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Showing 1 thru 10 of 10. Governor to top cop: Stop 'intimidating' protesters Tuesday March 18, 2003By Tony Hays -- After a firestorm of protest over the actions of Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents at a March 5 peace protest on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen demanded that TBI Dire ... 'Gestapo' tactics at anti-war rally? Tuesday March 11, 2003By Tony Hays -- Larry Wallace, director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, has been forced to apologize publicly for the actions of TBI agents at a peace protest on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Wallace, whose tenure as director has been highly ... Tennessee to establishincome tax? Tuesday May 14, 2002By Tony Hays -- As the state of Tennessee inches yet closer to establishing its first-ever income tax, the debate has turned nasty, with members of the legislature receiving death threats and Speaker Jimmy Naifeh characterizing anti-tax activists and radio talk-show hosts as "about the lowest class I ... Tennessee budget crisis spawns school, park closings Wednesday April 24, 2002By Tony Hays -- TennesseeAnytime is about to become TennesseeSometimes again. The Volunteer State's new marketing tag – designed to convince tourists that Tennessee is a state for all seasons – is imperiled by the foundering state budget steamrolling once again toward disaster. Sta ... Tax issue heats up againin Tennessee Wednesday April 17, 2002By Tony Hays -- After several weeks of non-action, the Tennessee State Legislature is returning to the issue that repeatedly has brought the state's budget crisis into the national eye: taxes. Last year's debacle resulted in the longest legislative session in state history and climaxed with a s ... Press gagged at Tennessee budget meeting Saturday January 26, 2002By Tony Hays -- A day-long meeting at the Tennessee governor’s mansion, aimed at resolving the state's looming budget crisis, ended with legislators opening the door even wider on a tax increase, little progress in resolving the dispute and a disgruntled press corps. Tennessee, whose budg ... Tennessee governor to twist arms on taxes? Tuesday January 22, 2002By Tony Hays -- Widely criticized by legislative members for not taking the lead in resolving Tennessee's budget crisis, Gov. Don Sundquist has called an unusual summit meeting of the House and Senate leadership at his residence tomorrow morning – an action that will almost assuredly bring e ... Online pharmaciesstymie the feds Sunday July 15, 2001By Tony Hays -- Editor's note: This is part 2 of a two-part series looking at the growing availability of drugs online. Read yesterday's installment, "Click here for prescription drugs."Despite enforcement action against foreign distributors of control ... Click here forprescription drugs Saturday July 14, 2001By Tony Hays -- I want a new drug, One that won't make me sick, One that won't make me wreck my car, Make my head three feet thick – Hughie Lewis Musician Hughie Lewis now has a third option in his quest for a miracle drug. While the traditional pharmaceutical ... Tax protesters meetpavement crews Wednesday July 04, 2001By Tony Hays -- Protesters demonstrating against new taxes being considered by the Tennessee legislature were thwarted in their efforts, thanks to the city of Nashville's decision to suddenly dispatch road crews to work on pavement around the state Capitol, as the state, for the first time in history ... Pages: An experienced print journalist, Tony Hays is the coauthor of WND's 18-part "Tennessee Underworld" series on Al Gore. His recent 20-part series on narcotics trafficking received an award from the Tennessee Press Association.
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