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		<title>Governor signs legislation sponsored by Overbey to prevent potentially catastrophic impact of budget cuts to Tennessee hospitals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(NASHVILLE, TN), July 7, 2010 –  Governor Phil Bredesen recently signed legislation sponsored by State Senator Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) to  prevent potentially catastrophic cuts to Tennessee hospitals as a result of budget cuts proposed earlier this year in the state&#8217;s 2010-2011 budget. Hospitals asked the General Assembly to enact a coverage assessment in order to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Independence Day Message From State Senator Doug Overbey</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 4, 2010 Dear Friends, More than two hundred years ago, an assembly of brave and determined Americans met to announce to the world the birth of a new nation &#8211; a nation born of ideals rather than of coercion, where the power to govern rested with the consent of the people. Adams, Franklin, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Overbey wins money for local charity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. &#8212; Fifty-four legislators won donations for charities in their communities during the Tennessee Health Care Association&#8217;s (THCA) annual &#34;Partnering for Charity&#34; event, including Sen. Doug Overbey, who won $150 for A Secret Safe Place for Newborns of Tennessee. The lawmakers tossed a football to earn contributions to charities of their choice throughout the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate passes major job creation bill</title>
		<link>http://www.senatordougoverbey.com/2010/05/26/senate-passes-major-job-creation-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 20:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contact: Darlene Schlicher (615) 741-6336 or email: darlene.schlicher@capitol.tn.us (NASHVILLE, TN), May 25, 2010 &#8212; The State Senate has approved a major job creation bill sponsored by State Senator Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) to expand the state&#8217;s TNInvestco tax credit program by $80 million. The innovative new program provides investment capital to small, medium and start up businesses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate passes Overbey bill to help homeowners avoid foreclosure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(NASHVILLE, TN), April 13, 2010 &#8212; The Senate has approved legislation sponsored by Senator Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) that would provide assistance to homeowners who are about to lose their home due to non-payment and gives them the opportunity to contact their lender in an effort to avoid foreclosure. The bill, Senate Bill 3519, works to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remarks of Senator Doug Overbey To the 1st Squadron of the 278th Armored Cavalry Division</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 6, 2009 Thank you for the tremendous honor to be among you today. In front of us, we have freedom’s heroes. It&#8217;s because of men and women like these that we enjoy freedom in this country. Thank you for your service. We are eight years removed from 9-11. As we get further from that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Overbey appointed to Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Council</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(NASHVILLE, TN), October 16, 2009 &#8212; State Senator Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) has been appointed to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Statewide Planning and Policy Council. The appointment was made by Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey in Nashville this week. “I am very pleased to be appointed to this Council” said Sen. Overbey, who serves on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Bredesen signs innovative bill sponsored by Senator Overbey to boost job growth in Tennessee</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contact:  Darlene Schlicher (615) 741-6336 or email:  darlene.schlicher@legislature.state.tn.us (NASHVILLE, TN), August 4, 2009 – Governor Phil Bredesen today signed innovative legislation sponsored by Senators Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) designed to grow jobs through a program that would provide capital to small businesses.  The bill creates the TNINVESTCO Program to provide benefits to small, medium-sized, and start-up businesses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July 4th Message from State Senator Doug Overbey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tennesseans on this Independence Day are just as much in the forefront of the struggle for freedom as their Revolutionary War ancestors As families across the state gather on this Independence Day to observe the founding of our nation’s freedom with picnics, fireworks, parades and other special events, may we all remember those who have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>General Assembly passes legislation strengthening Crooks with Guns Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contact:  Darlene Schlicher (615) 741-6336 or email:  darlene.schlicher@capitol.tn.gov (NASHVILLE, TN), June 18, 2009 – The General Assembly has approved legislation cracking down on violent crime in Tennessee that builds on the “Crooks with Guns Law” passed by the legislature last year. The bill, sponsored by Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville) and Senator Doug Overbey [...]]]></description>
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