Press Release: Bill Gibbons’ Statement on the 106th General Assembly

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(The following press release is published as it was received by the Main Street Journal.)

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BILL GIBBONS’ STATEMENT ON THE 106TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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In this issue:
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- Bill Gibbons’ Statement on the 106th General Assembly
- “Turning up the HEAT!”

Bill Gibbons’ Statement on the 106th General Assembly
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The Tennessee General Assembly has adjourned with at least some
progress on the big challenges facing our state but with much
more left to do.

Most disappointing is the continued failure to make major,
comprehensive changes in our sentencing laws to keep violent
offenders off our streets and out of our neighborhoods.
Legislators did enact tougher sentences for attempted first
degree murder involving use or possession of a gun, and every
step helps. We are in a battle with the gang members and drug
traffickers. As governor, I will make it a legislative priority
to give law enforcement the tools it needs to win the battle,
including elimination of parole for violent offenders.

Adoption of legislation to expand the pool of students eligible
for charter schools is a big step in the right direction. It was
a tough fight, especially in the House. This is not the end of
the fight. Many in the education bureaucracy will continue to
resist change. Charter schools are still limited to just five
communities in Tennessee. Every community in our state should
have the right to create charter schools as alternative types of
public schools. As governor, I will push for that.

The General Assembly provided bond funding to acquire 1,700 acres
in Haywood County for a megasite industrial park to help position
west Tennessee for recruitment of new industry. Such megasites
have been successful in east and middle Tennessee. Earlier this
week, I had the chance to visit the middle Tennessee megasite,
where Hemlock Semiconductor will locate, bringing hundreds of
good paying jobs to the Clarksville area. The Haywood County site
will help west Tennessee compete for new, high-paying jobs. It’s
a perfect example of how state government can provide the
necessary infrastructure for job growth.

As governor, my legislative priorites will focus on the need for
more good-paying jobs, good schools, and safe streets.

“Turning up the HEAT!”
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