Representative Hazlewood leads advocacy efforts for wage increases (NASHVILLE) — House Republican Caucus Chairman Ryan Williams (R-Cookeville) and House Majority Leader Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station) tonight applauded proposed wage increases for employees of the Tennessee Department of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (DIDD). Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam included them as part of his proposed Fiscal Year 2019…

Moon receives committee appointments from House Speaker Beth Harwell (NASHVILLE) — Recently, the House of Representatives officially gaveled into session, marking the beginning of the second half of the 110th General Assembly in Tennessee. As part of the opening week ceremonies, State Representative Jerome Moon (R–Maryville) officially joined his colleagues in the House and was selected to serve on three…

(NASHVILLE) – House Republicans Leaders, including Republican Caucus Chairman Ryan Williams (R-Cookeville) and House Majority Leader Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station), today applauded a federal court’s decision to protect Tennessee’s unborn children. Passed in 2014, Amendment I restored the right of Tennessee citizens to have a voice regarding the state’s pro-life stance. The measure also empowered the…

(NASHVILLE) — House Republican Caucus Chairman Ryan Williams (R-Cookeville) today thanked Deputy Speaker Steve McDaniel (R-Parkers Crossroads) after McDaniel announced he would not seek re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives following the 2018 legislative session. Deputy Speaker McDaniel is currently one of the longest-tenured members of the House Republican Caucus. Presently, McDaniel is in his fifteenth term and was first…

Task force to review certification process of Tennessee physicians and providers (NASHVILLE) — Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville) today appointed House Republican Caucus Chairman Ryan Williams (R-Cookeville) to the Tennessee Maintenance of Certification Task Force. This task force was created with the passage of House Bill 413 sponsored by Chairman Williams during the 2017 legislative session. It consists of three members each…