• Letter: A victory for voter ID

    Last week, Tennessee held its Presidential Preference Primary. Unlike in the past, our state had a significant impact on the GOP presidential race. Tennessee for a brief moment once again became the focus of our national political conversation. But while the horserace politics were very exciting and the national attention flattering, the biggest story of [...]

  • Column: Career-tech important program in real world

    Like few other issues, education impacts various different sectors of public policy. From crime to jobs to social issues, no other policy touches so many others. I’m proud of what we have done for education in Tennessee. Freed from the undue influence of public-sector unions under our new Republican majority, education innovators are now given [...]

  • Lt. Gov. Ramsey praises bill clarifying Tennessee’s ban on mountaintop removal

    Lt. Governor Ramsey (R-Blountville) praised action taken yesterday in the Senate Energy and Environment Committee to protect the beauty and integrity of Tennessee’s mountains while ensuring continued economic growth in the energy sector. As amended by Senator Mike Bell (R-Riceville), Senate Bill 577 outlaws mountaintop mining in Tennessee. The measure codifies the current regulatory practices [...]

  • Lt. Governor Ramsey releases new State Senate districts in Google Maps

    Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey today announced the online release of Tennessee’s new state Senate district maps with street-level detail. The release is an unprecedented step in the history of redistricting in Tennessee and gives the general public access to the same information as county election officials. “The first Republican redistricting process was not just fair [...]

  • Senate unveils regional integrity plan for redistricting

    Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey today announced the release of the Senate’s first-ever Republican-drawn redistricting map. The plan was put together by the Senate’s Working Group on Redistricting with the assistance of the Office of Legal Services and is now available at the General Assembly’s website. “We were committed to drawing a fair and legal state [...]

COLUMN: Unemployment reform will clean up abuse

Last fall I traveled the state from Mountain City to Memphis on my Red Tape Tour, looking for ways to make job creation easier. I heard a recurring theme from business owners on every stop of the tour. Of all the state rules and regulations stifling job creation, complaints about Tennessee’s unemployment system dominated the [...]

May 16, 2012 | View Post

Statement on synthetic drugs

Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey issued the following statement after attending Gov. Haslam’s bill signing at Tennessee High School in Bristol: “These bills draw a line in the sand in the battle against synthetic drugs. No longer will criminal chemists be allowed to move a molecule a two to escape prosecution for poisoning children. This legislation [...]

May 14, 2012 | View Post

Unemployment Insurance Accountability Act of 2012 passes the Senate

Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey today praised the unanimous passage of the Unemployment Insurance Accountability Act of 2012 (Senate Bill 3658) by the state Senate. “A true jobs agenda is compromised of elements that help both job creators and job seekers. Government cannot create jobs but it can help remove burdens from employers and help the [...]

Apr 26, 2012 | View Post

Statement on the TEAM Act

Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey made the following statement after the signing of Senate Bill 2246 — commonly known as the Tennessee Excellence Accountability and Management  (TEAM) Act — by Gov. Haslam: “Tennesseans gave Republicans a mandate to transform state government into an efficient, transparent entity that puts a premium on customer service. The state will [...]

Apr 24, 2012 | View Post

Lt. Gov. Ramsey to attend Strawberry Festival

Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey has accepted an invitation to speak at the 2012 West Tennessee Strawberry Festival in historic Humboldt, Tennessee. “I am honored and pleased once again to be making a trip to Humboldt for the Strawberry Festival,” said Ramsey. “I have been to the Festival many times and I am always struck by [...]

Apr 18, 2012 | View Post

Unemployment Accountability Act passes Senate Commerce committee

Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey today praised the unanimous passage of the Unemployment Insurance Accountability Act of 2012 (Senate Bill 3658) through the Senate Commerce, Labor and Agriculture Committee. “The people of Tennessee have clearly defined expectations of their government leaders,” said Lt. Governor Ramsey. “They want less spending, smaller government and, most importantly, jobs By [...]

Mar 27, 2012 | View Post

Red Tape bill receives Senate approval

Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey tonight praised the passage of Senate Bill 3644 sponsored by Speaker Pro Tem Bo Watson (R-Hixson). Inspired by conversations the lieutenant governor had with business owners during his Red Tape Road Trips, the bill is designed to keep license holders apprised of changes in government regulation and their status as license [...]

Mar 26, 2012 | View Post

Lt. Gov. Ramsey praises bill granting teachers disciplinary autonomy

Teachers in grades 5 – 12 would have more authority to remove disruptive students from the classroom under legislation sponsored by Senate Education Chairman Dolores Gresham (R-Somerville), which was approved by the State Senate Monday night. The bill authorizes each teacher, consistent with the local education agency’s (LEA) policy, to manage their classroom, discipline students [...]

Mar 20, 2012 | View Post

Lt. Governor Ramsey and GOP senators take stand against Obamacare

A long list of State Senators in Tennessee, including Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville), Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville), Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro), Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Bo Watson (R-Hixson) and Senate Judiciary Chairman Mae Beavers (R-Mt. Juliet) are joining 77 Tennessee lawmakers, the State of Florida, 25 other states, and [...]

Feb 13, 2012 | View Post

Congressional Redistricting Plan Released

Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) and Speaker of the House Beth Harwell (R-Nashville) released their joint proposal to redraw Tennessee’s nine congressional districts on Wednesday to equalize populations and make them more compact and based on logical groupings of communities of common interest. The 2010 census revealed that three of Tennessee’s districts deviated from their [...]

Jan 06, 2012 | View Post
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