Andy Sher is a Nashville-based staff writer covering Tennessee state government and politics for the Times Free Press.
A Washington correspondent from 1999-2005 for the Times Free Press, Andy previously headed up state Capitol coverage for The Chattanooga Times, worked as a state Capitol reporter for The Nashville Banner and was a contributor to The Tennessee Journal, among other publications.
Andy worked for 17 years at The Chattanooga Times covering police, health care, county government, politics and general assignment beats.
He was won public service, investigative, deadline and project awards from the Tennessee Press Association, Common Cause of Tennessee, the East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists and Remove Intoxicated Drivers.
Andy grew up in Chattanooga. A graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Andy is a past chairman of the Tennessee Capitol Hill Press Corps and served as an acting director of the Regional Reporters Association while in Washington.
Contact Andy at 615-255-0550 or asher@timesfreepress.com
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NASHVILLE -- Tennessee's Republican governor and legislative leaders are touting an estimated $164.1 million in tax cuts set to take place by 2016 through phasing out the state's inheritance tax, eliminating the gift tax and lowering the sales taxes on groceries from 5.5 percent to 5.25 percent.
NASHVILLE -- Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill that offers more outright cash grants than tax incentives to attract companies to locate or expand in Tennessee.
NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam has signed an administration measure that turns state efforts to attract companies more toward outright cash grants instead of tax incentives in some cases.
NASHVILLE -- Tennessee businesses, professional and trade groups as well as other organizations spent at least $458,000 on legislative receptions during this year's General Assembly, records show.
NASHVILLE -- Some Tennesseans could find it harder to get or maintain unemployment benefits under three bills that Gov. Bill Haslam signed last week.
NASHVILLE -- A law that requires Amazon.com to begin collecting sales tax in Tennessee doesn't take effect until 2014, but one provision that became effective immediately appears to be having some effect.
NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill that bans discussion of “gateway sexual activity” and directs an abstinence-centered approach to sex education in Tennessee public schools.
NASHVILLE -- Hamilton County school officials' attempt to win a multimillion-dollar grant for helping as many as seven failing schools didn't make the grade on Thursday.
NASHVILLE — Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Park Overall said today she’s fully in support of President Barack Obama’s statement in support of same-sex marriage.
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam says he disagrees with President Barack Obama’s new stance in support of same-sex marriage.
