(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) – State Representative Matthew Hill (R-Jonesborough) and State Representative Micah Van Huss (R-Johnson City) today announced that Washington County has been awarded a $27,500 ThreeStar Grant from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD). ThreeStar programs focus on best practices in five key community areas including jobs and economic development, fiscal strength…

NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — State Representative Matthew Hill (R-Jonesborough) today was named Chairman of the newly created House Appropriations Subcommittee by Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville). This powerful new subcommittee was created to better examine the size and significant impact of the budget, to closely analyze and research the intricate details that make up the process for formulating it,…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Representative Timothy Hill (R-Blountville) today urged members of the House Republican Caucus to sign on to a letter supporting changes to the area wage index reimbursement formula in efforts to curb Tennessee’s rural hospital financial struggles. The letter is part of an aggressive public comment period that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…

TELFORD, Tenn. – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and ebm-papst, Inc. officials announced today that the company will locate new operations in Washington County. The electric motor and fan manufacturer will invest approximately $37 million and create 200 new jobs in the Northeast Tennessee region. This represents the…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Representative Timothy Hill (R-Blountville) this week secured funding to help local fire departments equip and train volunteer firefighters across the state. House Bill 518 creates a program, known as the volunteer firefighter equipment and training grant program, to annually provide grants to select volunteer fire departments to be used for the purchase of…

Representative Timothy Hill Secures Funding To Help Volunteer Firefighters Grant program will help equip and train volunteer firefighters (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Representative Timothy Hill (R-Blountville) this week secured funding to help local fire departments equip and train volunteer firefighters across the state. House Bill 518 creates a program, known as the volunteer firefighter equipment and training grant program,…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — House Republican lawmakers today approved State Representative Timothy Hill’s (R-Blountville) legislation praising President Trump’s work on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). House Joint Resolution 452 acknowledges and praises President Trump’s efforts to negotiate a fair trade agreement with Mexico and Canada that will benefit American businesses and workers. “President Trump understands the importance of…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Deputy Speaker Matthew Hill (R-Jonesborough) has successfully negotiated with Governor Lee to ensure there will be no negative financial impact on both the Johnson City and Washington County Schools systems resulting from proposed legislation that creates an Education Savings Account (ESA) pilot program. As part of the negotiations, Hill was able to offer…