Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Press Release from Rep. Mike Bell, R-Riceville, March 23, 2010:

(March 24, 2010, NASHVILLE) – Representative Mike Bell (R-Riceville) today presented the “Tennessee Health Freedom Act” in a House subcommittee, which is…

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Protesters looking for defiant state response to federal government will have to wait another week for first significant post-ObamaCare legislative committee action.

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Press Release from Rep. Gary Odom, D-Nashville, March 24, 2010:

Odom bill costs taxpayers nothing, ups sentences for armed robbers

(Nashville) — A bill increasing sentences for armed robbers, sponsored by House…

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Press Release from Sen. Tim Barnes, D-Adams, and Rep. Joe Pitts, D-Clarksville, March 24, 2010:

Bill would protect farm land from massive estate tax hikes

NASHVILLE – The state Senate passed…

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Press Release from Rep. Eric Swafford, R-Pikeville, March 24, 2010:

(March 24, 2010, NASHVILLE) – Representative Eric Swafford (R-Pikeville) stood up for millions of Tennesseans Monday evening on the floor of the…

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Press Release from Bill Haslam for Governor, March 24, 2010:

Will Work With Businesses, Postsecondary Institutions to Train Workers, Meet Workforce Needs

CHATTANOOGA – Speaking with business leaders, higher education officials, and…

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Measures advance to House and Senate floors. An amendment to make it illegal to force a woman out of an abortion failed Tuesday.

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Statement from Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper, March 23, 2010:

The Attorney General is instructing his staff to begin a thorough and detailed analysis of the health care reform legislation, which, of course, may…

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Under proposed legislation, cruelty to livestock would be reclassified as a Class E felony, with violators subject to six years in jail. Opponents of the measure worry people who don’t understand agriculture might file frivolous complaints against farmers.

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