality and freedom for all Americans. On the celebration of what would have been his 80th birthday, we remember the hope he inspired in his and in future generations.
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NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today named John Morgan as Deputy to the Governor. Morgan replaces outgoing Deputy to the Governor Stuart Brunson, who announced plans to leave the administration earlier this month.
NASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen has requested a federal designation of agricultural disaster for Giles and Macon counties as a result of drought conditions during the 2008 growing season. Bredesen made the request this week in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer.
NASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen today appointed John Westley McClarty to the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Eastern Section. McClarty, who is a solo practitioner in Chattanooga, Tenn., fills a vacancy created in September by the Governor’s appointment of Sharon Gail Lee to the Tennessee Supreme Court.
NASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen and Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke announced today the issuance of an Enforcement Order against TVA pertaining to ongoing cleanup activities in Kingston and the stability of other TVA sites in Tennessee. The Order was issued in follow-up to Bredesen’s directives for ongoing state involvement in the response effort and his call for greater regulatory oversight of TVA.
“I am committed to making sure this spill is cleaned up and doing everything we can to prevent any similar situation in the future,” said Bredesen. “I’m also committed to making sure Tennessee taxpayers don’t foot the bill. This Order requires TVA to reimburse the Department of Environment and Conservation for expenses incurred overseeing cleanup and further investigative activities.”
NASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated nine more counties in Tennessee as natural disaster areas for agriculture due to drought conditions in 2008.