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State Reimburses Cookeville, Putnam For Sales Tax Revenue

A sales tax reporting issue has been corrected and some $636,000 in revenue on the way to Putnam County from last year’s summer’s sales tax holiday. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said the Tennessee Department of Revenue reimbursed the lost money. The issue began with August tax receipts, the first month of the sales tax holiday on food, which came ... Read More »

Williams Plans To Revive Concealed Carry For School Personnel Bill

State Representative Ryan Williams said he plans to revive a bill during this legislative session that would allow school personnel to carry concealed firearms on school grounds. Williams said he first started work on the bill several years ago. Williams said the bill has already passed three committees with a super majority. “Those places where there technically considered gun-free zones ... Read More »

Williams Taking A Wait And See Approach To School Voucher Bill

State Representative Ryan Williams said he is taking a “wait and see” approach to Governor Bill Lee’s proposed private school voucher expansion. The Education Freedom Scholarship Act would provide up to 20,000 students $7,075 yearly in tax dollars to attend a private or home school. Williams said he is waiting to make a full assessment until the full bill is ... Read More »

Rep. Williams Working With Farris On Ideas For School Safety Legislation

State Representative Ryan Williams working with Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris on legislation for safer schools. Williams said they are in the early stages of exploring ways for state funding to fortify schools. “We even looked into some ideas about a system by which you can have check points for SROs to make sure they are in a systematic review ... Read More »

Legislation Moving Forward To Allow Hospitals To Employ Police Officers

State Representative Ryan Williams sponsoring legislation that would authorize healthcare facilities to employ and commission police officers. Williams said smaller healthcare facilities are struggling to find security workers. “Large healthcare facilities have the ability to hire or stand up their own law enforcement agencies in some instances like Vanderbilt,” Williams said. “Smaller folks like Erlanger and small regional hospitals even ... Read More »

Williams: 30-Day Grocery Tax Suspension Needed But Could Be Longer

State Representative Ryan Williams said he believes that the state is fiscally strong enough to offer more than a 30-day grocery tax suspension. Governor Bill Lee proposed a budget amendment that would allow a 30-day suspension of state and local grocery sales tax as a relief for citizens. “I am in support of it,” Williams said. “I feel like the ... Read More »

Putnam Drops 7 District Plan After Conflicts With County’s Private Act

The Putnam County Commission will not consider a seven district plan for dealing with growth and redistricting. The county’s redistricting committee voted Monday night to drop the option due to conflicts with the county’s private act regarding districts. County Attorney Jeff Jones said under the current framework, a seven district plan would not be allowed. “The commissioner districts can be ... Read More »

State Rep. Williams On Special Session: Finding Balance A Daunting Task

State Representative Ryan Williams said finding a balance in personal responsibility and personal liberty is the goal of this week’s special called session. The General Assembly will debate on legislation related to vaccines, masks and other COVID restrictions starting this week. Williams said it will be a daunting task. “I think what legislature is incoming upon is for them to ... Read More »