Press Release from Bill Haslam for Governor, Sept. 28, 2010:
Will Work With State and Local Law Enforcement Officials to Tackle Problem
ATHENS – Republican gubernatorial nominee and Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam issued…
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Public Safety
Critics’ concerns over constitutional amendment’s language don’t appear to be shared by state government wildlife managers.
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State of Tennessee Press Release, June 15, 2010
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Correction has discovered some encouraging news in its latest study on recidivism. The just released report shows that felons released…
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Press Release from Sen. Doug Jackson, D-Dickson, 23 Feb. 2010:
Bill would make murderers of pregnant women eligible for death penalty
NASHVILLE – Sen. Doug Jackson (D-Dickson) will present two bills in a…
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Still too early to credibly measure much in the way of roadway safety stats relating to Tennessee’s driver-texting ban. And two groups that closely monitor national highway accident trends and data differ over whether laws banning cell phones and instant messaging will show positive lasting results.
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Eleven professional regulatory boards are scheduled to terminate at the end of June if the Legislature doesn’t extend their bureaucratic life. Government Operations Committee chair Susan Lynn says she doesn’t foresee lawmakers refusing to reissue statutory approval for the boards, but Tennessee’s consumers and economy might be better served if they did.
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State Of Tennessee Press Release, Dec. 22, 2009:
Public Comments Accepted Through February 9, 2010
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health’s (TDH) Environmental Epidemiology Program, under a cooperative agreement with the federal Agency…
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Rep. Debra Maggart of Hendersonville sees no double standard resulting from her current support of a George W. Bush-era juvenile sex-offender mandate from the federal government. Keeping sex offenders at bay is entirely different than expanding public education or government-run health care, she says.
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Press Release from State Representative Debra Maggart (R-Hendersonville) and Senator Diane Black (R-Gallatin), Dec. 7, 2009:
NASHVILLE – Rep. Maggart and Sen. Black will push for passage of legislation in January to…
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