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Guest column: Tennessee taxpayers the ‘real winners’ in last two years

Posted at 12:36 pm August 26, 2012
By John Ragan 2 Comments

Jobs are, hands down, the most important thing on the minds of Tennesseans as we approach the upcoming election.

We’ve watched the federal government fail time and time again as they have attempted to meddle in the economy. In the Tennessee General Assembly, we understood this would not work. Our approach is a proven path to prosperity.

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Filed Under: 2012 Election, Guest Columns Tagged With: death tax, food tax, gift tax, jobs, lawsuit abuse, state budget, taxpayers, Tennessee Rep. John Ragan

Guest column: Free speech, an invaluable right

Posted at 1:06 am July 25, 2012
By John Ragan Leave a Comment

John Ragan

John Ragan

What are the limits on freedom of speech? Few would argue that the right of free speech is absolute at all times and under all circumstances. However, would anyone fail to concede that this liberty is one of the most basic rights?

Courts have observed that free speech consists of “utterances” that are essential parts of the exposition of ideas. Nonetheless, these same courts have also held that it does not extend to “utterances” that are obscene, profane, libelous, or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace.

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Filed Under: 2012 Election, Guest Columns Tagged With: free speech, freedom of speech, Tennessee Rep. John Ragan

Rep. Ragan changes campaign website after Hackworth questions legality

Posted at 9:46 am July 3, 2012
By John Huotari 8 Comments

John Ragan

John Ragan

Tennessee Rep. John Ragan has removed his official office phone number and state e-mail address from his campaign website after his opponent, Jim Hackworth, said that including the information violated state law.

On Monday, Hackworth, a former state representative trying to take back his old House seat in November, said Ragan’s website violated state ethics and finance laws because it directs voters to contact Ragan at his official office phone number and state e-mail address.

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Filed Under: 2012 Election, Government Tagged With: campaign website, Jim Hackworth, Tennessee Rep. John Ragan

Democrats, Republicans joust over jobs

Posted at 1:08 pm July 2, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

There are fewer people working in Anderson County than at the beginning of the year, and Rep. John Ragan isn’t doing enough to create and keep jobs in Tennessee, a state Democratic Party official said.

“While jobs are leaving Anderson County, Mr. Ragan continues to put on a show for voters because he has nothing to show for his time in office,” Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester said in a blog post last week. “These are the consequences of partisan politics–a legislature that is focused on protecting schoolyard bullies instead of putting Tennesseans back to work.”

But in an e-mailed response, Ragan said the state’s unemployment rate is moving in the right direction, and the Tennessee General Assembly has passed critical pro-job legislation during the past two years.

“We have lowered taxes for all Tennesseans, cut needless business regulations, fought to end frivolous lawsuits, and passed landmark education reform,” said Ragan, an Oak Ridge Republican.

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Filed Under: 2012 Election, Government Tagged With: Chip Forrester, education, Jim Hackworth, jobs, Tennessee Democratic Party, Tennessee Rep. John Ragan

Rep. Ragan endorses Frank for county mayor

Posted at 7:19 pm June 9, 2012
By John Ragan Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: The following speech by Tennessee Rep. John Ragan was given during a Saturday grand opening ceremony at the campaign headquarters for business owner Terry Frank, a Clinton Republican who is running for Anderson County mayor.

Over two hundred years ago, our ancestors boldly declared that every citizen stands before the law as an equal. These brave souls wagered their fortunes, their honor and their very lives on the proposition that the Creator endows every person with the same unalienable rights. These patriots recognized that these rights not only include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but economic freedom and many other rights, too numerous to mention.

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Filed Under: 2012 Election, Guest Columns Tagged With: Anderson County mayor, Tennessee Rep. John Ragan, Terry Frank

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