(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A measure sponsored by State Rep. Michael Curcio (R-Dickson) that increases access to affordable health insurance plans will take effect on July 1, 2020. Part of the innovative Republican CARE plan, House Bill 874 enables small business associations to partner together to provide affordable health plans for their employees. The overall goal of the legislation is…

Political campaigns in America have always been a contact sport—often times, they get downright nasty. The most egregious display of political betrayal I have witnessed in my lifetime is what happened to Rep. John DeBerry of Memphis. Back in April, the Tennessee Democratic Executive Committee voted to take DeBerry off the ballot. They met in…

  NASHVILLE-TENN. -   State Rep. John Holsclaw, R-Elizabethton, this week announced Carter and Unicoi counties will receive grant dollars as part of the overall $39.45 budget passed by the Tennessee General Assembly in June. Carter County will receive about $1,175,000 and Unicoi County will receive $800,000. The money is part of an overall $210 million support grant program…

Tennessee General Assembly passes $39.45 billion budget  This week in Nashville, both the House and Senate approved a $39.45 billion budget that addresses the unexpected revenue shortfalls caused by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in Tennessee. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 budget reduces the size of government through common sense reductions and cuts totaling $1.5 billion over…

Tennessee General Assembly passes $39.45 billion budget  This week in Nashville, both the House and Senate approved a $39.45 billion budget that addresses the unexpected revenue shortfalls caused by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in Tennessee. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 budget reduces the size of government through common sense reductions and cuts totaling $1.5 billion over…

Tennessee General Assembly passes $39.45 billion budget  This week in Nashville, both the House and Senate approved a $39.45 billion budget that addresses the unexpected revenue shortfalls caused by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in Tennessee. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 budget reduces the size of government through common sense reductions and cuts totaling $1.5 billion over…

“Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.” Steven Wright The Tennessee House of Representatives returned to the House Chamber last week following a 10 week recess caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Floor Sessions resumed inside the Capitol with certain safety measures in place to allow only a very few visitors to…