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December 31, 2006 On Christmas Eve, I wondered how many low- and middle-income Tennessee senior citizens would sacrifice necessities like medication, food or maintenance just to pay property taxes next year. more...
December 25, 2006 "We need to legislate a ceiling that could be accepted by local and county governments," Norris said. "Senate Bill 2, which I am sponsoring, has a $50,000 ceiling." more...
December 18, 2006 NASHVILLE -- The election of aggressive new leaders and the looming battle over the state Senate speakership are expected to make for a testy environment in January when the 105th General Assembly convenes, lawmakers said. more...
December 18, 2006 Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville), who sponsored the constitutional amendment, met with city and county government officials last week to listen to their concerns. more...
December 15, 2006 Norris was elected chairman of the Senate Republican Caucus by a 10-5 vote Monday. Two senators were not present. more...
December 14, 2006 Getting voters to approve a tax break for older homeowners was easy. Now state Sen. Mark Norris has to persuade local government officials to accept a reduction in property tax revenues. more...
December 14, 2006 Norris says with the amendment passing with 83 percent of the popular vote in November, the taxpayers have spoken. more...
December 14, 2006 NASHVILLE, Tenn. --- State Senator Mark Norris, (R-Collierville), was elected this week by fellow Senate Republicans to serve as the Senate Majority Caucus Chairman. more...
December 14, 2006 Norris disagreed, saying that local governments will be able to set lower limits, up to the maximum set by the legislature. more...
December 14, 2006 But representatives of city and county governments were full of concerns when they met with the amendment's sponsor, Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, here Wednesday. more...
December 12, 2006 In a somewhat unexpected move, Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville) knocked off Sen. Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) in a 10-5 vote for the chairmanship position of the Senate Republican Caucus. more...
December 12, 2006 In another major development, Republicans voted 10-5 to oust Sen. Randy McNally, R-OakR - Oak ROak Ridge, as Republican Caucus chairman, replacing him with Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville. more...
December 12, 2006 Randy McNally was defeated as caucus chair of the Senate Republicans by State Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville). more...
December 12, 2006 Republicans in the state Senate dumped their caucus chairman Monday and replaced him with the more conservative Sen. Mark Norris of Collierville, who said he plans to help make the Senate's Republican majority "more assertive." more...
December 11, 2006 Also on Monday, Republicans elected by secret ballot Sen. Mark Norris of Collierville as caucus chairman over incumbent chairman, Sen. Randy McNally of Knoxville. more...
December 11, 2006 State Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville) is the new chairman of the State Senate Republican Caucus, beating out incumbent State Sen. Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) in a secret ballot. more...
December 8, 2006 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, who represents Tipton County, said this week he will ask about the situation during a meeting next week. more...
December 6, 2006 Tennessee’s political landscape erupted last week over a poorly researched report that intimated serious electoral repercussions were due Senator Mark Norris of Collierville. more...
December 5, 2006 But Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, said toll roads "need to be taken off the table" until an estimated $217 million in fuel-tax revenue that has been diverted into non-transportation uses since 2002 has been "restored and repaid." more...
December 4, 2006 It's clear that the The Tennessean owes both Sen. Norris and Johnson an apology and a complete retraction of the story. The paper also owes readers an apology for a story that was, to its core, false. more...
December 4, 2006 The Tennessean’s new transportation reporter/columnist Kate Howard, aka Ms. Beep, reported two stories that sourced Sen. Mark Norris last week – stories Norris is now disputing. more...
Norris was simply schooling Howard about various things that one could do with gas taxes in the context of a wide ranging discussion on transportation -- the purpose of which was to educate the young reporter. more...
Characterizing the position as Norris' own was clearly a mistake on the part of the new reporter. more...
"This issue was never on the table," Norris insists. "In a long conversation with Howard, I was giving her examples of other types of user fees after I said I was against raising the gas tax and against establishing tolls on top of a gas tax that the Bredesen administration is not even using. more...
December 1, 2006 State Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville) may not be granting any interviews to The Tennessean anytime soon. more...
December 1, 2006 The guest list for today's lunchtime presentation includes Tennessee Sen. Mark Norris; Jim Ray, chief counsel for the Federal Highway Administration; and Dave Huneryager, president and CEO of the Tennessee Trucking Association. more...
November 28, 2006 Tennessee Public Transportation Association has named Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, as its legislator of the year. more...
November 28, 2006 Norris said if a gas tax increase is proposed to help raise revenue, it’s “inconsistent and ironic” since Bredesen opposed restoring full funding to the highway fund. more...
November 27, 2006 Among those who testified was Tennessee state Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, who spoke in his capacity as chairman of the 16-state Southern Legislative Conference Economic Development, Transportation and Cultural Affairs Committee. more...
November 17, 2006 Last week's ballot item, which appeared as Amendment 2, was spearheaded largely by State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, who's championed the cause of property tax relief for the state's seniors for six years. more...
November 17, 2007 State Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) has been recognized by the Tennessee Public Transportation Association (TPTA) as their 2006 Legislator of the Year. more...
November 14, 2006 Any law providing relief likely would be applied only to a primary residence and not second homes or resort or rental properties, said state Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, the amendment's sponsor. more...
November 14, 2006 The answers to these and many other important questions are spelled out and wonderfully illustrated in a newly published section of the Tennessee History for Kids web site more...
November 8, 2006 Amendment 2, the ballot issue enabling property tax relief for senior citizens, has passed by the required margin to amend Tennessee’s constitution and become law. more...
November 8, 2006 Norris said the guidelines should be fixed in legislation instead of written into the state constitution so they can be easily changed later. more...
November 8, 2006 Norris said Amendment 2’s passage would be a win for seniors as well as for fiscally responsible government. more...
November 8, 2006 A majority of Tennessee voters approved a constitutional amendment that would help older homeowners by allowing local governments to freeze their property taxes. more...
November 8, 2006 “I worked on this for many years and appreciate the support of both voters and my fellow legislators on this issue,” Norris said. more...
November 8, 2006 State Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) will address the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission when it convenes in Memphis on November 15. more...
Still, state Senator Mark Norris of Collierville, who sponsored the resolution, thinks Tennesseans should be aware and educated about this amendment as well. more...
November 3, 2006 “This is a complex issue, involving an Amendment to the Tennessee Constitution,” State Senator Mark Norris (R - Collierville) said. more...
November 2, 2006 "A lot of people don't realize that the state constitution prohibits a tax relief like this," said Norris, whose district includes Memphis and all of Dyer County. more...
November 1, 2006 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- People who voted early may have been surprised by one measure on the ballot folks haven't heard much about. more...
October 31, 2006 Still, Sen. Mark Norris, the Collierville Republican who sponsored the resolution, thinks Tennesseans should be aware and educated about this amendment as well. more...
October 30, 2006 It is a sad fact that modern tax law at both the state and federal levels is often deeply confusing. more...
October 27, 2006 Amendment 2 deals with property tax relief for seniors. more...
October 25, 2006
"My concern is how do we keep these sorts of things from continuing to happen and what does this administration intend to do to make sure it doesn't happen again in the future," Sen. Mark Norris more...
October 20, 2006 "TennCare's not going away," Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said Thursday. "We're going to have to continue to wrestle it." more...
October 20, 2006 "This is a big deal," said State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Memphis, chairman of the state senate's transportation committee. more...
October 20, 2006 “This creates hope for property tax relief for senior citizens,” said Norris, R-Collierville, who represents all of Tipton County. more...
Among the referendum items on the Nov. 7 ballot are two amendments for consideration for voters statewide. more...
October 19, 2006 State Sen. Mark Norris, one of the main sponsors of the measure, has said the amendment is aimed at fixed-income seniors who cannot afford increases in their property taxes. more...
October 16, 2006 Constitutional Amendment Number Two would give county and municipal governments a chance to enact programs that would freeze residential property tax bills for taxpayers 65 years of age or older. more...
October 15, 2006 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, a sponsor of the tax-relief measure, said he would propose such guidelines when the legislature reconvenes. more...
October 14, 2006 The change in the Tennessee Constitution would allow cities and counties to freeze property taxes for residents 65 and older. more...
October 14, 2006
However, there is little if any organized opposition to Amendment 2, whose sponsor, Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, called a "no-brainer." more...
October 12, 2006 The Collierville Republican has said the proposed exemption is a "complex issue" more...
September 29, 2006 Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) Friday rolled out a new website for Tennessee senior citizens. more...
September 28, 2006 "It was not a pep rally for Corker but rather a heartfelt and introspective discussion about the presidency and its role in the world," said state senator and attendee Mark Norris. more...
September 27, 2006 This amendment provides an unmistakable benefit for Tennessee's seniors, many of whom are living on a fixed income after years of working. more...
September 27, 2006 Seniors on fixed incomes need a break on property taxes. more...
September 25, 2006 The sponsor says it can be complicated, but the state needs to protect older citizens from losing their homes. more...
September 26, 2006 "This is a complex issue, involving an amendment to the Tennessee Constitution," state Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said in a news release. more...
September 26, 2006 Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) today rolled out a new website for Tennessee senior citizens. more...
September 26, 2006 Norris worked for three years to get the Purple Heart Trail designation of Highway 51. more...
September 25, 2006 Local property taxes put a strain on many households, but the burden on senior citizens on fixed incomes is particularly onerous. more...
September 25, 2006 State Senator Mark Norris said in a news release Monday that this is a complex issue and that the state needs to create opportunities for senior citizens to keep their homes. more...
September 25, 2006 Norris said the amendment is targeted at fixed-income seniors who are unable to afford increases in their property tax burdens. more...
September 24, 2006 State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, and Rep. Tre Hargett, R-Bartlett, shepherded the tax amendment through the legislature. more...
Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) today rolled out a new website for Tennessee senior citizens. more...
September 21, 2006 "My concern is how do we keep these sorts of things from continuing," Norris says. more...
September 20, 2006 Though his Senate seat is not up for election this year, state Sen. Mark Norris will carefully watch November's state general election. more...
September 18, 2006 “The Purple Heart Trail acknowledges the service and sacrifice of our Veterans,” Norris said. more...
September 13, 2006 Senator Mark Norris, along with other members of the Tennessee General Assembly, presented grant checks to arts organizations across the state more...
August 17, 2006 Sen. Mark Norris is upset over the recent closing of admissions at Tennessee veterans’ nursing homes in Murfreesboro and Humboldt. more...
August 15, 2006 “Whether Wolfe’s resignation is cosmetic or substantive, I don’t know,” Norris said. more...
The director of Tennessee's two nursing homes for veterans has been forced to resign. more...
August 10, 2006 The Tennessee State Veterans' Home in Humboldt has been fined and had its admissions suspended for repeated health and safety violations, according to state officials. more...
August 10, 2006 Senator Mark Norris, D-Collierville, says he was shocked to hear of the latest problems at a state-run nursing home. more...
August 2, 2006 “Organizations like the Southern Legislative Conference have been instrumental in facilitating passage of important state and federal legislation that our states need,” Norris said. more...
July 26, 2006 The report uncovered 21 violations at the Home for Veterans in Murfreesboro, noting nine of those 21 violations were serious enough to put patients' lives in danger. more...
July 26, 2006 State lawmakers are promising more oversight for the state's nursing homes for veterans. more...
July 15, 2006 Norris touched on an appeal process that residents could pursue if they are not satisfied with “fair market value” prices offered by TDOT. more...
July 11, 2006 "I'm ashamed of what I've seen and heard here, and we have to fix it. We just have to do it,” said Sen. Mark Norris. more...
June 25, 2006 Norris expressed concern that although the state passed a $26 billion balanced budget, it's in a “$26 billion deficit in infrastructure.” more...
June 24, 2006 And now, State Senator Mark Norris says he wants to get to the bottom of the case. more...
June 23, 2006 He asked the comptroller to audit the case and said Morgan's report "will become an integral part of our investigation." more...
June 23, 2006 “The state of Tennessee needs to do this job correctly or not do it at all,” Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said. more...
June 9, 2006 "Apparently mistakes were made, and now this is the reckoning for it," said state Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, chair of the Senate Transportation Committee. more...
June 8, 2006 “It's a very serious problem, and I'm ashamed of what I've seen and heard here,” Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said. more...
June 8, 2006 State Senator Mark Norris says, "Well I'm certainly not pleased by it. And the level of deception that is reported is quite disturbing." more...
June 1, 2006 The overall bill, HB3178, has provisions revising various benefits of state employees and the salaries of some officials. more...
"Here’s the bottom line: the sponsor’s bill, as written, does nothing more than what the present law allows," said Norris, R-Collierville. more...
Senate Transportation Chairman Mark Norris said Tennessee needs the tax money to pay for infrastructure. more...
May 15, 2006 State Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Mark Norris said the issue is a two-edged sword. more...
May 15, 2006 "In Tennessee, it's not a good idea at this time because of the deficit we have in funding infrastructure needs," Norris said. more...
May 10, 2006 State Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville) told NashvillePost.com this morning that medical liability legislation could be put forward as the Senate looks at Gov. Bredesen's "Cover Tennessee" health care proposals. more...
May 10, 2006 Senate Transportation Chairman Mark Norris said he wants to amend the bill to require the THP to seek immigration training from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security by July 2007. more...
May 8, 2006 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, is sponsoring a bill that would prohibit troopers from "running for, or holding, elective office and participating in partisan political activities." more...
May 08, 2006 The battle will likely begin this week between the Bredesen administration and the state Legislature on how best to spend the minimum $116 million of extra tax money in next year’s budget. more...
May 4, 2006 NASHVILLE (AP) – One state senator is hoping to further clean up the embattled Tennessee Highway Patrol with legislation that would prohibit active members of the agency from engaging in certain political activities. more...
“We are in a pinch when it comes to transportation funding,” said Norris. more...
May 1, 2006 The idea is for the THP to "augment or supplement" the enforcement activities of the federal government, according to Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville. more...
April 30, 2006 Gov. Phil Bredesen and Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Mark Norris are engaged in a dispute over state transportation funds. more...
April 28, 2006 “I think it is good they are getting on with it,” said Norris. “They may have needed some additional time once the governor decided where he wanted the road to go.” more...
April 27, 2006 "We thought that the governor's intention was to move them all to the TBI because what goes to the TBI, stays with the TBI," said Norris. more...
April 27, 2006 When Cohen called the bill up for a new vote Wednesday, Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, amended it to expand a referendum to a utility's service area. more...
“Protecting privacy is the goal,” Norris said. “This bill helps keep hackers away from the personal information stored on your computer.” more...
April 26, 2006 "I wonder if Tennesseans know they are pumping gas for pre-K every time they fill up," Norris said. more...
April 26, 2006 "We thought that the governor's intention was to move them all to the TBI, because what goes to the TBI, stays with the TBI," said Norris. more...
Senate Transportation Chairman Mark Norris said something must be done to help transportation. more...
April 25, 2006 Those who were pushing the legislative reforms said the problems at the Highway Patrol are so ingrained that administrative changes to policy are not enough. more...
April 25, 2006 Sen. Norris said, “The governor describes the restoration as ‘money we don’t have’ which is misleading. This money accrues to the state with every gallon of gas sold. more...
April 20, 2006 Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said it would be irresponsible not to restore full funding to road construction now that the state's budget "pinch" of three years ago has ended. more...
April 20, 2006 “People are spending pennies every time they fill up, and they think, ‘Well, this is dedicated road money and we don’t borrow funds to build roads in Tennessee,’” Norris said. more...
April 19, 2006 NASHVILLE -- A House subcommittee killed for another year Tuesday a bill allowing Shelby County schools to convert to a special school district. more...
April 18, 2006 He and Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, are sponsoring the legislation that would fine companies that make the offers up to $500. more...
April 18, 2006 The bill, sponsored by Rep. Tre' Hargett, R-Bartlett, and Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, was on the first step in a long process that would ultimately would have allowed the county school system to become a special school district outside the City of Memphis. more...
April 16, 2006 The special election to fill John Ford's vacated state Senate seat and its preceding primaries were relatively small affairs for anyone counting noses at the polls last summer and fall. more...
April 13, 2006 "It has been a long road," said the resolution's sponsor, Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, in a statement. more...
April 12, 2006 Passed a bill by Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, prohibiting installation of certain Internet spyware, which can collect personal information. more...
April 12, 2006 Legislation has been filed by State Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville) that would provide economic incentives to production companies that do film and music work in Tennessee. more...
April 11, 2006 Shelby County has at least 84,000 residents who have passed the 65-year mark, including more than 14,000 who are living on incomes below the poverty level. more...
April 8, 2006 A constitutional amendment that would allow local governments to freeze the property taxes of some elderly Tennesseans is certainly appealing. more...
April 7, 2006 The tax proposal was sponsored by state Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, and Reps. Tre Hargett, R-Bartlett, and Kim McMillan, D-Clarksville. It passed the Senate 33-0. more...
April 7, 2006 Tennessee voters will decide in November whether property tax increases for homeowners should be halted when they turn 65. more...
April 6, 2006 "The state is running an ever-increasing deficit in meeting the state's infrastructure needs," said Senate Transportation Chairman Mark Norris. more...
April 6, 2006 "It's been a long road," said Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville. "I'm very grateful the House approved it on third reading today." more...
April 5, 2006 State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said the Sunday storms proved the need for residents to be able to depend on themselves. more...
April 4, 2006 Norris said federal funding is available to cover the cost of training for Highway Patrol officers and estimated about 30 would be trained and certified by next year. more...
April 4, 2006 "This is designed to supplement our troopers' skills, not to supplant," Norris said. more...
April 4, 2006 “It’s time for the legislature to tell the Department of Safety that it’s time to start the training,” said Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville). more...
April 4, 2006 "The Department of Safety could have done this any time in the past three years... and chose not to," said the bill’s primary sponsor, Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Mark Norris, R-Collierville. more...
April 4, 2006 Senators voted 23-5 in favor of the bill sponsored by Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville. A companion bill is scheduled to be discussed Tuesday by the state government subcommittee in the House. more...
April 4, 2006 Monday night the Senate passed a measure that would require State Troopers to be trained to enforce federal immigration and customs laws. more...
April 3, 2006 That legislation -- sponsored by Democratic Rep. Jerry West of Hermitage and Republican Sen. Mark Norris of Collierville -- remains stuck in a House subcommittee and has yet to move in the Senate. more...
March 31, 2006 "We're removing the constitutional impediment'' by seeking to put the measure before voters, said Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville. more...
March 31, 2006 NASHVILLE --- Senior Citizens’ Homestead Exemption legislation, sponsored by Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville), passed the Senate unanimously Thursday, moving senior citizens one step closer to property tax relief. more...
March 29, 2006 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, is sponsoring legislation that would allow Tennessee to tap into federal funds to train patrol officers on immigration and customs laws. more...
March 29, 2006 (AP) -- Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers would be trained to enforce federal immigration and customs laws under legislation headed for a Senate vote. more...
March 24, 2006 The creation of memorial gardens could be part of the "Tennessee Roadscapes" initiative, fitting in with other beautification projects along interstates and other highways. more...
“The Second Amendment right to keep and beat arms is never more precious than during natural disasters or declared emergencies when self defense can be the key to survival,” Norris said. more...
"Overall, it reflects (that) it's a department in disarray, maybe to a disabling extent," said State Senator Mark Norris. more...
Norris said local elected leaders and residents are frustrated because they cannot make future plans in any areas which the route may be placed. more...
“The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is never more precious than during natural disasters or declared emergencies when self defense can be the key to survival,” Norris said. more...
Property taxes would still be paid but they would be capped for those with incomes below an amount to be established by statute. more...
March 19, 2006 To address the situation, physicians are getting behind legislation that would cap patients' non-economic damages at $250,000 and limit patients' attorneys' fees. more...
March 19, 2006 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, believes there's general agreement among his colleagues that the state law needs to be changed. more...
March 19, 2006 Norris, who chairs the Senate Transportation and Safety Committee, has been studying Tennessee's emergency preparedness since last summer when Hurricane Katrina revealed deficiencies in many state plans, including Tennessee's. more...
March 15, 2006 "It is a significant safety issue and there are related maintenance and upkeep issues. But it's safety first, and to have the bereaved standing along the interstate is too dangerous," Norris said. more...
State legislators Mark Norris and Phillip Pinion said Friday they would fight Gov. Phil Bredesen’s decision to transfer additional dollars out of the transportation fund, given the state’s growing infrastructure needs. more...
March 10, 2006 The lead sponsor of the bill, Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, begins a series of meetings later this month to refine the language of the bill. more...
Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville) moved Senate Bill 2928 through the Senate State and Local Government Committee Tuesday. more...
Nashville, Tenn. (AP)- Sen. Mark Norris wants to prohibit the governor from confiscating firearms or ammunition during times of emergencies. more...
Norris said that he came up with the idea for the bill while watching what occurred in Deep-South communities in the wake of hurricane Katrina. more...
March 3, 2006 "I don't think you'll see the senate acting next week, but I think you'll see more action next week," says Sen. Mark Norris of Collierville. more...
March 2, 2006 Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Mark Norris, R-Collierville, whose panel has been investigating problems with the Department of Safety, questioned the timing of the announcement. more...
March 1, 2006 The Norris-Gresham bill has 37 sponsors in the House and three in the Senate, mostly Republicans. more...
February 28, 2006 Republican state Sen. Mark Norris, who has been holding a series of hearings digging into cronyism in the Department of Safety, said he was concerned about Large being appointed to the post without top-notch qualifications. more...
February 27, 2006 "It should be part and parcel of state law enforcement's function, just as we do drug enforcement," Norris said. more...
State Senator Mark Norris of Memphis calls the move to appoint outside counsel unique, but he supports it because he hopes it will expedite a resolution to the controversy. more...
February 23, 2006 State Sen. Mark Norris, chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, said he hasn’t seen Jones’ legislation, but supports enhanced security. more...
Tennessee has drawn one step closer to challenging its neighboring states for a bigger slice of the Southeast’s lucrative film and TV business. more...
February 22, 2006 "I think his credentials are above reproach," said Senator Mark Norris. more...
February 17, 2006 Could you lose your home or business to a private developer just because your property doesn’t generate enough tax revenue to feed the government? It depends who you ask. more...
Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said problems caused by medical liability issues have gotten worse and that he planned to file legislation aimed at curbing malpractice lawsuits. more...
February 15, 2006 Norris said details such as the scale of fees won't be final until the bill is filed. more...
The American Medical Association has designated Tennessee as a state “in crisis” due to a deteriorating medical liability climate. more...
February 9, 2006 Norris said his sole goal is revising the state's Little Hatch Act, which is designed to insulate state government employees from having to participate in political activities or fundraising to get ahead. more...
February 9, 2006 Norris said he would leave a decision on issuing a subpoena to Scott or others to the full committee but doubted the need to do so. more...
February 9, 2006 "As the law is written right now, it doesn't apply to the governor or the General Assembly," said Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, and chair of the committee. more...
Republican Senator Mark Norris labeled the complaints political posturing by the Governor's friends and invited Bredesen to tell anything he knows about the Highway Patrol. more...
February 7, 2006 Appearing with his lawyer, Farmer presented supporting documents to the committee which is investigating claims of cronyism in the department. more...
January 29, 2006 On Jan. 22 Shelby County Council Parent Teacher Association held its third annual Student Awards Ceremony. more...
January 28, 2006 Crowe said he is co-sponsoring legislation with Sen. Mark Norris, R-Memphis, which he predicted would pass, to allow the Tennessee Highway Patrol to make arrests for violation of immigration laws. more...
January 27, 2006 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said he supports strengthening math and science education but questions whether this proposal is the best approach. more...
January 27, 2006 "I'm familiar only with some rumblings; it looks like his ploy is to set up a big dog and pony show," says Sen. Mark Norris, R-Memphis. more...
Cocke has subpoenaed Republican senators Mark Norris of Collierville and Curtis Person of Memphis, and Democrat Don McLeary of Humboldt to testify in the hearing. more...
January 25, 2006 Tennessee State Senators, Mark Norris, Curtis Person and Don McLeary were subpoenaed to appear in court, and ordered to attend. more...
January 25, 2006 "Obviously, I stated on the floor a week ago, if I had my druthers I would be in Nashville representing my constituents there," says Republican Sen. Mark Norris of Collierville. more...
January 25, 2006 State Sens. Mark Norris, Curtis Person and Don McLeary are among the 14 senators in the courtroom this morning for the hearing on the Ford case. more...
January 25, 2006 Several Tennessee Senators were called to testify. State Senator Mark Norris of Collierville and State Senator Curtis Person of Memphis, both republicans, were among them. more...
January 24, 2006 Person (R-Memphis), Norris (R-Collierville) and McLeary (D-Humboldt) all said they did not know why they were being subpoenaed to testify. more...
January 24, 2006 Three West Tennessee senators have been commanded to appear in federal court tomorrow morning and may be asked why they voted to unseat a colleague, newly elected Sen. Ophelia Ford of Memphis. more...
January 24, 2006 The three state senators from West Tennessee who voted to unseat Sen. Ophelia Ford received subpoenas Monday to appear at Wednesday's federal court hearing on whether the Senate can void the controversial special election. more...
January 24, 2006 "This is fixing to be a case of historic dimensions on the constitutional level," said Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, one of the three men subpoenaed. more...
"I've been subpoenaed by a federal judge to leave while I'm in session and go back to West Tennessee and give testimony about my actions as a senator," Norris said Monday. "That is unconstitutional." more...
Tennessee State Senators Curtis Person and Mark Norris will be in Memphis after they were both subpoenaed and ordered to be present at the hearing. more...
January 24, 2006 Three state senators have been subpoenaed to testify at Wednesday's hearing in this case. more...
January 23, 2006 Three senators from west tennessee have been called to testify about the reasoning behind a vote in a senate committee last week. more...
January 21, 2006 "I'm working on an amendment," Norris said. "Apparently there is a loophole here." more...
January 20, 2006 "I've got a job to do and it requires me to apparently be in two places at once," Norris said Thursday. more...
January 20, 2006 “It is an interesting time in the history of this state, in terms of the federalism and state’s rights provisions under the Tennessee constitution,” Norris said. more...
January 20, 2006 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, questioned whether a federal judge has a right to intervene in matters of the state Constitution and Senate action. more...
January 20, 2006 "Is Lt. Gov. Wilder going to send the Highway Patrol out to arrest those of us who have been served with a summons and complaint in federal court," asked Sen. Mark Norris, (R) Collierville. more...
January 19, 2006 “I think this is personal and the citizens of my district think it’s personal as well,” said Sen. Mark Norris, R- Collierville. more...
January 18, 2006 The Tennessee Republican Party continues to seek challengers for Gov. Phil Bredesen's well-funded re-election bid, following state Rep. Beth Harwell's announcement Tuesday that she doesn't plan to enter the race. more...
January 18, 2006 "There was enough irregularity and allegations and some fraud alleged here, there was no way we could proceed with this member sitting as a result of the election process," said Sen. Mark Norris, (R) Collierville. more...
January 16, 2006 Norris said Republican leader Ron Ramsey filed a resolution this morning calling for the Senate to void the election. It is scheduled for debate on Thursday, he said. more...
"We need to look at the statute on official misconduct to make sure there are strict penalties in the event someone does interfere and cronyism creeps in," said Senator Norris. more...
State Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville), the chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee that has been investigating the cronyism at Safety, said he never thought 60 days was a realistic timetable anyway. more...
January 8, 2006 Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Mark Norris, R-Collierville, has plans for his panel to conduct hearings on allegations of political cronyism and other improper conduct in the Tennessee Highway Patrol. more...
“I’m afraid the governor’s call for the special session is too narrow and won’t address everything it should,” said Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, whose district includes all of Dyer County. more...
"You want to make sure the fox is not in the hen house," Norris said, "and with all that we're hearing and all that we're seeing, there's a serious question of credibility." more...
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