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Tag: Eric Stewart

  • Delay Tactics #EndMTR – Updated

    Update: Please contact the members of the House Environment committee and tell them you support the Scenic Vistas Protection Act. Contacts to the House Environment Committee: House Environment Committee E-Mails – Email contacts – Phone Numbers via TNLEAF Tennessee General Assembly – House Environment Committee Link Original Post follows… As reported by the AP, yesterday…

  • State House and Senate Democrats Embark on Statewide Jobs Tour – #TNJobsTour

    From a Senate Democratic Caucus release: HOUSE, SENATE DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCE STATEWIDE JOBS TOUR SEPT. 19-24 Officials will meet with businesses, local leaders across state NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s House and Senate Democratic Caucuses announced Wednesday that their members will embark on a six-day tour across the state Sept. 19-24 to talk to business owners, local officials…

  • Flood or No Flood, The World Keeps Turning

    This may sound a bit callous or cold, but it is a harsh reality: The world doesn’t stop just because we’re staring down the barrel of a disaster. Lots of things are going on across the state and the nation, and even though it’s hard to keep up with everything with all the flood information,…

  • #mountainsrock – Senate Update

    It was a four hour marathon. I think the only meeting I’ve been involved in that was longer involved Memphis City Schools, and Councilman Shea Flinn assures me that record will be beaten this budget season. After what seemed to be a forever of Tourism testimony, which was interesting but seemed like a stalling tactic,…

  • #mountainsrock – Today in the TN State Senate

    Well yesterday didn’t turn out quite as planned. Who knew that deer farming would draw such a crowd? I sure didn’t. The House Conservation Sub rolled HB0291 until April 12th. That means that there’s still time to contact the Representatives on the House Committee, as well as your own Representative even if they’re not on…

  • Rocky Top Update

    The picture on the right is probably one of the best illustrations I’ve seen that describes the issue. You want pretty green mountains, scenic vistas that attract thousands of visitors that will sleep in our hotels, eat in our restaurants and shop in our stores, or do you want Tennessee to look like some post-apocalyptic…