Spring is here, and that means we’re getting closer and closer to discussing the state budget. The final proposals were due this week, meaning you will see and hear a lot about the budget in the coming days. This week, however, I want to let you know about my efforts to support teachers in our [...]
The Tennessee state legislature faced another full week of work with packed schedules and hundreds of bills to address. This week I want to update you on a bill affecting Tennessee farmers’ tax rates, and focus on two bills that impact the safety of our families and our environment by banning foreign nuclear waste and [...]
WINCHESTER - Sen. Eric Stewart did more than tell students how the state legislature works when he visited Broadview Elementary Friday morning.
Stewart divided fourth and fifth grade students into their own makeshift legislature, complete with their own “House” and “Senate.” Caucus leadership was decided, votes were taken, and the students even passed legislation creating a [...]
On Tuesday night, April 29, 2008, I had the opportunity to attend the Child Abuse Awareness Program in McMinnville. The program was held in honor of Child Abuse Awareness Month and was organized by District Attorney Lisa Zavagionnis, the Department of Children’s Services, and the Child Advocacy Center.
This meeting was very informative, very educational, and very, [...]