by Steve Hunley | Mar 29, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley I’ve always said people think the best tax is one somebody else pays while they derive the benefit. One could use the same logic with several school systems announcing they are filing suit against Governor Bill Haslam, Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey,...
by Steve Hunley | Mar 22, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Most folks are aware that the Knox County Board of Education has been dithering about whether or not to sue the State of Tennessee, along with the three other big urban counties – – – Shelby, Davidson, and Hamilton. Shelby and...
by Steve Hunley | Mar 15, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley The Tennessee School Board Association is busy pedaling an editorial written by the Executive Director of the TSBA for publication all across the state. The education bureaucrats are panicking, as it appears the Tennessee General Assembly will finally...
by Steve Hunley | Mar 9, 2015 | Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Senator Todd Gardenhire of Chattanooga has introduced a remarkable bill in the Tennessee General Assembly. The Gardenhire bill refers to Governor Haslam’s promise to pay for two years of college; Gardenhire proposes that those students who have to...
by Steve Hunley | Mar 8, 2015 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley One of the hallmarks of Superintendent of Schools Jim McIntyre’s regime is there’s always the “next big thing” right around the corner. Unfortunately, the panacea never really seems to deliver the promised results. McIntyre’s current “next big thing”...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 15, 2015 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Governor Bill Haslam is surprised over the defeat of his “Insure Tennessee” program inside a committee in the State Senate. I’m not the least bit surprised. Evidently the governor doesn’t talk to many people outside his own circle. The legislature is...
