(NASHVILLE) —State Representative Ron Travis (R-Dayton) today announced more than $610,000 in funding for safety upgrades at academic institutions within District 31 is now available to area schools. The monies are a portion of approximately $35 million in budget funding — $25 million in one-time funding and $10 million in recurring grants — approved as part…

(NASHVILLE) — This week, State Representative Martin Daniel (R–Knoxville) and State Senator Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville) announced their intent to file legislation to completely eliminate Tennessee’s unfair tax on fitness centers that discourage Tennesseans from staying healthy and put an unnecessary burden on health club business owners across the state. Adopted in 1982 and referred to as…

(NASHVILLE) — State Representative John Ragan (R-Oak Ridge) today announced more than $422,000 in funding for schools in District 33 to be used for the implementation of additional solutions to address school safety concerns. The monies are a portion of approximately $35 million in budget funding — $25 million in one-time funding and $10 million in…

(NASHVILLE) — State Representative Jay Reedy (R-Erin) today announced more than $1.5 million in funding for schools in District 74 to be used for the implementation of additional solutions to address school safety concerns. The monies are a portion of approximately $35 million in budget funding — $25 million in one-time funding and $10 million in…

(NASHVILLE) — State Representative Andrew Farmer (R-Sevierville) today announced more than $567,000 in funding has been allocated to Jefferson and Sevier Counties for the implementation of additional solutions that improve school safety for students in District 17. The monies are a portion of approximately $35 million in budget funding — $25 million in one-time funding and…

(NASHVILLE) — State Representative Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville) today announced he is hosting his annual First Responders Appreciation Event on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. It is scheduled to begin at 10:00AM and will be held at the Rural Metro Fire Station, located at 160 N. Campbell Station Road in Knoxville, Tennessee. This year’s event will feature former…

(NASHVILLE) — State Representative Susan Lynn (R-Mt. Juliet) today recognized six academic institutions in District 57 for earning Reward School status from the Tennessee Department of Education. This status is the top distinction a school can achieve in Tennessee. Recipients include approximately 318 schools in 85 districts — 20 percent of the state’s schools — who…

(NASHVILLE) — Recently, State Representative Mike Sparks (R-Smyrna) hosted Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett for a tour of the new 80,000 square-foot building on the campus of Motlow State Community College in Smyrna, which is scheduled to open next fall. During the tour with Representative Sparks, School President Dr. Michael L. Torrence, La Vergne City…