Hilleary's Letter
U.S. Rep. Van Hilleary, who is running for governor, has sent a letter to all 132 state representatives and state senators, urging them to listen to the will of the people of Tennessee and reject the proposed Income Tax. According to this Tennessean article, that has rankled Speaker Jimmy Naifeh, who is trying to line up 50 votes for his proposed Income Tax plan. The Tennessean apparently couldn't be bothered to provide on its web site the full text of Hilleary's letter, or even a link to it. Here's a link to a recent statement Hilleary issued on the subject, and a recent Chattanooga Times-Free Press editorial critical of Naifeh's push to enact the income tax in secret.