NASHVILLE – State Senator Eric Stewart (D-Belvidere) celebrated the announcement Wednesday of 10 federal energy efficiency grants worth a combined $886,777 in State Senate District 14.
“I applaud these local governments for making energy efficiency an integral part of improving and updating their infrastructure,” Stewart said. “These funds will help save [...]
Yesterday, SB0083 passed the Tennessee State Senate on a vote of 18 to 13.
While some will say that vote fell along party lines because of its stance on a “prevailing wage” (what some have referred to as a minimum wage), my “no” vote had absolutely nothing to do with a minimum wage but everything to [...]
Having served on the Franklin County Commission and having grown up very involved an interested in county and municipal government, I understand first hand how decisions on the state level impact local governments and thereby directly effect local taxpayers. Legislators always have good intentions of making our lives better, our communities safer, and our services better, [...]