Today's Tennessean included a column that discusses this important issue. It is worth a read:
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20...life-resources
Unfortunately, Rep. Frank Niceley has been gunning for TWRA for quite some time now. As mentioned in the article, he has introduced a pile of bills this session aimed at hurting TWRA.
It looks like Chairman Cobb has joined his efforts, refusing to let the bill to reauthorize TWRA get out of committee. They should be embarrassed about playing politics with such an important state agency that serves sportsmen's interests, but they seem to have no shame.
I encourage everyone to contact their elected representatives and tell them that we do not support what is being done here.
Rep. Niceley (R-Knoxville, District 17) has his website here:
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h17.html
Rep. Cobb (R- Spring City, District 31) is here:
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h31.html
From this page, you can put in your address and find out who your Representative is:
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/index.html
You can use it to send your Rep. an e-mail politely telling them that sportsmen are watching this issue, we support TWRA, and we ask them to reject Rep. Niceley's bills and get back to the business we elected them to do, because this surely isn't it.
bd