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More than two dozen television, radio, and newspaper stories were conducted on the 2011 Tennessee Pork Report, released in late June by the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. Below is a recap of the media mentions received thus far.   Television WSMV Channel 4 News (Nashville) – “$371 million pointed out as government waste in latest Pork Report” NewsChannel 5 (Nashville) – “Pork Report is out” Fox 17 News (Nashville) – “Watchdog group: government is wasting your money” WBIR Channel 10 (Knoxville) – “Annual report finds TN government wasted $371 million this year” Radio WTN 99.7 FM – The Ralph Bristol Show WLAC 1510 AM – The Steve Gill Show WTN 99.7 FM – The Mike Delgiorno Show WIVK-FM – Knoxville Radio News Segment WRLT 100.1 FM – Lightning 100 News Segment Print Nashville Business Journal – “Incentives among many targets in Tennessee group’s 2011 Pork Report” Nashville Business Journal – “Does this government spending oink?” Nashville City Paper – “Pork Report slams Torrence, business and green incentives” Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro) – “Think tank calls Nissan Leaf credits ‘pork'” Knoxville Times – “Annual report finds TN government wasted $371 million this year” Knoxville News Sentinel – “Pork Report sizzles with slabs of government waste” Chattanooga Times Free Press – “Officials say new Chattanooga airport terminal keeps general aviation users in mind” Weakley County Press – “State Pork Report released” Online Post Politics, Nashville Post – “Mmm…Pork” TN Report – “TCPR questions merits, fairness of tax incentives” Humphrey on the Hill, Knoxville News Sentinel – “TCPR’s Pork picks for 2011” In Session, Tennessean – “Watchdog group report shows hundreds of millions in ‘government waste'” Nooga.com – “Pork Report questions government spending in Chattanooga area” Main Street Journal – “TCPR Pork Report released” Main Street Journal – “Corporate welfare and government waste abound in Tennessee”