VITAL POLICY – Tennessee Property Rights Protection Act Signed Into Law By Governor
The Tennessee Conservative [By David Seal] – Previously published in The Tennessee Conservative Tennessee property owners are safer from the wrath of eminent domain proceedings now that House Bill 444 and its companion Senate Bill 480 have been signed into law. The act limits the power of eminent domain in redevelopment areas and has been assigned Public Chapter number 114 by […]
VITAL POLICY – Focus on Jefferson County CTE Education, Health Science
Health Care is the second fastest growing industry in the United States according to Entrepreneur, a publication that tracks industrial trends and promotes business start-ups. In fact, 23% of the upper East Tennessee regional workforce is related to or dependent on health care businesses. This consists of direct healthcare and all the supporting industries related […]
VITAL POLICY – Focus on Jefferson County CTE Education, Network Systems
Amazing would be a good starting point in the vocabulary terms needed to describe the Network Systems Program at Jefferson County High School. In looking at the overall program, it is obvious that it is not just a classroom-based experience for students. It is a complete real-world experience that challenges students with knowledge and hands-on […]
Tennesseans Have Tremendous Opportunity To Reform Tennessee’s Egregious Eminent Domain Law
Previously published in the Tennessee Conservative The Tennessee Conservative [By David Seal] – You must understand the problem. The most difficult element of Tennessee’s redevelopment eminent domain law to explain, and the most difficult one to believe, is the fact that housing authorities and community development agencies (CDA) can forcefully take private property from its […]
Jefferson County School Board Makes Formal Resolution Opposing Education Freedom Scholarship Act
Local Republican Party and Grassroots Organization Join Fight The Tennessee Conservative [By David Seal] – In a 7-0 slam-dunk vote, the Jefferson County School Board sent a strong message to the Tennessee General Assembly that its proposed Education Freedom Scholarship Act is unacceptable and should not be enacted. Action was taken on the resolution Monday night, January 27th in […]
VITAL POLICY – Focus on Jefferson County CTE Education, Business Management and Accounting
Part Two Of Two Teresa Adams is distinguished by 28 years teaching experience in the Business Management and Accounting Department at Jefferson County High School, one of three highly qualified instructors within the business cluster of CTE courses. Adams, the senior faculty member of her department, shares the responsibility of teaching a variety of courses […]
VITAL POLICY – Focus on Jefferson County CTE Education, Business Management and Accounting
Part One Of Two Wall Street could travel to Dumplin Valley and take a page from the Business Management and Accounting Department playbook in the CTE Program at Jefferson County High School. They would find a group of students learning some of the most valuable skills in the business world from the best teachers in […]
VITAL POLICY – Focus on Jefferson County CTE Education, Criminal Justice Class
Officer Jim Potts wears a lot of hats in the state of Tennessee concerning law enforcement and education, including his service as the Upper East Tennessee President of SkillsUSA, the student youth organization that serves all CTE disciplines. However, his most important hat bears the title of Criminal Justice Instructor at Jefferson County High School […]
VITAL POLICY – Focus on Jefferson County CTE Education, Automotive Technology
With the average car having 50 to 100 on-board computers that monitor and control engine performance, transmission shifting, and management of anti-lock braking systems, it requires a symphony of electronic communication, driver commands, and mechanical processes to get drivers from point A to point B. Likewise, it takes a concert of outstanding teachers, specialized training, […]
VITAL POLICY – Jefferson County School Board Takes Three Steps to Break Jefferson Elementary School Stalemate
For the past few years, a majority of Jefferson County Commissioners have been asking for two simple things related to Jefferson Elementary School, a cost estimate on remodel and a cost estimate on the so-called Ibbetson Pod Plan to relocate students out of the current Jefferson Elementary School, and potentially add a new classroom pod […]
Jefferson County Commission Leads Way on State Sovereignty
Tennessee State Senator Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma) wants legislators to put their money where their mouth is by passing a bill aimed at creating a set of legal pathways for the citizens of Tennessee, or legislators, to exercise their authority to nullify certain federal overreach. She discussed this important issue at the Warren County Republican Party […]
VITAL POLICY – Tennessee Legislature Reforms Eminent Domain Code To Protect Property Rights
Recently published in the Tennessee Conservative News, submitted for publication in the Jefferson County Post Two bills that significantly limit the power of government in Tennessee to forcefully take property by eminent domain have been signed into law by Governor Lee. Jefferson County’s state legislative delegation was key to the process. One act, Public Chapter 748, requires […]
VITAL POLICY – TWRA Snooping Case Decided by Tennessee Court of Appeals
TWRA got caught snooping and planting surveillance cameras on private property in Benton County, Tennessee with no court ordered warrant and without permission from the landowners. Property owners Terry Rainwaters and Hunter Hollingsworth sued the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) in April 2020 asking the court for a judgment declaring that Defendants’ warrantless searches of […]
VITAL POLICY – Successful Legislation Creates New Opportunity for Homeschool Athletes in Tennessee, Bill Originated in Jefferson County
Back in 2013, the Tennessee General Assembly created legislation to provide opportunities for homeschool students to participate in public school sports. The intent was to provide all homeschool students with access to organized public-school sports that would not otherwise be available. However, some public-school systems and their attorneys found a legal loophole to exclude some […]
VITAL POLICY – Opinion – Tourism, a Gift to Jefferson County, Tennessee and It’s Economy, an Economic Resource Worthy of Encouragement
Jefferson County, Tennessee has a gift that few other places in our state have. That gift is a combination of natural beauty, proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a rich history that dates to the beginning of our nation, and wonderful friendly residents. If you were to pinpoint a place on the map […]
VITAL POLICY – Jefferson County Schools Not Advising Parents That District’s Mental Health Contractor is LGBTQ+ Affirming Before Students Are Counseled
Two questions were presented to Jefferson County Director of Schools. QUESTION: “Are parents advised BY THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM that Allied Behavioral Health Solutions is fully affirming of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (+) BEFORE they consent for their children to be counseled by Allied Behavioral Health Solutions?” ANSWER by Director of Jefferson County […]
