Florida Governor DeSantis Bypasses Biden Administration, Acquires Monoclonal Antibodies Directly from GlaxoSmithKline
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday that the state of Florida purchased thousands of monoclonal antibody treatments directly from GlaxoSmithKline, a producer of the treatment. The move by DeSantis bypasses a restriction placed by President Joe...
Gov. Lee Announces ‘Promising Results’ from K-8 Summer School Because of Law Passed in January 2021 Education Special Session
Governor Bill Lee announced on Wednesday that results from policies passed during the January 2021 special legislative session have provided “encouraging data.” According to Lee and Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn, the Tennessee Learning Loss...
Metro Nashville Council Member Allegedly Trying to Change Zoning of a Property Against Owners’ Wishes
Metro Nashville Council Member Dave Rosenberg is allegedly trying to change the zoning of a property to hurt the property owners, with whom he allegedly has stark political differences. One of the property owners, Nashville businessman Crom Carmichael, said the...
Commentary: Little Outcry Over Antifa’s Equal-Opportunity Beatdowns of Journalists Left and Right
by Mark Hemingway From covering displaced refugees around the globe to the obstacles faced by protesters seeking change in America, freelance photojournalist Maranie Staab believes her camera can be a force for truth and social justice. The work of a “conflict...
New Signs Up in Mount Juliet Urge People to ‘Say No to Panhandling’
New street signs have been spotted around Mount Juliet urging people to “Say No to Panhandling”. The sign offers an alternative suggestion which is “Contribute to the Solution – Give to Local Charities”. In a statement posted on its official Facebook...
Rep. Scott DesJarlais Leads Republican Letter Questioning Biden Restriction of Coronavirus Antibody Treatments
Representative Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) led an effort by 55 Republican lawmakers to demand answers on why the Biden administration moved to limit potentially life-saving coronavirus antibody treatments. The letter, also signed by Reps. Mark Green (R-TN-07)...
Cost of College Textbooks in Tennessee Nearly Equal to One Additional Semester in School, Study Finds
Tennessee Comptrollers released a report Thursday that addressed what it said was the rising costs of college textbooks in the state. “Although the cost of course materials is only one component of the cost of a postsecondary education, by the time a student...
Jobless Claims Increase to 351,000 as Economic Recovery Slows
by Thomas Catenacci The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased to 351,000 last week as the economy continues to slowly recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The Bureau of Labor Statistics figure released Thursday represents an increase in...
Wisconsin Tribes Sue to Stop Wolf Hunt, Claim It Violates Treaties
Catholic Vote President: Government Has ‘No Authority’ to Tell Americans ‘What They Can or Cannot Believe’
by Mary Margaret Olohan The federal government has “no authority” to tell Americans “what they can or cannot believe” when it comes to religious exemptions to vaccinations, the president of non-profit political advocacy group CatholicVote.org told the Daily...
‘Overdose Crisis’: Methamphetamine-Related Deaths Nearly Tripled from 2015 to 2019
by Harry Wilmerding U.S. methamphetamine-related deaths in adults between the ages of 18 to 64 nearly tripled from 2015 to 2019, according to a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The study found that the number of psychostimulant-related overdoses...
Construction Industry Experiences Slowdown as Labor, Supply Shortages Wreak Havoc
by Thomas Catenacci The construction industry is struggling to recover from the pandemic due to difficulties hiring workers and severe supply chain shortfalls, a report found. Construction contractors project revenue to remain stagnant and below pre-pandemic...
Republicans Press White House for Public Account of Military Equipment Lost to the Taliban
by Andrew Trunsky Twenty House Republicans signed a letter to President Joe Biden Thursday demanding a public account of the military equipment lost in Afghanistan and the risks that it poses to the U.S., its allies and its interests. The letter, led by North...
Soros-Funded Group Sends Letter to FCC Calling for Murder of Republicans
by Eric Lendrum A far-left group funded by radical billionaire George Soros submitted a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) calling for Republicans to be murdered, according to the Washington Free Beacon. The group in question is Free Press,...
Retired Physician Turned Pastor Speaks Out Against New Monoclonal Antibody Protocol
Rev. Dr. Donna Whitney, a pastoral assistant at Metropolitan Interdenominational Church in Nashville and retired physician, spoke out on Wednesday against the Tennessee state’s decision to prioritize monoclonal antibody treatment for those most likely to...
Facebook Reveals How It Decides What Content to Suppress
by Ailan Evans Facebook released its updated Content Distribution Guidelines on Thursday, shedding more light on how the tech giant decides what content it suppresses. While Facebook has previously provided some details on the types of content that receive...
Michigan Gov. Whitmer Changes Course, Will Sign Bill Banning School Mask Mandates and Vaccine Passports
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), who earned a reputation for imposing extremely strict COVID-19 restrictions, will now sign a bill that bans mask mandates and vaccine passports. The measures are part of the state’s $70 billion budget bill, which clocks in at...
Arizona Charter Schools Add Thousands of New Students Amid COVID-19 Closures
by Cole Lauterbach Arizona’s charter schools experienced a rush of new applications amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released a compilation of state-by-state data on charter school enrollment compared with enrollment...
Fifty Georgia Professors to Mandate Masks in Classrooms, Bucking University System
Fifty University of Georgia science professors have banded together and said they will mandate masks in their classrooms, despite the fact that the University System of Georgia (USG) says students do not have to wear masks. “We are deeply devoted to the...
Two Afghan Refugees at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin Face Sexual Assault and Abuse Charges
Two Afghan refugees staying at Fort McCoy have been charged in separate incidents involving sexual assault of a minor and abuse. A grand jury charged Afghan refugees Bahrullah Noori and Mohammad Haroon Imaad on Thursday. Noori, 20, was charged with three counts...
