(NASHVILLE) —State Representative Curtis Johnson (R-Clarksville) today announced more than $1.4 million in funding for safety upgrades in the Clarksville-Montgomery County School District.
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 of Republican-led efforts during the…
(NASHVILLE) — Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed an initiative sponsored by State Representative Curtis Johnson (R-Clarksville) that reduces the backlog of court cases currently on the books in Tennessee.
House Bill 10 — which passed in both the House and Senate — adds a trial judge to the Sixteenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-First Judicial Districts in…
GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES 2018-2019 BUDGET
The Tennessee House passed several key bills this week, including the state budget and major legislation to curb opioid abuse, as the 2018 session of the Tennessee General Assembly draws to a close. The $37.5 billion “no growth” budget proposes state government spending for the next fiscal year that begins…
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCE CRITICAL GROWTH FUNDS
This month, House Speaker Pro Tempore Curtis Johnson (R-Clarksville), State Representative Jay Reedy (R-Erin), and the Tennessee Department of Education announced that Montgomery County Schools has received district growth funding to support education initiatives in Montgomery County.
Specifically, Montgomery County received $3,566,500.
This funding is a direct result of a…
(NASHVILLE) — House Speaker Pro Tempore Curtis Johnson (R-Clarksville), State Representative Jay Reedy (R-Erin), and the Tennessee Department of Education today announced that Montgomery County Schools have received district growth funding to support education initiatives in the county.
Specifically, Montgomery County received $3,566,500.
This funding is a direct result of a Republican-led effort by Tennessee General Assembly…
(NASHVILLE) — Thursday, lawmakers unanimously passed legislation co-sponsored by Representatives Curtis Johnson (R-Clarksville) and Jay Reedy (R-Erin) aimed at increasing private employment opportunities for military veterans and their families.
House Bill 165 encourages private employers to hire honorably discharged veterans, spouses of a veteran with a service-connected disability, unremarried widows or widowers of veterans who died…
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.…