NASHVILLE, Tenn. – House Majority Leader William Lamberth, R-Portland, today announced he filed HJR0065, a resolution urging Congress to amend the U.S. Constitution to ensure the U.S. Supreme Court remains composed of nine members. Lamberth joins a growing coalition of bipartisan leaders and former state attorney generals from across the nation seeking to preserve the independence…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – State Rep. Clark Boyd, R-Lebanon, announced Tennessee House Republicans passed HJR0018, a resolution approving the waiver for Tennessee’s shared savings proposal from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The waiver amendment is the first of its kind in the nation. The plan rewards the Volunteer State for its efficient fiscal management…

Tennessee House Republicans maintain 73-seat supermajority NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Incumbent State Representative Bryan Terry, MD, R-Murfreesboro, claimed a solid victory for the Tennessee House of Representatives District 48 seat on Nov. 3. Terry, an anesthesiologist, received 62 percent of the vote on election night, overwhelmingly defeating a Democratic challenger.  First elected in 2014, Terry will begin his…

The future of health care is consistently one of the top issues facing Tennesseans and America.  Encouraging steps are being made to address access with recent announcements by Belmont University to launch a new college of medicine and Middle Tennessee State University’s medical school partnership with Meharry Medical College.  While these programs will increase medical…