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Representative Dennis Powers & Representative Jerry Sexton Announce $315,000 Community Development Block Grant For Union Count

Posted July 13, 2018 by TN House GOP Caucus in Rep. Dennis Powers's Newsroom, Rep. Jerry Sexton's Newsroom

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(NASHVILLE) – State Representative Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro) and State Representative Jerry Sexton (R-Bean Station) today announced a $315,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) has been awarded to Union County from the Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development (TNECD). The funding will be used for ambulance service improvements and was allocated under a procedure authorized by…

Governor Haslam Signs Primacy & Reclamation Act Sponsored By State Representative Dennis Powers and Senator Ken Yager

Posted May 3, 2018 by TN House GOP Caucus in News, Rep. Dennis Powers's Newsroom

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Primacy and Reclamation Act designed to create new jobs in surface mining industry. (NASHVILLE) — Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed an initiative sponsored by State Representative Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro) and State Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) allowing Tennessee to reclaim control over its surface mining industry. House Bill 571/Senate Bill 686, also known as the Primacy and Reclamation Act…

Initiative Sponsored By Representative Powers Leading To Job Creation In Mining Industry Passes

Posted April 10, 2018 by TN House GOP Caucus in News, Rep. Dennis Powers's Newsroom

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(NASHVILLE) — Monday evening, Republican lawmakers passed an initiative sponsored by State Representative Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro) designed to create jobs in the mining industry. House Bill 571, also known as the Primacy and Reclamation Act of Tennessee, restores sovereignty over mining and reclamation operations to our state. Currently, Tennessee is the only state in the entire nation…

Initiative Sponsored By Representative Dennis Powers Leading To Job Creation In Mining Industry Advances

Posted April 4, 2018 by TN House GOP Caucus in News, Rep. Dennis Powers's Newsroom

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(NASHVILLE) — An initiative sponsored by State Representative Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro) designed to create jobs in the mining industry is moving through the Tennessee General Assembly’s committee process. This week, members of the House Finance, Ways, & Means Committee voted to advance House Bill 571, also known as the Primacy and Reclamation Act of Tennessee. The…

House Speaker Beth Harwell Recognizes Members Of Task Force On Opioid Abuse For Their Work

Posted September 8, 2017 by TN House GOP Caucus in Rep. Dennis Powers's Newsroom

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Lawmakers commended for their efforts to combat ongoing opioid epidemic (NASHVILLE) — Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville) today commended members of the Ad Hoc Task Force on Opioid Abuse and thanked them for their work addressing the opioid epidemic paralyzing Tennessee and the entire nation. Speaker Harwell convened the task force at the beginning of the 2017…

Representative Powers, House Insurance & Banking Committee Members Produce Strong 2017 Results

Posted July 17, 2017 by TN House GOP Caucus in Rep. Dennis Powers's Newsroom

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(NASHVILLE) — Throughout the first half of the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, the House Insurance and Banking Committee was particularly active in the legislative process. Thanks to the hard work of State Representative Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro) and fellow committee members, the panel advanced a total of 23 legislative initiatives with eighteen of those bills being signed into law…

House Speaker Beth Harwell Works to Eliminate Opioid Abuse

Posted January 27, 2017 by TN House GOP Caucus in News, Rep. Cameron Sexton's Newsroom, Rep. Curtis Halford's Newsroom, Rep. Curtis Johnson's Newsroom, Rep. Dennis Powers's Newsroom, Rep. William Lamberth's Newsroom, TN House District 56

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Speaker Harwell Announces Task Force on Opioid Abuse NASHVILLE – Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville) this week created a task force on opioid and prescription drug abuse. The task force’s immediate goal will be to work on legislation, but its efforts will be ongoing to determine the best strategies for tackling the opioid epidemic.…

Representative Dennis Powers & Representative Jerry Sexton Announce $315,000 Community Development Block Grant For Union Count

Governor Haslam Signs Primacy & Reclamation Act Sponsored By State Representative Dennis Powers and Senator Ken Yager

Initiative Sponsored By Representative Powers Leading To Job Creation In Mining Industry Passes

Initiative Sponsored By Representative Dennis Powers Leading To Job Creation In Mining Industry Advances

House Speaker Beth Harwell Recognizes Members Of Task Force On Opioid Abuse For Their Work

Representative Powers, House Insurance & Banking Committee Members Produce Strong 2017 Results

House Speaker Beth Harwell Works to Eliminate Opioid Abuse

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