Cameron Sexton speaks to Rotary Club in Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. — A Tennessee politician visited the Jackson Rotary Club as a guest speaker on Wednesday.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton spoke about the condition of the state.
While sharing some notable statistics and facts, Sexton explained that Tennessee is currently the least taxed state in the union and currently the best economy in the country.
Incomes have increased in the last year by 29% while there were 400,000 new jobs created. Sexton also spoke about projects he wanted to work on in the future.
He said that includes bettering education, focusing on juvenile crime, and boosting technical schools. He also shared plans for the rest of the year.
“I think we’re going to continue to look at the things we’re doing well and see if we can improve them. I think you’re going to see us continue to look at the budget and be conservative, making sure that during these times of high inflation and high cost that we don’t overextend ourselves. That would cause a lot of harm. So I think you’ll see that it’s really between now and the end of the year, focus on the budget and making sure that we propose one and the governor proposes one that will continue investing where we need to invest, but not overextend ourselves,” Sexton said.
Sexton says he enjoyed his visit at the Rotary Club.
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