Phil Bredesen has built a reputation for effective leadership in the arenas of business and government.

09/05/2008 Governor Bredesen Continues Special Leave For State Employees Called To Active Duty Governor Phil Bredesen today signed Executive Order #58, continuing a policy that ensures that state employees ordered to active military duty aren’t financially constrained by lower military pay while they’re in service. Executive Order #58 extends for another year the special leave with pa... more 09/04/2008 Governor Bredesen Promotes CoverKids Week in Tennessee Governor Bredesen attended a CoverKids enrollment event Thursday held at Jefferson Street Baptist Church in Nashville. Representatives of CoverKids and Monroe Carrell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt were on hand to enroll children in the comprehensive health insurance program as part of o... more 09/03/2008 Governor Bredesen Visits Knoxville Central High School Governor Phil Bredesen today visited with students and teachers at Central High School in the Fountain City area of Knoxville. A student died in a fatal shooting in the school cafeteria on August 21. “It was important to me to have an opportunity to visit with the students and teachers at Cent... more To view the documents in PDF format on this page, you will need to download and install Adobe Reader. CoverKids Expands Benefits and Simplifies Enrollment 08/21/2008 The back-to-school season is upon us again, and parents all across the state are making preparations to ensure their children have a smooth start to the school year and the best possible chance for... more