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Search results for "Tennessee state Sen. Ferrell Haile co-authored a fix to the state's school threats law"

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Instagram posts stated on September 09, 2024 in Instagram posts:
A Haitian woman was arrested in Springfield, Ohio, for eating a cat.
By Sofia Ahmed• September 12, 2024
Bob Corker stated on August 18, 2012 in in a story in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press:
"We have only one person on the (TVA) board, to my knowledge, who even has any corporate board experience."
By Tom Humphrey• August 26, 2012
BillHislam.com stated on August 27, 2012 in a Web posting:
Says that Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam "has made it clear by his repeated actions that he will pursue a policy that promotes the interest of Islamist (sic) and their radical ideology as long as he is governor."
By Richard Locker• August 27, 2012
Stephen Laffey stated on March 02, 2012 in a radio interview:
Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law
By Edward Fitzpatrick• March 11, 2012
Lindsey Graham stated on March 24, 2010 in an appearance on the Fox News show "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren:
"The average student will be spending $1,700 to $1,800 more during the life of their loan because of this surcharge."
By Catharine Richert• March 30, 2010
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter:
Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican.
By W. Gardner Selby• July 5, 2010
Instagram posts stated on October 13, 2021 in an Instagram post:
“Parents who challenge school curriculums are domestic terrorist(s)."
By Madison Czopek• October 18, 2021
Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Tennessee has become the first state in the U.S. to ban Bill Gates’ mRNA from being pumped into the food supply.
By Sofia Ahmed• April 11, 2024
Joe Manchin stated on September 09, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"West Virginia Department of Education reported over 10,000 children and youth have been identified as homeless for the 2018-2019 school year."
By Alayna Degenhardt, Farrah Frattaroli• October 11, 2019
Americans United for Change stated on October 12, 2009 in a television advertisement:
"Baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust laws."
By Louis Jacobson• October 13, 2009
Jeff Kottkamp stated on July 30, 2010 in a position paper on his campaign website:
"Only a few months ago the FBI arrested three Broward County Commissioners for accepting millions of dollars in trade for illegal favors."
By Amy Sherman• July 30, 2010
Marsha Blackburn stated on October 11, 2018 in an attack ad:
Says Phil Bredesen "lured illegal immigrants to Tennessee."  
By Jon Greenberg• October 25, 2018
Jim DeMint stated on March 10, 2010 in a message on Twitter:
"House Appropriations Chair David Obey's partial earmark ban wouldn't apply to 90% of earmarks."
By Robert Farley• March 12, 2010
Phil Bredesen stated on August 24, 2018 in a press release:
Says Marsha Blackburn "at the behest of the pharmaceutical industry, co-sponsored a law that weakened DEA enforcement efforts against drug distribution companies that were supplying corrupt doctors and pharmacists who peddled narcotics to the black market."  
By Jon Greenberg• September 18, 2018
Stacey Campfield stated on January 26, 2012 in an interview with Michelangelo Signorile on the Sirius satellite radio show “OutQ.”:
AIDS was transmitted to humans because "one guy" had sex with "a monkey" and then started "having sex with men."
By Zack McMillin• February 3, 2012
Bill Haslam stated on October 18, 2012 in an article for Time magazine.:
Says Tennessee’s higher education funding model "is 100 percent outcomes-based" and "we are already seeing this model changing the way our postsecondary institutions do business."
By Richard Locker• November 11, 2012
Thomas Croci stated on April 27, 2017 in a press release:
In some cases, a sex offender "who appears on the New York State Sex Offender Registry" would be able to drive for Uber or Lyft when ride-hailing is allowed upstate in July
By Dan Clark• May 8, 2017
Bill Haslam stated on April 20, 2012 in a speech to Carter County Republican Party:
"Personal income is growing faster in Tennessee on average than any other state in the country."
By Tom Humphrey• April 27, 2012
Paul Sadler stated on January 27, 2012 in a post on his campaign's Facebook page:
Says in his years as a Texas legislator, "we passed three pay increases for teachers and provided them with health insurance."
By Sue Owen• February 17, 2012
Stand For Children Tennessee stated on October 24, 2012 in in a post on Facebook.:
Says that "Tennessee law requires that schools receive half of proceeds -- $31 million per year" -- from a half-cent increase in the Shelby County sales tax.
By Zack McMillin• November 4, 2012

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