land acquisition

Apparently, hope does spring eternal. The headline in Friday's Tennessean caught my eye...something about 'conservation' and the budget. Had the Governor actually seen the error of his ways and relented on his pet Conservation Hall party bunker and realized the money could and should be spent to benefit rank and file citizens of Tennessee?

From the AP:

Lawmakers plan to divert land conservation money to help close a shortfall in the Tennessee state budget.

The $15 million hole in the spending plan was created after lawmakers rejected an administration plan to end a tax exemption on certain family-owned businesses.

Tennessee State Land acquisition funds in jeopardy
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Your immediate e-mails or calls are needed to preserve Tennessee’s natural lands.

The state must balance the budget, and Gov. Bredesen has proposed a number of cuts for doing so. The legislature is right now working over these proposals, and there is still a $15 million shortfall. One solution being offered is to take the

Now that state lawmakers have decided to let certain commercial real-estate tycoons off the hook on taxes, they're desperately looking for an extra $15 million to plug the budget hole. One possible target?