Posted by Colby on March 26th, 2010 | Categorized as Children, Economic Development, Environment, Jobs, News, Water Resources | Tagged as environment, families, farmers, farms, pollution, safety, waste
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 [...]
Posted by Colby on February 9th, 2010 | Categorized as News | Tagged as monteagle, reverse 911, safety, sewanee, storm, tornado
After witnessing the damage in his district done by a tornado no one heard coming, Sen. Eric Stewart, D-Belvidere, is sponsoring a bill to create a reverse 911 notification system in Tennessee.
“Tornadoes typically have been the most dangerous weather threats to Tennesseans, especially in the last five years. We must make use of every alert [...]