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State Senator Roy Herron (D-Dresden) sponsored a law signed by Gov. Phil Bredesen last week that will require state universities to notify the parents of any student under 21 years of age disciplined for alcohol or drug violations. Herron states that it is the first of its kind in the country.
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A rural blogger counsels candidates to get a better read on the working people of Tennessee:

As the fundamental needs of the state's education system face critical issues, some in the legislature have decided the state should, for some reason, teach a class about the fundamentals of the Bible.

It looks like State Senator Jim Tracy, R-Shelbyville, believes that country dogs and cats deserve quality health care, but country people don’t.

The Jackson Sun editorializes in favor of Senator Roy Herron’s bill allowing public schools to teach the bible:

Sen. Roy Herron will be introducing his bill to create a "nonsectarian, nonreligious academic study of the Bible" to the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday. According to the Senator:

TENNESSEE RURAL HEALTH ACT: SB4099, sponsored  by Sen. John Wilder, D-Mason, Sen. Roy Herron, D-Dresden, and Sen. Steve Roller, D-Morrison, creates a loan-forgiveness program for Tennessee students studying to become designated types of health care professionals that agree to practice in rural and other underserved areas across the state. Students that enter the program will [...]

Tennessee’s Senators are having a walking contest:

Sixteen Republicans Senators will slow down to a walk next week; they challenge the 16 Senate Democrats to do the same.

Jeff Woods shows us that Democrats are proving that Republicans aren’t the only ones who can play abortion politics in the legislature:

In Pith’s favorite moment of yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, Sen. Roy Herron, Democrat from Dresden, argued for his “pro-life” bill with a study produced by none other than the rabidly conservative Heritage Fo

And they say they're not playing politics with abortion. Democrats are pushing a bill to require informed consent and waiting periods before abortions in Tennessee, and Republicans are fighting it in the state Senate. Democrats are rubbing it in this morning with this press release headlined "SENATE REPUBLICANS KILL PRO-LIFE BILL?"