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Wartburg, TN – Morgan County Schools will receive more than $66,000 in state funding to help repair and replace aging heating and cooling equipment across the school system. Tennessee State Treasurer David H. Lillard Jr. and State Representative Ed Butler recently presented school officials with a check for $66,365 from …

(NASHVILLE) As Tennessee ushers in the new fiscal year on July 1, new Tennessee laws passed by the General Assembly will go into effect. Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Ken Yager (R-Kingston) took a big stride in protecting children by co-sponsoring legislation that allows the death penalty for the crime of …

State Senator Ken Yager in his weekly letter to constituents is reporting. The twelfth week of the second session of the 113th General Assembly is now complete. We will be wrapping up the session in a couple of weeks. Last week was very busy as the Governor presented his budget amendment …

(NASHVILLE) – State Senator Mark Pody (R-Lebanon) today announced important progress in ongoing efforts to improve school safety. A new security technology alert device is now eligible for school safety grants to cut down on response times in emergencies and help protect teachers and students. At the push of a …

Last month Governor Bill Lee signed an executive order to create the Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Council. State Senator Ken Yager expressed his support for the council in this statement. “I wholeheartedly support the Governor’s initiative to create the Nuclear Energy Advisory Council, ” said Yager. “There is no better …

The League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge welcomes all citizens to another edition of “Breakfast with the Legislators” on Monday, March 27th. In its 36th year, “Breakfast with the Legislators” gives residents a chance to hear updates on what is happening in the General Assembly in Nashville straight from …

State Senator Ken Yager has been elected as Chairman of the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR). The 25-member group is made up of public officials from state, county, and municipal governments as well as two private citizens and two members of the executive branch. As we reported Monday, …