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Topic: Child support
These are the first major changes to Tennessee’s child support guidelines since 2005. ![]() Revised rules recognize the needs of low-income mothers and fathers and provide better support for incarcerated parents to fulfill their child support obligations. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee Highway Patrol stops Suspects in Stolen Credit Card OperationU.S. Secret Service Takes One into Federal Custody
Trooper Loftis stopped a 2011 Nissan Altima out of New York, for speeding on Interstate-40 westbound near the 92 mile marker at approximately 9:45am Friday, April 26th. As Trooper Loftis approached the driver, he smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle. The initial investigation revealed that the four male occupants were from Boston, Massachusetts. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts Lesgislation Update and State Employee Hiring Proposal“BWC 5 Act” advances to the House Senate Floor and Motorcycle safety study bill passes House”
The biggest concern about the bill is the possible elimination of the interview and hiring preferences given to military veterans and spouses of deceased and disabled veterans. Currently, a job applicant interviews for a position and based on a variety of measures and preference points, the state decides whom to hire. A veteran and spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran would be given preference during this process. Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam’s new proposal eliminates or severely curtails this system. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts Legislation updates and responding to Online Petitions“BWC 5 Act” advances and Motorcycle safety study bill set for House floor vote
I have recently been receiving thousands of e-mails from constituents and others signing online petitions for various issues. I am receiving the e-mails but cannot respond to you due to security issues within our system. If you want to discuss a bill or your thoughts on any legislation currently before us, please email me directly at If you or someone you know wants to receive weekly updates, please also email or contact me directly. I apologize for any confusion this situation may cause. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Opinion | No Comments
Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts announces heighten Computer Security stopping some E-MailsUpdate: Pitts’ legislation also advances
We immediately consulted with our Director of Legislative Information Systems, Steve Kriegish, and were informed that in an effort to reduce the large volume of spam electronic mail (e-mail), and more importantly to reduce the threat of targeted phishing through e-mail spoofing, the Tennessee General Assembly invoked stringent simple mail transfer protocols (SMTP) for the receipt of e-mail. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Legal Aid Society helps distressed woman regain Medicaid accessMiddle Tennessee family wrongfully terminated Mrs. Monroe [not her real name], was already having difficulty when she lost her job and was supporting her family on unemployment insurance. Then she was notified the Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS) was terminating her family’s Medicaid benefits, the family’s only source of medical care. She called the Legal Aid Society office in Nashville. Attorney Russ Overby researched the situation and found that DHS was relying on a rescinded policy that made it unreasonably difficult for families with unemployment benefits to qualify for Medicaid, even when their income was below the eligibility limit. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Passport “pay up” policy a windfall for families owed child support
My ex-husband died at 53, having never paid a dime of the tens of thousands he owed in outstanding child support and medical costs assigned to him, the latter arising when he allowed court-ordered health insurance to lapse. Which is how, in this new era for single parents, I came to cheer the increasingly frequent reports of families getting windfalls in the thousands and thousands of dollars in back child support as deadbeat dads who want to travel now have to cough up cash to get out of the country. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | 1 Comment »
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