Tag Archives: Senator Paul Bailey

Cookeville Mechanical Contractors President Garry Floeter named the Small Business Champion of the Year by the National Federation Of Independent Business. Floeter said he was speechless when he learned he had been chosen after some 50 years of business in Cookeville. He said the award was not only a result of the success of his company, but his passion in ... Read More »

State Senator Paul Bailey plans to advocate for the equalization of shared sales tax between local governments and the state as the new legislative session begins Tuesday. Bailey said the portion of sales tax allocated to cities has been frozen since the state raised its collection percentage to seven percent. He said the state sales tax was raised in 2002 ... Read More »

Putnam County will provide families of First Responders who die while on duty the chance to remain on the county’s health insurance for up to two years. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said this idea began as a law enforcement bill in the state legislature. Farris said in 2021, the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association partnered with other emergency services, and the ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland leaders gathered at the UCDD office Thursday to learn more about the American Rescue Plan. State Senator Paul Bailey invited Comptroller Jason Mumpower to lead the discussion. Mumpower said the state wants to make sure communities understand how the federal funding can be spent. “What I am encouraging communities to do more than anything is use this money ... Read More »

Senator Paul Bailey said he is not deterred by a bill he sponsored to improve social health skills being moved to the 2022 calendar. Bailey said the idea was brought to him by a Tennessee Tech Professor. Bailey said the bill creates course work to build skills for things like for healthy relationships, technology use and career exploration. “Develop a ... Read More »

The Tennessee General Assembly did not decide on BEP funding during its special session last week, because it wants to wait State Senator Paul Bailey said there’s some thought the Biden Administration might address school funding in this pandemic year. “Washington has signaled that they may send down some additional funding for school districts,” Bailey said. “I think we’re waiting ... Read More »

With school enrollment declining across the state, changes to Basic Education Plan funds could change. Senator Paul Bailey said he thinks funds will remain steady through 2021. He said legislature members will understand declining enrollment numbers as a result of the pandemic. “But at the same time, if we are back to a normal type classroom environment, then we’ll make ... Read More »