GOP Boasts Bipartisan Support for Drug-Testing for TANF Benefits
Press release from the Tennessee House Republican Caucus; May 1, 2012: NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The General Assembly this morning passed a major initiative to implement drug tests for those individuals seeking...
View ArticleCampfield Bill Would Link Student Attendance, Performance to Gov’t Benefits...
Saying his intention is to try a new way to “break the cycle of poverty,” Knoxville Sen. Stacey Campfield has introduced sure-to-be-controversial legislation tying a low-income child’s educational...
View ArticleTracy Bill to Prohibit EBT Card Use in Liquor Stores, Strip Clubs Passes...
Press release from the Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus; February 20, 2013: NASHVILLE, Tenn. — State Senator Jim Tracy’s (R-Shelbyville) bill to curb abuse of purchases made through Electronic...
View ArticleCampfield Not Backing Down on TANF Bill
State Sen. Stacey Campfield says he’s moving forward with a controversial bill that would tie some state benefits for poor families to their children’s school performance, despite objections raised by...
View ArticleClergy for Justice Declare ‘Victory’ after Campfield Withdraws TANF Bill
Press release from Clergy for Justice; April 11, 2013: Clergy for Justice Declares Victory “For Now” as Campfield Withdraws “Starve the Children” Bill; Comes After Author of Bill Runs from Child Who He...
View ArticleFacing Uncertain Floor Vote, Campfield Pulls TANF Bill
It’s back to the lab this summer for lightning-rod state Sen. Stacey Campfield and his contentious welfare-for-grades bill. The Knoxville Republican faced hecklers with signs as well as singing...
View ArticleGovernor Gets Bill Restricting Use of Welfare Cards
Legislation aimed at curbing the abuse of Electronic Benefit Transfer, or EBT, cards by people receiving public assistance passed the Tennessee House of Representatives 90-2 on Monday. House Bill 119,...
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