http://www.tn.gov/governor/ Governor Bredesen's Podcast en-us Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:00:03 CST Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:00:03 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 TennesseeAnytime RSS Script help@tnanytime.org help@tnanytime.org http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=1171 http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=1019 http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=985 http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=975 http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=952 Governor Phil Bredesen today unveiled a new statewide mentoring initiative that pairs volunteer mentors with teenage children in foster care. The Governor?s mentoring program will provide young people in state custody with a positive, adult influence to help support them in making the right decisions as they grow toward adulthood. The statewide initiative was launched today during a Martin Luther King Day observance event in Nashville with Governor Bredesen, First Lady Andrea Conte, Departmen... http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=944 http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=917 Governor Phil Bredesen and First Lady Andrea Conte today hosted a ceremony on the War Memorial Plaza to honor state employees who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. More than 4,000 veterans have returned from military duty to serve in state government. ?After returning from their military service, it would have been enough for these men and women to consider their public duty complete,? Bredesen said. ?Thank goodness, among citizens like these, the volunteer spirit lasts a lifetime.? D... http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=885 Governor Phil Bredesen today received the Charles Dick Medal of Merit, an award presented by the National Guard Association of the United States to recognize an elected representative for outstanding commitment to guardsmen and women. ?I accept this award on behalf of Tennessee?s men and women who place themselves in harm?s way to serve our state and our nation,? Bredesen said during Friday?s award ceremony. ?This award represents the sacrifices that our soldiers and their loved ones continue... http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=868 Governor Phil Bredesen Tuesday visited the General Motors complex to help launch the auto maker?s Saturn VUE Green Line, the first hybrid vehicle to be produced in the state. During the launch, Bredesen praised General Motors for creating more than 5,000 jobs in Tennessee, expanding the market for hybrid technologies and creating a greater demand for E85 ethanol that will benefit Tennessee farmers and ethanol producers.... http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=865 Governor Phil Bredesen announced Wednesday a ?Next Steps: Job Creation? strategy for Tennessee, including plans to develop a more skilled workforce, invest in new infrastructure, foster innovation and enhance the state?s sales and marketing efforts. Speaking to more than 400 attendees at the annual Governor?s Conference on Economic and Community Development Wednesday evening in Nashville, Bredesen reviewed major successes since 2003, including 103,000 new jobs and more than $12 billion in new... http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=862 Governor Phil Bredesen today announced the Geier lawsuit, a longstanding Civil Rights matter addressing equality and diversity in Tennessee?s higher education system, is ended. After decades of work, parties in the case ? including the State of Tennessee, the federal government and Tennessee?s higher education agencies ? have agreed to ask a federal judge to dismiss the suit. ?Today, I?m proud to announce that Tennessee has met the challenge set by the Geier lawsuit ? to build a unitary publ... http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=818 Click on the link above to listen to Governor Bredesen's speech upon the signing of the 2006-2007 Appropriations Bill.... http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=743 During an annual meeting of the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville today, Governor Phil Bredesen challenged United Ways across the state to partner with others in their communities to assist in expanding Pre-K to more 4-year-olds across the state of Tennessee. The challenge calls for United Way chapters to make additional local early learning centers a reality by finding the required matching funds for Pre-K classrooms from the local business community and others. ?A year ago today, I unve... http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=739 Click on the link above to listen to Governor Bredesen's speech to a joint session of the Tennessee General Assembly at the start of the Special Session on Ethics, January 10, 2006.... http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=723 Governor Phil Bredesen today visited Point Park in Hamilton County to announce that his ?06-?07 budget proposal will include $10 million for strengthening Tennessee?s land preservation efforts. In his budget proposal to the General Assembly, Bredesen will ask legislators to increase the state?s land-buying power with $10 million in funding for the Tennessee Heritage Trust Fund, the public-private foundation Bredesen established in September 2005. ?Some of God?s most beautiful spaces are lo... http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=714 Governor Phil Bredesen, in his fourth State of the State Address, today unveiled his vision for exploring new frontiers in health care and education in Tennessee. In a forward looking speech, Bredesen declared that Tennessee has turned a corner by living within its means and can now move forward with priorities fundamental to the success of Tennessee and its families. ?We have gotten our financial house in order. We?ve done this together, in a bipartisan way. And we?ve done it the right way;... http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=706 http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=705 http://www.tn.gov/governor/viewArticleContent.do?id=704