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In this file photo, Rep. Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, speaks to her fellow House members after being sworn in as House Speaker on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
NASHVILLE — Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell today predicted that legislation affecting teachers’ ability to bargain collectively will pass with some modification.
“I think there will be a few changes to the bill,” the Nashville Republican told members of the Tennessee chapter of the National Federation of Small Business. “Ultimately, I think it will pass.”
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam, speaking later, said “there will be a few more twists and turns before we get there,” referencing a final bill.
Meanwhile, Gov. Haslam’s legislation, which would toughen requirements for teacher tenure, comes up in the Senate Education Subcommittee on Wednesday.
Read more in tomorrow’s Times Free Press.
Andy Sher is a Nashville-based staff writer covering Tennessee state government and politics for the Times Free Press. A Washington correspondent from 1999-2005 for the Times Free Press, Andy previously headed up state Capitol coverage for The Chattanooga Times, worked as a state Capitol reporter for The Nashville Banner and was a contributor to The Tennessee Journal, among other publications. Andy worked for 17 years at The Chattanooga Times covering police, health care, county government, ...
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