Tennessee Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville) passed legislation today reforming the Tennessee Veterans Nursing Homes. The nursing homes have come under increasing state and federal scrutiny following recent allegations of abuse. more...
May 6, 2008 After months of wrangling on Capitol Hill, legislators are nearing an agreed upon plan to begin turning the state’s troubled veterans nursing homes back onto the right path. more...
“There are serious problems at our veterans homes,” said Senator Norris, who servers on the Joint Select Committee on Veterans Affairs. more...
December 26, 2007 "It's intolerable and it needs to stop yesterday," said state Sen. Mark Norris. "It needs to stop a year ago yesterday." more...
October 3, 2007 Nearly 70 people, including State Sen. Mark Norris, attended the buffet of sausage, ham, eggs and hot biscuits. more...
Aug 1, 2007 State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, agreed. "This is not satisfactory. It is just not satisfactory." more...
June 20, 2007 "It's intolerable and it needs to stop, yesterday," said state Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville. "It needs to stop a year ago yesterday. more...
June 12, 2007 “The net effect is sort of paltry really,” said Republican Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville). more...
Feb 24, 2007 "Where there's smoke there's fire," Norris says, "and you know if they look into it and find all is well, then we'll all feel better about that. 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...
September 26, 2006 Norris worked for three years to get the Purple Heart Trail designation of Highway 51. more...
“The Purple Heart Trail acknowledges the service and sacrifice of our Veterans,” Norris said. more...
September 21, 2006 "My concern is how do we keep these sorts of things from continuing," Norris says. more...
September 18, 2006 “The Purple Heart Trail acknowledges the service and sacrifice of our Veterans,” Norris said. 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...
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 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 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 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...
The unaccompanied table sat between the American flag and the POW MIA flag, at center stage in front of the podium. more...
Norris encouraged support of the memorial and said it is "putting together a record for future generations." more...
