Norris pursues regional economic opportunities for district
November 11, 2003 State Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville) is meeting in Louisville, Ky. this week with officials from Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana to pursue opportunities for rural economic development in West Tennessee.  more...

Legislative committee studies hike in insurance premiums
October 27, 2003 State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, is the author of five of the 25 bills before the study committee. An attorney, Norris also sees the doctor's side of the issue. more...

Letter to the Editor
August 28, 2003 My efforts to balance protection of citizen pocketbooks with preservation of property rights continue in the state Senate. more...

Across The USA
July 17, 2003 Sen. Mark Norris is sponsoring a bill to cap non-economic damages for medical malpractice. more...

Committee on tort reform discusses factors affecting malpractice awards
July 16, 2003 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville and a Memphis attorney, spoke to the legislative committee in the first of a series of meetings to study the issue of tort reform. A tort is a civil suit for damages. more...

Smooth sailing for now, but storm warnings ahead in Tennessee
June 16, 2003 "The atmosphere on the hill was completely different from last year," Norris said, remembering the vicious, partisan battle over a proposed income tax that nearly paralyzed state government last year. more...

Golden rule days for schools
June 10, 2003 The legislature, the governor and local school districts have far more serious issues ahead in funding education adequately. more...

Students may have to pay for out-of-district school
June 5, 2003 Several legislators backed the bill because there have been several cases of families living in neighboring states but sending their children to Tennessee schools, said Sen. Mark Norris, a Republican from Collierville who co-sponsored the bill. more...

The Realities of Republican Service
June 3, 2003 As the Senate Republican Caucus Secretary, I appreciate the opportunity to inform our Shelby GOP membership about recent developments in the Tennessee General Assembly. more...

Bill Targets Out-of-District School Enrollment Fraud
May 9, 2003 The bill, sponsored by Sen. Mark Norris and Rep. Curry Todd, both Collierville Republicans, is being sought by Shelby County school officials, who estimate that dozens of students a year are fraudulently enrolled by their out-of-district parents , Norris said. more...

Tennessee's medical emergency
April 2, 2003 Spiraling costs of insurance, prescription drugs and defensive medicine are to blame for Tennessee's medical emergency. more...