The announcement was made Thursday through a news release from state Sen. Lowe Finney’s office that Gov. Phil Bredesen had approved funding necessary for Carroll Academy, the school for at-risk youths, to remain open for the coming school year. The school is located adjacent to the Office Complex in Huntingdon. 

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(Nashville) – Republican Senate and House leaders today declared opposition to an increase of the cable TV tax included in the proposed 2010-2011 fiscal year budget. Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey, Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris and Caucus Chairman Diane Black were joined by House Majority Leader Jason Mumpower and Caucus Chairman Glen Casada in opposing both the cable TV increase and the proposal to apply sales taxes to the food given to hotel and motel customers.

"Increasing the cable bill of Tennessee citizens is not the way to balance our budget," said Lt. Governor Ramsey (R-Blountville). "We must reduce spending and encourage job creation to grow our way out of the current economic climate." 

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The Tennessee General Assembly returned to Capitol Hill last night to close out the two week Special Session on Education that was called to pass bold initiatives designed to transform education in Tennessee. 

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(Nashville) – Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey today appointed Campbell County Deputy Mayor Ann Ayers to the Tennessee Economic Council on Women. The council develops and advocates policy which enables job creation for women throughout the state.  

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Today I am calling on Tennessee’s Attorney General to examine the constitutionality of federal legislation which single’s out Nebraska for favorable treatment over 49 other states. Under the Senate passed bill Tennessee, along with our sister states, will have to pay for unfunded mandates forced by expanded provisions of Medicaid. Nebraska will not. 

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Agency votes to locate abortion provider next to Catholic School

(Nashville) – Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) today harshly criticized the Health Services and Development Agency for voting to locate a Planned Parenthood abortion facility two-tenths of a mile from a Catholic high school and home for retired priests. 

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GOP primary voters choose Ramsey by overwhelming margin

(Knoxville) – Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) handily won a straw poll conducted last night by the Tennessee Conservative Union, Tennessee’s only statewide conservative organization. 

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(NASHVILLE, TN) – Tennessee Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey has joined efforts to uphold the Firearms Freedom Act, which was overwhelmingly approved by the General Assembly this year.  Lt. Governor Ramsey is supplying a letter in support of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed on almost identical legislation in Montana to validate the principles and terms of the Act.  The lawsuit was filed after federal officials claimed that both the Tennessee and Montana Firearms Freedom Acts were null and void. 

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Panel will review work of appellate judges

(Nashville) – Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) today announced the appointment of John Rambo and Michael Tant to the newly-created Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission.  The commission will perform evaluations and issue reports concerning the performance of Tennessee appellate judges.  State law requires the Lt. Governor to appoint one attorney and one non-attorney to the commission. 

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(Nashville) – Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey and Speaker of the House of Representatives Kent Williams today announced their appointees to the new Judicial Nominating Commission.  The commission will review and recommend applicants for vacancies on appellate and state trial courts across Tennessee. 

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NASHVILLE - Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) today announced that he will appoint a home school advocate to the Tennessee State Board of Education if elected Governor. Over 60,000 students are schooled at home in Tennessee but they have never had representation on the State Board of Education.  

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From the Kingsport Times-News

BLOUNTVILLE — An emotional Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey insisted Thursday night he’s got the right kind of state government experience to be Tennessee’s next governor at a rally held before a throng of approving home folks. 

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From Blount Today

The economy and jobs will be the No. 1 issue in the upcoming gubernatorial election, and he has the experience to lead the state in the right direction, said Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, a candidate for the Republican nomination,. 

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From The Greeneville Sun

Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor next year, entertained about 75 people at Monday evening's meeting of the Greene County GOP with a fast-moving talk and ready answers to questions. 

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If words are weapons, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey is a machine gunner. 

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From The Tennessean

State Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey on Friday became the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to speak out against U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander's vote in favor of President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee. 

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(NASHVILLE, TN), June 12, 2009 – The Senate Finance Committee has approved a fiscally responsible budget for the 2009-2010 budget year that borrows less, has more protection for the Rainy Day (savings) Fund and is closer to balancing recurring and nonrecurring expenditures.  

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Describing her husband as a goal-oriented and driven individual, Sindy Ramsey recalled that the day the oldest of the couple's three daughters, Tiffany, was born, Ron Ramsey quit his job to start his own surveying company. 

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(Nashville, TN) – Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) led the Senate today in overriding Governor Bredesen’s veto of Senate Bill1127/House Bill 962. The legislation would enable law-abiding right-to-carry permit holders to carry a firearm for self defense in establishments that serve alcohol, provided they don’t consume while carrying.  

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(NASHVILLE, TN), June 4, 2009 – The Tennessee State Senate passed several key bills this week, including anti-crime measures, second amendment rights bills, energy legislation and a major transportation bill as the 2009 session of the Tennessee General Assembly draws to a close. 

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Credit: Ken Whitehouse of Nashville Post

Just as NCAA basketball teams celebrate "Midnight Madness" to kick off their drive to a championship, Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (R-Bristol) used the late hour to officially launch his campaign for the 2010 governors race. 

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(NASHVILLE, TN), April 23, 2009 – Tennessee’s road needs were debated on Capitol Hill this week in two key committees of the State Senate. The Senate Transportation Committee voted to send Governor Bredesen’s budget plan to incur $350 million in general obligation bond debt to the Finance Committee without recommendation for passage and with a request the Finance Committee look at other avenues for funding bridge repair needs. In the meantime, the Senate Finance Committee approved a bill that maintains Tennessee’s dedicated road fund by prohibiting the diversion of gas tax money through the state’s budget or appropriations bill. 

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In a dramatic show of pro-life leadership, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey called on state legislators to move quickly on Senate Bill 470, a proposal which would make the funding of public health departments a priority in the awarding of governmental contracts for programs including family planning and other health services for women in need.  

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(NASHVILLE, TN), April 16, 2009 -- Election laws, economic development, the budget, telecommunications, and violent crime were among a wide variety of issues headlining debate on Capitol Hill this week. 

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(NASHVILLE, TN), April 9, 2009 – Budget talks continued to dominate discussions on Capitol Hill this week as committees in the State Senate began hearings on the spending proposals of various departments and agencies of state government. 

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(NASHVILLE, TN), April 2, 2009 – Law and order legislation topped a busy week on Capitol Hill as the State Senate approved several bills to protect Tennesseans from violent crime. The anti-crime bills included four measures to strengthen Tennessee’s laws against child abuse and a series of bills to crack down on crooks with guns.  

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A.C. Kleinheider highlights Lt. Gov. Ramsey’s strong candidacy: 

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(NASHVILLE, TN), March 5, 2009 -- Legislation protecting the integrity of elections in Tennessee overcame its first hurdle towards passage this week with approval by the Senate State and Local Government Committee. The bill requires voters to provide photo identification to guard against fraud and assure only U.S. citizens vote. 

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(Nashville, TN) - Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) today announced the formation of an exploratory committee for Governor that will test the waters for a gubernatorial run in 2010. As the second highest elected official in Tennessee, an official entrance into the race would vault Lt. Governor Ramsey to the front of the pack in the Republican Primary. 

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Credit: BuisinessTN 2009 Power 100 

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(NASHVILLE, TN), February 26, 2009 -- Several bills aimed at protecting children advanced in the State Senate this week, including legislation approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee that would prohibit sex offenders from loitering within 1,000 feet of certain places where children are likely to gather. The bill would apply to schools, licensed day care centers, child care facilities, public parks, playgrounds, recreation centers or athletic fields when children under age 18 are present.  

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(Nashville, TN) – The Republican Lieutenant Governors Association has named Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) Chairman of the organization. He will lead the association’s strategic and fundraising efforts nationwide to elect more Republican Lieutenant Governors.  

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