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NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 23, 2012 -- Legislation that decreases by 50 percent the registration and renewal fees associated with the Worker’s Compensation Exemption Registry for construction contractors has been signed into law. Governor Bill Haslam signed the legislation on Monday after approval by the General Assembly during the final days of the legislative session which ended May 1. 
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 3, 2012  -- State Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) said today that Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) is set to receive an historic preservation grant from the federal government totaling $35,000. 
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 27, 2012 -- The Senate has approved legislation, sponsored by Senator Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) and Representative Charles Curtiss (D-Sparta), that revises a law passed last year regarding cyberbullying through the use of electronic devices. Senate Bill 2556 removes the words “frighten, intimidate, or cause emotional distress” to a victim in the state’s current cyberbullying law and replaces them with the word “threaten.” 
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Nashville, Tenn., April 25, 2012–Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) and Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) today released information he received from the Tennessee Department of Transportation regarding state road projects in Rutherford County which are included in the proposed in the state’s comprehensive multimodal program for 2013-15. The plan includes several projects to improve safety. 
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Nashville, Tenn. April 5, 2012 -- State Senator Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) has been recognized as "Legislator of the Year" by the South Central Tennessee Development District. Ketron received the award at statewide meeting of the organization in Nashville. 
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 8, 2012 – Governor Bill Haslam has signed into law legislation sponsored by Senator Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) and Representative Rick Womick (R-Rockvale) naming the National Guard Armory in Murfreesboro the First Lieutenant William Eric Emmert National Guard Armory.  
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 5, 2012 – State Senator Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) has been honored with a prestigious award for his work to protect Tennessee’s environment. The Good Green Deeds Award comes from the Tennessee Conservation Voters (TCV), a statewide non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of Tennessee’s environment and preservation of its natural resources. 
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., January 31, 2012 – Rutherford County’s legislative delegation, Senators Bill Ketron (R—Murfreesboro) and Jim Tracy (R—Shelbyville), and Representatives Joe Carr (R—Lascassas), Mike Sparks (R—Smyrna), Rick Womick (R—Rockvale), and Pat Marsh (R-Shelbyville), today praised Governor Bill Haslam for putting the proposed MTSU Science Building in the state’s 2012-2013 budget. The local legislative delegation has pushed for inclusion of the building project, including leading a group of key state leaders on a tour of the campus last year. Rep. Carr said the tour, and conversations with Governor Bill Haslam, Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey, Speaker of the House Beth Harwell (R—Nashville), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Randy McNally (R—Oak Ridge) and House Finance Committee Chairman Charles Sargent (R—Franklin) was a turning point in getting the project funded in this year’s budget. Rutherford County Mayor Ernest Burgess and Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg have also pushed for funding the project. 
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn., January 23, 2012 – “After careful consideration, I have decided not to enter the Congressional race for the new 4th District in Tennessee.  
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., December 22, 2011 -- “This is tremendous news for both Rutherford County and all of Middle Tennessee. I look forward to working with the Governor and our local officials in completing the legislative action on this matter in our 2012 General Assembly. I am pleased that the State of Tennessee and Amazon could partner with us to showcase what a great place Tennessee and Rutherford County is to do business and raise a family.” 
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