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His son led state Rep. Steve McManus, R-Cordova, to offer new legislation in Nashville that would have the state flag lowered to half-staff over the Capitol to honor service members from Tennessee killed in combat. After a statewide day of mourning declared by the governor, the flag would be delivered to the family of the service member, including those called up from the Reserves or the state's National Guard.
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The Commercial Appeal asked Tennessee legislators representing our readers to answer questions about their service and their positions. District 83 covers Germantown. Rep. Brian Kelsey
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District includes parts of Cordova and Germantown. Rep. Steven McManus
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NASHVILLE - The state House chamber is a far cry from FedExForum, but "Go Tigers Go!" echoed there Tuesday as the Tennessee legislature honored the University of Memphis basketball Tigers and National Coach of the Year John Calipari. Calipari, university president Shirley Raines and others entered the House chamber for a 20-minute ceremony, finding many members and staffers wearing blue Final Four T-shirts over suits and blouses.
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NASHVILLE - State Sen. Ophelia Ford of Memphis raised eyebrows during a legislative hearing Monday when she launched into a rant against child-protective service officials and a state auditor. The public hearing focused on a performance audit of the Division of Child Protective Services of the state Department of Children's Services. The audit contained only one finding: That the agency did not complete some investigations of child deaths within the 60 days set out in state policy.
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One in a series in which The Commercial Appeal asked Tennessee legislators representing our readers to answer questions about their service and positions. Rep. JIM COLEY
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The Commercial Appeal asked Tennessee legislators representing our readers to answer questions about their service and their positions. Reginald Tate
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NASHVILLE - For more than a decade, advocates for the elderly have asked state policymakers for more health- and living- assistance services to enable older Tennesseans to live at home and avoid nursing homes until they need them. There were "pilot" projects, small-budget programs with limited enrollment in a few counties. There were legislative study committees recommending comprehensive but costly plans that fell victim to money shortages.
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NASHVILLE - Gov. Phil Bredesen today will unveil a more comprehensive, and costly, restructuring of the state's template for distributing nearly $3.5 billion a year in state funding for public schools than the plan he proposed three months ago. The governor will appear before a joint House-Senate session at 9 a.m. to present the revised education plan that he said resulted from weeks of work with Republican and Democratic chairmen of the budget and education committees of both houses.
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NASHVILLE - State Sen. Ophelia Ford was taken to a hospital by ambulance one day after delivering an angry, rambling tirade in a committee meeting, say three lawmakers who were familiar with the incident. One legislator, who said he witnessed the incident, told a reporter for The Commercial Appeal that Ford was taken on a stretcher from the 24th floor lounge of the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Nashville, where she stays when the legislature is in session. The lounge, which serves drinks and appetizers, is reserved for frequent hotel guests.
