Governor Bredesen
Bredesen Requests Federal Farm Assistance for Seven Counties
Released on Tue, Feb 02, 2010 - 12:44 pm underNASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen has requested a federal designation of natural disaster for agriculture for seven additional counties in Tennessee as a result of excessive rain and flooding that occurred in September and October.
“A disaster designation will help make federal assistance available to farmers who experienced significant crop losses due to heavy rains and flooding this past fall,” said Bredesen. “I’m pleased that USDA has responded to my earlier requests for other counties, and we want to ensure that farmers in these areas are included.”
Bredesen Announces DCS Accreditation
Released on Tue, Feb 02, 2010 - 8:11 am underChildren's Services Becomes the Seventh Accredited State-Administered Public Agency
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen in his State of the State Address Monday announced the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services has received accreditation from the Council on Accreditation, an international, independent, not-for-profit, child- and family-service and behavioral health care accrediting organization.
Tennessee’s Department of Children Services is the seventh state-administered agency to receive COA accreditation. State-administered agencies in Kentucky, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri and West Virginia are currently accredited by the organization.
“This is a real achievement for the Department of Children’s Services and speaks to the tremendous progress that’s been made under the leadership of Viola Miller,” said Bredesen. “The people of Tennessee can take both pride and comfort in knowing the people responsible for managing the cases of abused and neglected children have met these high standards.”
Bredesen Delivers 2010 State of the State Address
Released on Mon, Feb 01, 2010 - 6:42 pm under
Gov. Bredesen delivers his 2010 State of the State Address.
Eighth Balanced, Common-Sense Budget Uses Some Rainy Day Funds to Preserve Jobs
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today delivered his eighth State of the State Address to the members of the 106th General Assembly, speaking to achievements in areas like education, job creation and child welfare and the challenges of maintaining services in the midst of declining revenues and the national economic recession.
In addressing the proposed FY 2010-2011 budget, Bredesen said he is building on the four-year budget designed last year to guide Tennessee through the economic recession and influx of one-time stimulus funds. The Governor said he adhered to the principle of the “family budget” in crafting his proposal.
“It’s nothing more than the common-sense principle that we’re going to adjust our expenses to match our income, and we’re going to be very careful about using money from our savings account so we can keep it healthy,” Bredesen said. “It’s the way sensible families are managing through these tough times, and while the numbers for state government are much larger, the principle is exactly the same.”
Bredesen Signs Landmark Education Bills Into Law
Released on Tue, Jan 26, 2010 - 1:59 pm under
Bredesen Signs the Tennessee First to the Top Act and the Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010.
NASHVILLE — Calling it a “landmark opportunity” for public education in Tennessee, Governor Phil Bredesen today signed into law two bills passed during this month’s special session of the 106th General Assembly that was focused on improving K-12 and higher education.
Joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers — including Lieutenant Governor and Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey and House Speaker Kent Williams — Bredesen put his signature on the “Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010” and the “Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010.” The new laws enact a range of measures designed to spur improvement in Tennessee’s education pipeline — specifically, improving student performance and graduation rates at both the high school and college levels.
Bredesen Names Appointments to Boards and Commissions
Released on Tue, Jan 26, 2010 - 9:33 am underNASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed 83 men and women to serve on 40 state boards and commissions.
“We depend upon the leadership and commitment of citizens like these Tennesseans to serve our state through its boards and commissions,” said Bredesen. “I appreciate their readiness to serve, and I am confident they bring the experience and knowledge necessary to be valuable members of their respective boards and commissions.”
Bredesen Announces Federal Farm Assistance for Five Counties
Released on Fri, Jan 22, 2010 - 1:57 pm under21 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 five additional Tennessee counties due to excessive rain and flooding that occurred in September and October.
Governor Bredesen, Commissioner Kisber Announce Location of $200 Million Solar Manufacturing Facility
Released on Thu, Jan 21, 2010 - 12:58 pm under
Bredesen announces location of $200 million solar manufacturing facility.
Confluence Solar Will Develop $200 Million Facility and Create 250 New Jobs in Clinton, TN
NASHVILLE– Governor Phil Bredesen and Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber today joined senior leaders of Missouri-based Confluence Solar to announce that the company has selected Clinton, Tennessee as the home of their new manufacturing, warehousing and distribution facility.
Bredesen Urges Swift Passage of Education Innovation Plan
Released on Tue, Jan 12, 2010 - 5:58 pm under
Bredesen delivers his speech during the Special Session on Education.
Governor Urges Legislators to Seize the Moment,
Position Tennessee to be First to the Top in Education
Position Tennessee to be First to the Top in Education
NASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen today addressed a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly to urge swift passage of a range of education-reform proposals designed to spur improvement in Tennessee’s education pipeline – specifically, improving student performance and graduation rates at both the high school and college levels. Collectively, the proposals are known as the “Tennessee Education Innovation Plan.”
Bredesen Concludes Speaking Tour Leading into Special Session on Education
Released on Fri, Jan 08, 2010 - 11:08 am underKNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Governor Phil Bredesen today concluded a week-long series of speaking engagements to organizations across Tennessee. Today, in remarks to a joint meeting of the Knoxville, Oak Ridge and Blount County Chambers of Commerce, Bredesen shared his thoughts on the upcoming legislative session and outlined a proposal to establish a new, world-class graduate energy sciences and engineering program at the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Read the full text of Governor Bredesen's remarks, posted below.
Bredesen Announces Job Creation Plan for Hancock County
Released on Tue, Jan 05, 2010 - 1:42 pm underEffort to Combat Unemployment Targets County with High Unemployment Rate
NASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen today announced a plan to reduce unemployment in Hancock County by putting up to 100 people back to work using federal dollars available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Hancock County has had one of the state’s highest unemployment rates – 17.8 percent in November – for the past three months and includes 430 currently unemployed residents.
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