From the Floor
Assistant Majority Leader Brooks Releases Statement Regarding Amazon
18-May-2011
Assistant Majority Leader Kevin Brooks (R—Cleveland) released the following statement after the House Finance Subcommittee voted to take legislation off the calendar that would have forced a top company to pay state sales taxes.
Majority Leader McCormick Releases Statement Regarding Amazon
18-May-2011
House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick (R—Chattanooga) released the following statement after the House Finance Subcommittee voted to take legislation off the calendar that would have forced a top company to pay state sales taxes.
Representative Powers Applauds Tough Legislation Cracking Down on Meth
17-May-2011
Last week, the House passed HB 1051, GOP legislation that adds new criminal acts for meth production and enrolls pharmacies in a national drug exchange program that tracks pseudoephedrine purchases.
Watson Vows to Fight for Jobs, Against Tax on Amazon
09-May-2011
Bradley County Conservative Comes Out Strongly in Defense of Amazon and Jobs for Tennesseans, State Must Not Go Back on Promises Made
Rep. Sheila Butt Leads Effort to Curb Federal Spending
02-May-2011
Conservative Legislator Guides Resolution Urging Washington to Follow Tennessee’s Model, Cut Profligate Spending
Rep. Curtis Halford Applauds Governor Haslam, Conservative General Assembly
02-May-2011
On Monday, Representative Curtis Halford (R—Dyer) took time to applaud the conservative leadership of Governor Bill Haslam and the Republican leadership of the General Assembly.
Weekly Wrap, 5/2/2011
02-May-2011House Passes Resolution Calling On Congress to Follow Tennessee’s Balanced Budget Plan
As the free-spending ways of Washington sink our nation further into debt, one Republican Representative guided a resolution to passage that calls on Congress to follow Tennessee’s model.
Weekly Wrap, 4/25/2011
25-Apr-2011Storms Tear Through Volunteer State
On Wednesday night, severe weather tore through the South with Tennessee sustaining heavy damage as the result of numerous tornadoes and destructive straight line winds. Overall, at least 260 were killed across the region. The latest figures have 33 Tennesseans losing their lives in the outbreak.