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The Better The Buyout The Sweeter Juice

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John Rodgers reports that the Governor is having a bit of buyout remorse:

Bredesen said he likely didn’t make the $50 million buyout package “quite strong enough” to attract eligible state employees.

Governor: Buyouts not going well

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By THEO EMERY • Staff Writer (Tennessean) • July 21, 2008

The state’s voluntary buyout program for state employees is not going as well as anticipated, Gov. Phil Bredesen said Monday, raising the specter of layoffs.

Bredesen: I Didn't See That Coming

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Gov. Bredesen announced today that the state’s voluntary buyout program for state employees is not going as well as anticipated, and so there may have to be involuntary layoffs. The surprising thing is that he expected otherwise.

Deadwood

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Sarcastro offers our Honorable Phil Governor a bit of advice on how to decide which state employees get his budget-cutting buyout:

Behind The Closed Door

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Cara Kumari gets some impressions of the buyout process from some state employees who attended today’s closed-press seminar:

Remove Your Interfering Selves From The Area

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From Joe White:

State officials made reporters leave an informational meeting about the “voluntary buyout plan” for state employees today in Nashville. State Finance Commissioner Dave Goetz claimed he was protecting the privacy of employees, whom the administration is trying to buyout.

Scoring The State Employee Buyout Controversy

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WSMV reporter Cara Kumari shares an anecdote from her off:

Today, state employees will be able to attend two town hall meetings here in Nashville about the VBP. I am hoping to attend one of those meetings this afternoon.

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