Unlike the Congress, state legislatures seldom provide hearings and reports on legislation which can help determine the issues and what the legislature intended. Tennessee has virtually no hearings available except at the Tennessee State Library and Archives and these are on tape. States also have regulations concerning laws and cities may have rules in their Municipal Codes. For state information, newspapers often provide the best resource. Use Academic Universe to search the Tennessee or other state newspapers.
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Most policy organizations and interest groups have web sites. A very good site to link from for public policy issues is at Vanderbilt. State and local links are also at this site. Links to think tanks and advocacy groups, full text papers and policy positions. Check archives section for former topics of the week.