Tag: Robin Smith

Tennessee State House GOP Says Guilty Verdict in Casada Fraud Trial Demonstrates ‘Commitment to Integrity’ by Speaker Cameron Sexton

Tom Pappert
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The Tennessee House Republican Caucus in the General Assembly released a statement which said the Friday guilty verdict handed to former House Speaker Glen Casada, and his former aide Cade Cothren, “reaffirms the principle that public office is a sacred trust, not a license for personal gain or abuse of power.”

Casada and Cothren were convicted on Friday on 17 counts in the trial over their role in the Phoenix Solutions business which prosecutors successfully argued constituted fraud, as Cothren created the entity under a the fictitious name, Matthew Phoenix, in a bid to hide his and Casada’s involvement in the scheme. The business then solicited opportunities to create and deliver mail advertisements to members of the General Assembly, where they received taxpayer money for the services rendered.

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Right-to-Work Constitutional Amendment Clears Tennessee Legislature in First Go Around

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A resolution that would enshrine right-to-work protections in the Tennessee Constitution has passed the state House after already clearing the Senate.

“Since 1947, Tennessee has valued the right to work because we understand that it is truly a right,” Rep. Robin Smith, R-Hixson, said on the House floor Wednesday evening before the resolution passed, 67-23.

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State Rep. Robin Smith on The Tennessee Star Report: Georgia Is Trying to Take Our Water Resources by Moving State Line

Julie Carr

In an interview on The Tennessee Star Report with Steve Gill and Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast Wednesday on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – Steve Gill spoke to State Representative of House District Twenty Six Robin Smith about Georgia’s desire to move the border in order to get some of Tennessee’s water. Towards the end of the show, the team discussed with Smith’s recent victory in passing the e-verify bill and how this will lead the way to making sure only legal immigrants are able to work in the state. Gill: Robin Smith is on our news-makers line and a lot of stuff going on. Two big bills we want to get her to update us on. State Representative from the Chattanooga area. The bottom line is Georgia wants our water. Georgia wants to take a mile of our property. And Robin says not only no but hell no. Maybe not in those exact terms. Good morning Robin. Smith: Good morning Steve. Good morning Nashville. I’m fascinated by the fact that Georgia has pretty much put their foot in the ground that their not going to move their historical monuments…

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