Larry Grohn to speak to Pachyderms
Chattanooga Councilman Larry Grohn will be the luncheon speaker for the Hamilton County Pachyderms on Monday. His topics will be PILOT tax breaks, downtown development and the state of the city in preparation for the budget process.
The meeting begins at noon at The Mill of Chattanooga, 1601 Gulf St., suite 100.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a rally on the campus of Simpson College, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in Indianola, Iowa. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) An organizational meeting of Hillary for America that was canceled last week because of bad weather has been reset to Monday.
The meeting now is set for 6-7:30 p.m. at The Bailey, 1089 Bailey Ave., in Chattanooga.
Hillary for America Tennessee organizing director Kathleen Coffen encourages all who want to help Hillary Clinton win the Tennessee primary on March 1 to come to the meeting and learn how they can get involved and make a difference.
For more information, contact Coffen at kcoffen@hillaryclinton.com.
Constitutional convention bill on calendar Tuesday
A resolution passed last year by the Tennessee Senate calling for a U.S. constitutional convention is coming up Tuesday in the State Government Committee in Nashville.
Senate Joint Resolution 0067 is sponsored by Republican Sens. Mike Bell, of Riceville; Mark Green, of Clarksville; Ed Jackson, of Jackson; Jack Johnson, of Franklin, and John Stevens, of Huntington.
The resolution as introduced “makes application for the calling of an Article V convention under the United States Constitution to consider amendments to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress.”
It passed the Senate with 23 votes in April 2015. Among local lawmakers voting yes were Republican Sens. Bo Watson and Todd Gardenhire, of Chattanooga; Ken Yager, of Kingston, and Janice Bowling, of Tullahoma.
The Tennessee General Assembly’s website shows a similar resolution in the House introduced last week, and separate House and Senate bills, also introduced last week, authorizing Tennessee’s participation in any Article V convention. The bills are HB2584, by Rep. Curry Todd, R-Collierville , and SB2017, by Sen. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro.
Staff reports