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Legislative Update – 3-15-19
The voices of state employees were heard loud and clear this week in two important committees on the Longevity Pay bill and the DCS Caseload bill, two major bills in [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – 3-8-19
It was a busy week for TSEA and state employees. On Monday, Governor Bill Lee gave his first state of the state address outlining the priorities of his proposed state [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 3-1-19
Governor Bill Lee will present his State of the State speech Monday March 4, 2019 at 6 p.m. Central. We expect Governor Lee to announce a couple of initiatives that [&hellip
Read More »State Revenues for January 2019
The state has announced revenues for January totaled $1.4 billion, which is $28.8 million more than budgeted and 2.81 percent greater than revenues received in January 2018. Year-to-date revenues for [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 2-22-19
TSEA this week met with the new commissioner of DOHR Juan Williams and his staff. We had a good discussion about the longevity and burden of proof bills which are [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 2-15-19
TSEA representatives met with key House and Senate Chairmen and sponsors of our bills to begin moving our Legislative Agenda through the committee process. Below is a list of bill [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 2-8-19
TSEA representatives at the State Capitol before this week’s bill filing deadline successfully secured legislative sponsors for all our proposed bills. Below is a list of bill numbers and sponsors [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – Week Ending 2-1-19
TSEA has spent the first few weeks of the 111th General Assembly speaking with many top officials including the Speaker of the House Glen Casada, the new Commissioner of Human [&hellip
Read More »TSEA Lobby Day 2019
TSEA’s 2019 Lobby Day will be held on Tuesday, March 26 in Nashville. TSEA members will meet in the State House Chamber, Cordell Hull Building and other locations for Lobby [&hellip
Read More »State Revenues for December 2018
The state has announced that revenues for December were $17.2 million higher than the $1.3 billion estimate for the month, but were 3.0% less than December 2017. Year-to-date revenues for [&hellip
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