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Three Maury County organizations will receive $10,000 in grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission.

Highland Park Elementary School is slated to receive $5,300; the Maury County Arts Guild $4,200 and Maury County Public Library will get $500 of the grants made possible by state funds set aside by the General Assembly, according to a press release.

According to the KNS, not very:

State Sen. Kyle wants to know how much it is costing to give room and board to those convicted of crimes:

The Hamilton County Board of Education will be deliberating on whether to renew Superintendent Jim Scales' contract tonight, even though that contract is in force for two more years.

Governor Phil Bredesen this week joins legislators and long-term care advocates for a series of ceremonial bill signing events across the state to mark the passage of the Long-Term Care Community Choices Act of 2008.

I'll be in Memphis all next week. ALL next week - like Sunday to Saturday.

I'll also have a lot of downtime, so if you're nearby, email me and we'll meet up. Maybe at the zoo. Or Beale Street. Or where Elvis died.

From state Senator Andy Berke:

David Oatney, on the close of the Legislature's session: "The 105th General Assembly of the State of Tennessee yesterday adjourned sine die. They did so without raising taxes.

Yes, miracles still happen."

Phil Bredesen gives the legislature a golf clap:

Congratulations to Tennessee taxpayers and lottery losers - you are now funding the education of underachieving college students on an unprecedented level.