CHANGE: Tennessee to vote tomorrow on Wisconsin-like labor legislation. “The bill echoes the legislation the Wisconsin legislature passed earlier this year in the face of union protests and the flight of 14 Wisconsin state senators. Around that time, union protesters marched in Tennessee, too — but, in recent weeks, Tennessee’s version of a bargain-limiting bill has moved forward to relatively little national fanfare, even though both Tennessee Education Association activists and Tea Party supporters have continued to express strong views on the bill. . . . Unlike Walker, supporters of the Tennessee bill haven’t advertised it as a way to reduce the deficit — because Tennessee doesn’t have one. The state is constitutionally obligated to run a balanced budget — and, according to state budget spokeswoman Lola Potter, year-to-date collections are actually $154.2 million more than the budgeted estimate. Instead, according to Heritage labor analyst James Sherk, Tennessee supporters have touted the bill as a way to improve education quality by returning decision-making authority to the hands of elected, accountable school board officials and away from union leaders — which, of course, is exactly what the bill would do. Breaking the legal monopoly that is collective bargaining with government unions does nothing but return power to voters.”

Related: Haslam Opposes Amazon Tax Bill: “Republican Gov. Bill Haslam said Tuesday that it would be “disingenuous” for him to support legislative efforts to kill a special tax exemption for online retailer Amazon.com. The governor told reporters after an education discussion at a Springfield elementary school that he stands behind a deal struck by his Democratic predecessor, Phil Bredesen, to exempt Amazon from requirements to collect Tennessee sales taxes on items sold through the new distribution centers in Hamilton and Bradley counties.”