Tennessee
State leaders visit West Tennessee to discuss hemp bill, more – WBBJ TV
LEXINGTON, Tenn. — State leaders come to West Tennessee for an opportunity to meet with their constituents.
There were 3 main speakers including Senator Ed Jackson, and State representatives Brock Martin and Kirk Haston. They spoke about a variety of topics including Tennessee Senate bill 1413, called ‘The Hemp Bill,’ and school vouchers.
We spoke with the principal of Caywood Elementary School who shared her opinion on the leaders’ answers surrounding school vouchers.
“They knew there were some problems potentially posed to public schools, but most people were going to vote for the bill so they went ahead and voted for a problematic bill anyway. Which is like ‘My friends are doing it so I just went with it so I could be on the inside rather then the outside of the conversation.’ Which I don’t think is the right answer,” said Courtney Bestwina, principal for Caywood Elementary.
Chamber leaders say they plan to have another meeting at the end of this legislative session.
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