(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — State Representative Mike Sparks (R-Smyrna) is hosting an opioid and mental health town hall featuring House Health Committee Chairman Bryan Terry, MD (R-Murfreesboro) on Oct. 29 from 6:30pm-8:00pm. The panelists will be discussing the opioid and mental health crisis in the local community and how best to curb this dangerous epidemic. “I have…

The opioid crisis is a challenging problem as the dynamics between the supply and demand provide for the need of a multifaceted approach to finding solutions.  You can review a primer on opioid supply and demand here. James Madison spoke of there being two threats to liberty: abuse of liberty and abuse of power (tyranny).  Unfortunately,…

  Much has been opined about the opioid crisis including what caused it, whose fault is it, and what can be done about it.  Across the country, opioid related overdose deaths deceased four percent.  Yet, Tennessee’s rate of overdoses continues to climb despite measures taken at the state level. While many of the measures I have advocated…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — State Representative Bryan Terry, MD (R-Murfreesboro) is investigating issues associated with the Driver’s Service Center in Rutherford County, as well as centers across the state.  The Tennessee Department of Safety heads up the Driver’s Service Centers across Tennessee.  They have been experiencing problems with efficiency and staffing.  Terry is working on potential…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) has reappointed State Representative Martin Daniel (R-Knoxville) to chair the House Government Operations Committee. The 16-person committee is responsible for legislation concerning the creation of new departments, commissions, boards, agencies or councils of state government. It also manages the reauthorization of existing departments, commissions, boards, agencies, or…