Roy Herron
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I just don't think this is the type of action a conservative body should take
Who is going to be the job creators, the heirs and heiresses? … I bet you its going to be those folks who get to go to college
The bill as it stands now is a $98 million tax holiday. This amendment would still give a $52 million tax holiday for those whose estates are $5 million or less ... You cannot serve both God and Mammon. Similarly, we cannot give both tax holidays to the richest of the mega-rich heirs and college educations for the poorest kids.More quotes »
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Veteran Tennessee lawmakers bid farewell to colleagues
the year Tuesday night, two veteran West Tennessee lawmakers -- House Speaker Emeritus Jimmy Naifeh of Covington and Sen. Roy Herron of Dresden -- headed out on westbound Interstate 40 for the last time as lawmakers. Naifeh, 72, a Democrat first elected in from Memphis Commercial Appeal Read more »
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Senate Passes Anti-All Comers Bill, Beavers Tied in Knots
discussions that they plan to run their private institution however they like. In the Senate today, Democratic Senators Roy Herron and Andy Berke argued that the bill was a case of the state overstepping its bounds, and all in the name of preventing an anti-discrimination from Nashville Scene Read more »
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ECD critic's district received $9M in grants
$9 million in state grants, potentially under the same level of secrecy he’s been criticizing. Counties falling within Sen. Roy Herron’s District 24 have received about 50 FastTrack grants for infrastructure and job training since 2004, often tied to projects from Nashville Business Journal Read more »
