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Topic: Tennessee Consolidated Retirement SystemWritten by Curtis Johnson
This includes a measure making Tennessee the first state in the nation to offer all adults without a degree tuition-free access to community college; a new law rebuilding a safe and reliable transportation network, while reallocating revenues to maximize taxpayers’ return on that investment; and a bill which provides a responsible path to improve access to broadband through investment, deregulation, and education. Action in the General Assembly also included passage of a balanced budget which takes on no new debt, as well as legislation protecting the elderly, enhancing the state’s robust job growth, cracking down on crime, and boosting efforts as the fastest improving state in the nation in K-12 student achievement. Following is a report on key legislation passed this year. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Veterans, Low Income Elderly and Disabled Property Tax Relief Bill AdvancesWritten by Joe Pitts
“There were four competing proposals to provide property tax relief for disabled veterans, low income senior citizens and permanently disabled citizens, and I teamed up with Rep. John Forgety (R-Athens), a retired US Army First Sergeant, to help push House Bill 20 out of the Local Government Committee,” Pitts said. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Veterans, Low Income Elderly and Disabled Property Tax Relief Bill to be Heard this weekWritten by Joe Pitts
“I have filed an amendment to the bill which would mirror the legislation the Governor has put in his IMPROVE ACT with one exception. The Governor only raised the Veterans property assessed value on their homes to $135,000 which is still below the original amount of $175,000,” said Representative Pitts. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Veterans Hiring Measure Passes the Tennessee House of RepresentativesWritten by Joe Pitts
To paraphrase an old saying, the second time is the charm, or something like that. House Bill 165 and Senate bill 209 recently passed the House and Senate after the second attempt. The proposal would enable private employers to create hiring preferences for veterans, their spouses, and surviving spouses of deceased veterans without running afoul of provisions in the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibiting hiring discrimination among other areas. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
DUI Memorial Sign Program Legislation Advances, TalentED Project is launchedWritten by Joe Pitts
“We are working with the Governor to provide the funding of the legislation ($150.00) and are hopeful the Governor and the Finance Committee of the House will fund this bill,” Pitts said. This legislation will allow families of victims of impaired drivers, where the impaired driver was also killed, to have a sign erected in memory of the family member. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Tennessee General Assembly Adjourns for the YearTwo important announcements affecting Clarksville-Montgomery CountyVA to Expedite Claims Decisions for Veterans Who Have Waited a Year or More
“The House of Representatives and the State Senate adjourned on Friday, April 19th,” said Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts (D-Clarksville). “Over the next several days, we will send an analysis of the bills, budget items and other items of interest from the first session of the 108th General Assembly.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
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