Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey today announced the appointment of Phil M. Baggett to the board of directors of the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA). “I enjoy placing business owners and entrepreneurs in a position to impact their community and their government for the better,” said Lt. Gov. Ramsey. “Mr. Baggett’s extensive experience in starting, owning [...]
Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) today appointed members to the Senate Lottery Stabilization Task Force, which will review current policies and pending legislation to make recommendations with the aim of ensuring long-term viability to the HOPE scholarship program. The ultimate goal of the task force is to reverse the negative trajectory of the program and [...]
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) today announced the appointment of Williamson County attorney A.J. Bahou to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC) for a four-year term expiring on June 30, 2015. “In a rapidly changing economy, it is paramount that Tennessee stay on the bleeding edge of technological development,” said [...]
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (R – Blountville) today announced the addition of Sen. Jim Tracy (R – Shelbyville) to the Senate Commerce, Labor and Agriculture Committee. “I’ve known Jim for a long time,” said Ramsey. “His commitment to public service is equaled only by his commitment to economic growth. He’ll be a great pro-business addition [...]
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (R- Blountville) today announced the appointments of Rutherford County attorney Gilbert Wayne “Bert” McCarter and Shelby County attorney Elizabeth T. Collins to the Tennessee Judicial Nominating Commission. “Both Mr. McCarter and Ms. Collins are highly qualified dedicated legal minds,” said Lt. Gov. Ramsey. “I am honored they have put themselves forward [...]
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (R – Blountville) praised the work of Gov. Bill Haslam and the Tennessee Department of Health for moving to administratively defund Planned Parenthood. It was announced today that Davidson County is ending its contract with the organization and assuming control of all family planning services. Shelby County is also expected to [...]
Lt. Gov. Ramsey (R-Blountville) today praised the General Assembly’s leadership and members for an extremely productive and efficient session. The General Assembly has not adjourned earlier than this date since 1998 and the Senate used fewer legislative days than any year since 1999. It is estimated that the state will save around $450,000 by adjourning [...]
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) said the following upon the passage of the 2011-2012 budget: “I am tremendously proud of the budget we passed today. We maximized efficiency and eliminated redundancy. We shed excess while fully-funding necessary services, cutting taxes for seniors and giving our state employees a much-needed and well-deserved pay increase. This budget [...]
(Nashville) – Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) today praised the adoption of a conference committee report by both Houses of the General Assembly which fully repeals the 1978 law that gave a single government employee union the power to stifle education reform in the state of Tennessee. “It matters who governs,” said Ramsey. “For years [...]
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) today expressed his pleasure at the passage of Senate Bill 725, a bill which will streamline the operations of the legislature by eliminating several oversight committees. The bill, sponsored by Ramsey, avoids duplication in state government by shuttering eleven joint oversight committees and shifting their responsibilities to the standing committees [...]
The fight to protect seniors’ retirement savings has passed an important hurdle with the announcement that legislation sponsored by Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) and Sen. Ken Yager (R-Harriman) to raise the standard exemption on the Hall Tax has been included in Governor Bill Haslam’s budget. The Hall Tax relief included in the budget applies [...]
The Tennessee Civil Justice Act of 2011, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville) and Senator Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown), was approved in the State Senate today by a vote of 21 to 12. The legislation is designed to provide certainty and predictability for businesses, while ensuring that injured plaintiffs receive all of the economic, [...]
Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R – Blountville) emphasized his ongoing support tonight for Senate Bill 113, a crucial piece of education reform legislation sponsored by Sen. Jack Johnson (R – Franklin) which passed on the floor of the Senate by a vote of 18 to 14. The bill has now cleared the Senate committee system two [...]
Lt. Gov. Ramsey offered his strongest condolences today to those who lost loved ones in the storms that affected large portions of the state, including his home Senate district. “I have not yet surveyed the horrible damage which cost the lives of an untold amount of Tennesseans yesterday,” said Ramsey. “My heart is heavy as [...]
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey today unveiled a new stand-alone website for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Senate. “One of my primary goals since the day I was elected lieutenant governor has been to make our work here at the legislature more open, transparent and accessible to the public,” said Ramsey. [...]
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