Senator Beavers was the sole Republican alongside two Democrats to vote against Governor Phil Bredesen and President Barack Obama’s “Race to the Top” education bill last Friday.  The bill was introduced in a special extraordinary session called by the Governor that lasted approximately three days in order to rush through Washington-mandated and open-ended legislation to [...]

Tennessee ranks 40th in the nation in completion of college bachelor’s degrees and 45th in associate degrees.  Our dismal college attendance and graduation rates are not only educational problems, but in an ever-expanding and competitive global economy, they are proving to be an economic problem as well.
The higher education bill passed this week, called the [...]

General Assembly Delays Law Requiring the Purchase of Worker’s Compensation Insurance by Small Contractors
Senator Mae Beavers helped pass a worker’s compensation law that would seek to delay the implementation of a 2008 law that required all sole proprietors to carry worker’s compensation insurance.  Beavers also plans to present a bill during regular session that would [...]