Lt. Gov. support's TCPR's fiscal note reform proposal
As covered by TN Report, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey has thrown his support behind a Tennessee Center for Policy Research proposal to reform the state’s fiscal note process. In a policy brief issued last week, TCPR called on lawmakers to reform the process for calculating the cost of legislation, encouraging legislative leaders to not only consider the impact on state tax dollars, but also the impact new legislation will have on the private sector. Read TN Report’s article here. TCPR’s new policy brief, titled Accurately Calculating the Cost of Tennessee Legislation, can be found at this link.