Mike Donila

• Partnership Initiatives Fund to spend $42K on TV ads to support school budget Published 05/24/2012 at 4 a.m.

  The Partnership Initiatives Fund, a branch of the Knoxville Chamber, plans to spend more than $42,000 on local television advertisements to tout an education plan designed to better test scores in Knox County schools but also increase property taxes.

• Report recommends changes in Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corp. operations Published 05/23/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Local leaders need to overhaul a number of key components tied to the Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corp. operation, with a focus on the way the organization handles money, its compensation policy and the duties performed by its board of ...

• Burchett touting budget through self-financed 'robocalls' Published 05/22/2012 at 7:52 p.m.

  Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett on Tuesday morning stated a so-called "robocall" campaign, touting his budget and fighting off a possible tax increase.

• Report recommends changes in Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corp. operations Updated 05/22/2012 at 10:52 a.m.

  KNOXVILLE — The Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corp. should overhaul its board of directors, the way it handles money and its compensation policy, according to a preliminary report released this morning by the county's external auditor Pugh & Company.

• Commissioners weighing information before budget vote Published 05/22/2012 at 4 a.m.

  With just over a week left before the Knox County Commission votes on the proposed budget, members say they are taking in every bit of information they can with a particular focus on the school system's spending plan.

• Knox County Commission discusses adding to proposed spending plan Published 05/16/2012 at 6:33 p.m.

  Knox County commissioners continued Wednesday to pick through the mayor’s proposed budget, this time spending several hours discussing what they could put back into it.

• Knox Commission discusses adding more into proposed spending plan Published 05/16/2012 at 3:08 p.m.

  Knox County commissioners this morning spent little time actually picking through Mayor Tim Burchett's proposed budget and more time trying to figure out what they could put back into it.

• Knox sheriff pushing for pay increases Published 05/16/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Officials with the Knox County Sheriff's Office will seek pay raises for the department today when they meet with the Knox County Commission to talk about the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

• Knox charter review panel OKs term-limits language Published 05/09/2012 at 8:04 p.m.

  The Knox County Charter Review Committee on Wednesday signed off on what members say defines exactly what a term in office actually is.

• Residents voice support for Knox Schools funding plan Published 05/09/2012 at 4 a.m.

  A multimillion dollar proposal that local educators say will lead to better schools but increased taxes received overwhelming support Tuesday night from roughly 150 residents during a Knox County Commission meeting designed to seek more information about a budget the ...

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