Policy Director for @GovBillLee || 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Nashville, TN
Joined November 2008
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Michael Hendrix retweeted
Over the last eight years, Tennessee has continued to lead as a beacon of opportunity, security, and freedom. I joined @NRO and @carolinedowney_ to discuss the conservative principles that have helped make Tennessee a great place to call home.
Watch the full interview: nationalreview.com/corner/wa…
Michael Hendrix retweeted
NEW: Tennessee set the highest scientifically verified dB record in College Football history against Alabama on this play (130.3), the school announced.
(via ABC) xitter.cf/gmannVOLS/status/21116…
Michael Hendrix retweeted
Excited to see the outcomes of this regional partnership and the breakthroughs it will make possible. Tennessee is proud to have @UTKnoxville and @VanderbiltU helping lead the way. 👏
Tennessee is proud to be represented by two founding members of the Southeast Regional Superintelligence (SI) Computing Consortium: @UTKnoxville and @VanderbiltU. The consortium was announced last week by the @WhiteHouse at the Science: A New Golden Age Summit. 🙌
The consortium brings together universities across the Southeast to combine resources, share capabilities and expand access to advanced computing infrastructure for scientific research. This collaboration can accelerate discovery, support commercialization and strengthen U.S. leadership in science and technology.
We’re excited to see how this effort connects Tennessee’s strengths in advanced manufacturing, energy, healthcare and logistics with partners across the region—and creates new opportunities for research, investment and high-quality jobs. 💡
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Michael Hendrix retweeted
Tennessee’s connection to the world continues to grow, creating new opportunities for Tennesseans & welcoming more visitors to the Volunteer State.
Thank you to @Fly_Nashville & @airfrance for your partnership in bringing nonstop service between Nashville & Paris. 🇫🇷✈️
Michael Hendrix retweeted
We're thrilled that @Fly_Nashville just announced new nonstop service from France to Nashville, connecting Tennesseans, visitors and businesses to one of the world's leading destinations.
Strong airports and international routes open doors for investment and growth across our state, and I know this will lead to many successful partnerships throughout the future.
@airfrance
Michael Hendrix retweeted
Congrats to our 2025-2026 Charter Champion Policy Champions of the Year, @GovBillLee, @michael_hendrix and @jjosephwilliams! The Lee Administration advanced charter school growth through the Charter School Commission, direct TISA funding and $40M for charter school facilities. 🎉
Michael Hendrix retweeted
On stage, President of Heartland Forward, Angie Cooper, and Michael Hendrix announced the Center for Investment Readiness’ first ever state partnership with Tennessee, expanding CIR’s reach to more communities in the state and helping drive economic growth across the heartland.
Michael Hendrix retweeted
HISTORIC: We just approved the first-ever U.S. commercial small modular reactor construction permit, completed ahead of schedule in just 14 months, through efficient, safety-focused review. The future of advanced nuclear starts now. nrc.gov/about-nrc/news-relea… #NRCNews
Michael Hendrix retweeted
“Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana and the District of Columbia have all posted sustained post-pandemic NAEP gains even as scores have fallen nationally, and they have done so with higher poverty rates and — except for D.C. — lower per-pupil spending than the national average.
In three decades of testing, this is the first time a cluster of states has moved outcomes this way.”
@Accelerate_US
“Every few years, international educational test scores are announced, and the United States spends a week lamenting the state of its schools before moving on,” Kevin Huffman writes.
The latest Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, release deserves more attention: wapo.st/4xMW8Fi
Michael Hendrix retweeted
Thank you, President @realDonaldTrump, for your leadership to make prescription drugs more affordable and ensure state Medicaid programs receive the lowest prices for Tennesseans who rely on them.
JUST ANNOUNCED: Most Favored Nation agreements on prescription drug prices to state Medicaid programs all across the nation. 📲 TRUMPRX.GOV
Michael Hendrix retweeted
JUST IN: Memphis crime plunges 36% year-over-year, with murders down 44%, robberies down 43%, & vehicle thefts down 57%.
Michael Hendrix retweeted
ONE YEAR since the Memphis Safe Task Force began, and the results are a resounding success.
After decades of Democrat-led, soft-on-crime failures, President Trump set out to enforce law-and-order policies in Memphis. In just one year, the city is completely revitalized.
Michael Hendrix retweeted
Old-school fashion rules are stale. These are the guidelines to know now. on.wsj.com/4gOb3tV
Nashville can do better on permitting —>
Where in America can new homes get permitted and built fastest? And are we getting faster or slower over time?
In a new paper with @leonardo_damico and Audrey Wang, we show cities like Raleigh typically *finish* construction before cities like San Francisco even approve it.
Michael Hendrix retweeted
Our Tennessee Home 🦋
#GBO 🍊
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Incredible news for Tennessee and America’s energy security.
This investment will strengthen our military’s energy resilience while advancing American leadership in nuclear innovation. Tennessee continues to play a critical role in powering our national defense and the technologies of the future. Congratulations, @FortCampbell and @BWXT!
wsmv.com/2026/08/27/fort-cam…
Michael Hendrix retweeted
.@AmericanAir has renumbered one of its DFW-BNA flights to AA925 in honor of the late Dolly Parton.
History made in Tennessee today —>
Rules written for fusion, not copied from fission. Safety matched to actual risk without legacy reactor drag.
For the first time anywhere, a fusion-specific license has been issued for a fusion power plant. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee today presented Type One Energy with the first license under its first-of-a-kind, fusion-specific regulatory framework.
This first-of-its-kind framework creates a clear regulatory pathway for fusion machines, helping pave the way for commercial fusion power plants to move from design to commercial operation. For Type One Energy, this license is a major step forward for Project Infinity, our planned fusion development at TVA’s Bull Run Energy Complex.
Fusion has spent decades in the realm of scientific research. With this milestone, Tennessee is helping create the regulatory foundation to bring it into the energy future.
