Dr. N.H. Edwards Bridge

Sen. Dolores Gresham (R-26) filed SB0253 which would create the Dr. N.H. Edwards Bridge near the Cities of Grand Junction and La Grange. Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Email Marketing | Feedback TabView MicroPoll

Capitol Police Jurisdiction Extended Throughout State

Sen. Dolores Gresham (R-26) filed SB0241 would authorize the capitol police who have completed certain law enforcement training to have law enforcement powers throughout the state; authorizes capitol police to be employed as a security guard/officer for a private business licensed by the state. Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Email Marketing [...]

TCRS Trustees Appointed by Speakers

SB0102 filed by Sen. Dolores Gresham (R-26) would change the way teachers become trustees of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System. Currently, the three teacher trustees (out of a total of twenty trustees) are elected by the representative assemblies of the Tennessee Education Association and the Tennessee Retired Teachers Association. This Bill would require those three [...]

Statues and Monuments at the Capitol and Mall

HB0056/SB0062 filed by Rep. Bill Dunn (R-16) and Sen. Dolores Gresham (R-26) clarifies that the duties of the Capitol Commission include establishing a policy relative to historical commemorative statues and monuments on the capitol grounds as well as on the Bicentennial Mall. Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Email Marketing | Feedback [...]

Weight of Textbooks, Title 49 Caption Bill

HB0037/SB0061 filed by Rep. Bill Dunn (R-16) and Sen. Delores Gresham (R-26) would remove the annual reporting requirement of the State Board of Education on the weight of textbooks. The Bill captions all of Title 49, however, making it a vehicle to change any education-related law in Tennessee, including the historical revision of textbooks. Click [...]