Kurita named to key government panel
Commission leads discussion on improving local, state, federal government
(Nashville, TN) - Speaker Pro Tempore Rosalind Kurita (D-Clarksville) was today appointed to the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) by Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville). TACIR was created to research federal, state, and local government relations and make proposals for improvement to the Legislature.
"I am very happy to have the opportunity to join the preeminent think tank for improving government in Tennessee" said Sen. Kurita. "TACIR's mission is to solve problems in government with the input of private citizens and elected officials. I look forward to being a part of creative solutions that provide better service to all Tennessee residents."
"Sen. Kurita has the rare ability to think outside the box and find answers to the problems facing our state," said Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey. "Her reputation for finding innovative, efficient solutions and common ground between competing interests is well known in the Senate and throughout the state."
"Speaker Pro Temp Kurita has a history of being a creative, long-term thinker on serious government issues," said TACIR Executive Director Harry Green. "Her commitment to make government smarter and more effective fits perfectly with the goals of the Commission."
On the web:
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/senate/members/s22.htm
http://state.tn.us/tacir/
(Nashville, TN) - Speaker Pro Tempore Rosalind Kurita (D-Clarksville) was today appointed to the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) by Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville). TACIR was created to research federal, state, and local government relations and make proposals for improvement to the Legislature.
"I am very happy to have the opportunity to join the preeminent think tank for improving government in Tennessee" said Sen. Kurita. "TACIR's mission is to solve problems in government with the input of private citizens and elected officials. I look forward to being a part of creative solutions that provide better service to all Tennessee residents."
"Sen. Kurita has the rare ability to think outside the box and find answers to the problems facing our state," said Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey. "Her reputation for finding innovative, efficient solutions and common ground between competing interests is well known in the Senate and throughout the state."
"Speaker Pro Temp Kurita has a history of being a creative, long-term thinker on serious government issues," said TACIR Executive Director Harry Green. "Her commitment to make government smarter and more effective fits perfectly with the goals of the Commission."
On the web:
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/senate/members/s22.htm
http://state.tn.us/tacir/