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Mark Norris

Top Tennessee Lawmaker’s Nomination To Federal Bench In Doubt, After Groups Scour Record

Chas Sisk

January 11, 2018

State Sen. Mark Norris’s nomination to be a federal judge might be in trouble amid scrutiny over his legislative record.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Mark Norris, Politics

Proper handling or animal abuse? Bill may protect farmers from false claims

Blake Farmer

April 16, 2013

The Tennessee Senate has approved requiring video of livestock abuse to be turned over to police within 48 hours.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: ag gag bill, Charlotte Burks, Humane Society, Mark Norris

Model Animal Cruelty Bill May Not Be What It Seems

Blake Farmer

April 15, 2013

One of the remaining skirmishes for the Tennessee legislature this year pits agriculture interests and animal rights activists in an effort to block undercover investigations of livestock abuse.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: animal abuse, animal cruelty, Dolores Gresham, Humane Society, Mark Norris

GOP Blocks Campfield’s Welfare-for-Grades Bill

Blake Farmer

April 11, 2013

A proposal tying welfare payments to a child’s report card has been pulled from consideration for the year. The bill lost support before coming to a vote on the floor of the Tennessee Senate.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Mark Norris, Stacey Campfield, welfare

Bill’s Bill or No Bill on School Vouchers

Blake Farmer

April 1, 2013

The fate of school vouchers in Tennessee may be decided this week. Governor Bill Haslam has threatened to kill his own proposal if legislators try to change it.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Haslam, Mark Norris, school vouchers

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