NEWPORT—The tenth annual Legislative Breakfast, hosted by the Cocke County Partnership, will be held Friday, March 1, 2019, at Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center at 8:00 a.m.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)—Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee announced Monday that he won’t seek re-election in 2020, a decision that gives the state its second open Senate contest in two years.
NEWPORT—Todd McKinley, a Kingsport native, is seeking the Republican nomination for Representative in the 1st Congressional District in the upcoming August 2 primary.
The pace quickened this week on Capitol Hill as the State Senate approved major legislation addressing Tennessee’s opioid crisis.
NEWPORT—A veteran of transportation maintenance has announced his candidacy for Cocke County Road Superintendent in the upcoming Republican Primary.
NEWPORT—Current Cocke County Register of Deeds Mark McGaha has announced he will seek election in the upcoming Cocke County Republican Primary on May 1.
NEWPORT—A veteran of the Cocke County Highway Department is entering the race for Cocke County Road Superintendent in the upcoming May 1 Republican Primary.
NEWPORT—A lifelong resident of Cocke County has announced her intentions to seek the office of Cocke County Circuit Court Clerk.
NASHVILLE—The 110th General Assembly has reconvened with an agenda focused on a balanced budget, opiate abuse, education, jobs, juvenile justice and welfare reform. Following are brief descriptions of a few of the key issues that will come before the General Assembly this year:
NEWPORT—The first steps of the 2018 political season begin on Friday.
NASHVILLE—Combining his passion for long-distance running with his desire to meet and learn from as many Tennesseans as possible, while promoting a healthier Tennessee, Randy Boyd, Republican candidate for Governor, announced Thursday that he will become the first candidate in Tennessee hist…
NEWPORT—The 2018 political process is about to get into full swing.
NEWPORT—The Cocke County Election Commission will meet on Monday afternoon in its regularly scheduled quarterly meeting.
Members of the Cocke County Democratic Party held their annual Presidents’ Day Picnic at the Newport City Park on Friday, June 23.
NASHVILLE—The Senate unanimously approved a bill Monday evening that would require Tennessee’s public schools to go back to teaching at least one full semester of Tennessee history. Senate Bill 631, sponsored by Deputy Speaker Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin), is named for the late Senator Douglas…
NASHVILLE—Republican lawmakers scored a victory in Nashville on Thursday, as they helped pass legislation to reconnect Tennessee adults to post-secondary education opportunities.
NEWPORT—With election season approaching in 2018, the Cocke County Election Commission held its official reorganizational meeting on Monday afternoon.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Thursday evening, the United States Military issued airstrikes at al-Shayrat military airfield in Syria.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The House today passed the Self-Insurance Protection Act (H.R. 1304), legislation that would protect access to affordable health care options for workers and families.
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NEWPORT—Randy Boyd visited Newport on Friday morning billing himself as a unemployed man looking for work.
House Bill 529, the Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act, cleared an additional key legislative hurdle this week after gaining unanimous approval from the House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee.
NEWPORT—Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) has announced he will send staff to hold office hours in Parrottsville at the Parrottsville Community Center on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
NASHVILLE—The Senate State and Local Government Committee approved legislation that calls for a $250,000 death benefit from the State of Tennessee for any firefighter, volunteer rescue worker, or law enforcement officer who is killed in the line of duty. The Helping Emergency Response Offici…
NASHVILLE—The State Senate tackled a wide variety of issues this week as committees prepare to close for the 2017 legislative session. Many important issues still remain on the General Assembly’s agenda before adjournment, including the state’s budget, which will move front and center in the…
House Republicans demonstrated continued support for veterans and their families this week, moving forward with two major bills to expand access to education in Tennessee. The House Government Operations Committee gave a positive nod for the Support, Training, and Renewing Opportunity for Na…
NASHVILLE—A resolution that would allow Tennessee voters to decide if they want to popularly elect the state’s attorney general (AG) was approved 22 to 8 tonight by the State Senate on final consideration. Senate Joint Resolution 57, sponsored by Senator Mae Beavers (R-Mt. Juliet), begins th…
State senators made news this week as President Donald Trump came to Nashville to visit the Hermitage, President Andrew Jackson’s home and final resting place, on the 250th anniversary of the seventh president’s birth. President Trump and the Hermitage’s Andrew Jackson Foundation graciously …
State senators made news this week as President Donald Trump came to Nashville to visit the Hermitage, President Andrew Jackson’s home and final resting place, on the 250th anniversary of the seventh president’s birth. President Trump and the Hermitage’s Andrew Jackson Foundation graciously …
MORRISTOWN—The Hamblen County Republican Party will host its annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner on Saturday, April 22 at the Country Club in Morristown. This year’s event will feature Scott Golden, Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party.
Every day I hear stories from folks across East Tennessee who are being forced to choose between paying their monthly insurance premium or buying other essentials for their families.
Several bills aiding veterans were approved by State Senators this week, including two major bills to expand access to education. The Senate Education Committee approved the STRONG (Support, Training, and Renewing Opportunity for National Guardsmen) Act that would create a pilot program to p…
NASHVILLE—Jobs and the economy headlined action on Capitol Hill this week with an encouraging report from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development about Tennessee’s efforts to be first in the Southeast for creation of high quality jobs. Their report shows Tennessee lead…
NASHVILLE—Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville), Representative Kelly Keisling (R-Byrdstown), Senate Health and Welfare Committee Chairman Rusty Crowe (R-Johnson City), Senator Todd Gardenhire (R-Chattanooga), Representative Kevin Brooks (R-Cleveland) and Representative Dale Ca…
As House Republicans boost their efforts to combat the opioid and prescription drug epidemic in Tennessee, new legislation has been introduced that would impose tougher penalties on illegal opioid and prescription drug suppliers.
NEWPORT—Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) announced he will send staff to hold office hours in Newport at the Cocke County Courthouse Annex on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 from 2 to 4 p.m.
NASHVILLE—Senate committees worked at “full steam” this week as state senators examined the budgets of 11 agencies and departments of state government and approved a number of important bills.
In 2015, an alarming report from the Government Accountability Office found that 29 percent of Americans aged 55 and older have no retirement savings and no traditional pension. Just this week, Census researchers announced that nearly two-thirds of Americans aren’t contributing anything to t…
A resolution urging President Donald Trump and the United States Congress to enact legislation to establish a transportation block grant funding program for distribution to the states was approved 30 to 2 by the full Senate on Thursday. Senate Joint Resolution 59 also urges the enactment of …
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NASHVILLE—State Comptroller Justin Wilson appeared before the Senate Education Committee this week to explain his new educational tool that helps legislators, educators, stakeholders, and citizens understand the state’s Basic Education Program (BEP). The BEP, which provides education funding…
NASHVILLE—Governor Bill Haslam presented his State of the State / Budget Address to lawmakers last week.
NASHVILLE—Gov. Bill Haslam has announced that Leslie Hafner is leaving the administration to serve as senior policy advisor to House Speaker Beth Harwell.
The 110th General Assembly has begun as state lawmakers gathered on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to take the oath of office, elect officers and organize the business of the 2017-2018 legislative sessions. The first order of business after the 16 newly-elected senators were sworn in was the electi…
NASHVILLE—The State Senate today elected Sen. Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) as Tennessee’s 87th Speaker of the Senate. The Senate’s 33 senators met at noon on the first organizational day of the 110th General Assembly to elect their speaker. By statute, Speaker of the Senate of Tennessee holds…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) along with U.S. Representatives Diane Black (R-Tenn.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.), John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-Tenn.), Chuck Fleischmann (R-Te…
WASHINGTON—Wednesday, members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) unveiled the American Health Care Reform Act of 2017, health care reform legislation that would repeal and replace Obamacare.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Tuesday, the House unanimously approved the Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act, legislation introduced by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) to require clinicians practicing at the VA to report directly to state licensing boards whenever they witness unacceptable behavior from ot…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last week, U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) was elected by the Republican Steering Committee to serve as chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee for the 115th Congress, succeeding Jeff Miller (R-FL), who is retiring at the end of the 114th Congress.
KNOXVILLE—U.S. Attorney Nancy Stallard Harr announced Tuesday that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Perry Piper will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 8, 2016, general elections.
NEWPORT—Machines are in place and personnel at the ready to oversee early voting for the upcoming election.
NEWPORT—The Cocke County Election Commission determined the voting hours for the Nov. 8, 2016 General Election and set early voting times during a meeting at the Courthouse Annex.
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