NASHVILLE – House Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville), along with members of House leadership, honored on Wednesday Masami Kinefuchi, the Consul-General of Japan. Kinefuchi was appointed on April 1, 2015 and serves in Nashville. He has jurisdiction over five states (Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisana, Mississippi, and Tennessee) where more than 400 Japanese companies are located. “It was an…

NASHVILLE – Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville) is working this summer to raise awareness about how to prevent the deaths of children trapped in hot cars. A recent report concluded Tennessee is in the top 10 states for death of children due to hot vehicles, claiming 23 deaths from 1998-2014. “As summer temperatures are soaring into the…

NASHVILLE – Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville) today announced that the Tennessee General Assembly’s revamped website has won the prestigious “Online Democracy Award” awarded by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). NCSL’s Online Democracy Award is presented each year to the legislature whose website “makes democracy user-friendly in an outstanding way.” Tennessee also won the award…

Cumberland University Receives Tennessee’s Highest Rating For Training Future Teachers Rep. Mark Pody applauds hard work of Cumberland administration (NASHVILLE) – In December, Cumberland University received exciting news: the education program at the college received the highest rating available on the Tennessee Board of Education’s Report Card for Teacher Preparation. The report card reveals how…

(NASHVILLE) — House Majority Leader Glen Casada (R–Thompson’s Station) announced this week that State Representative John Crawford (R–Kingsport) has been chosen to shepherd House Bill 303 through the legislative process on behalf of Republican leadership. House Bill 303 is part of Governor Haslam’s legislative package for the year, which…

(NASHVILLE) — House Majority Leader Glen Casada (R–Thompson’s Station) announced this week that State Representative Paul Sherrell (R–Sparta) has been chosen to shepherd House Bill 321 through the legislative process on behalf of Republican leadership. House Bill 321 is part of Governor Haslam’s legislative package for the year, which is traditionally handled by the House Majority…