A SPECIAL AND URGENT REQUEST

Trey Lefler, a member of our Republican family and staff member of Senator Lamar Alexander’s campaign, was involved in a serious car accident on Monday, November 19. He is currently in critical condition at the UT Medical Center. If you pray, we ask that you join in praying for his healing, his recovery and for his family and friends.

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As Democrats fail to act to save sales tax deductibility, Tennessee’s Republican Senators and Congressmen repeat call for preserving sales tax deductibility

NASHVILLE - With the busiest shopping day of the year coming the day after Thanksgiving, the Tennessee Republican Party and Tennessee’s Republican congressional delegation today called on Congress to extend the state sales tax deduction past the end of the year.

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In TN Senate District 10, Republican candidate Oscar Brock ran a very uphill race, but did so with a lot of hard work and class. In the district hand-drawn by former legislator, Ward Crutchfield, D-Chattanooga, this race was always a long-shot. Oscar Brock, TRP State Executive Committee Member, had a great campaign team: Clint Hall, Campaign Manager and Marty Fairbanks, Volunteer and Events Coordinator. My sincerest thanks to all who worked, voted, gave money, prayed, waved signs at street corners, addressed postcards, sent emails, on and on. TRP State Director Randy Stamps was on the ground during the last three weeks of the campaign and did a fabulous job.

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NASHVILLE - Gov. Phil Bredesen’s administration announced today that, three months into the fiscal year, the state budget has a $135.9 million revenue shortfall, and blamed lower-than-projected tax collections.

What they won’t tell you is that the shortfall isn’t a revenue problem.

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