by Morgan Nicole Veysey | Jan 20, 2022
Rutherford County Juvenile Court Judge Donna Scott Davenport announced this week she would not seek reelection in 2022. This follows backlash she received from a ProRepublica article on her court practices published in October 2021, and new legislation recently...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 20, 2022
Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) applauded efforts by Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei to increase prison sentences for “coyote” human smugglers. “I applaud efforts by Guatemalan President @DrGiammattei to increase prison sentences for “coyote”...
by Chris Butler | Jan 20, 2022
U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw this month said that Tennessee Department of Health (TDOH) Commissioner Lisa Piercey and TDOH Chief Medical Officer Tim Jones have qualified immunity against claims from former TDOH official Michelle Fiscus. Qualified...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 20, 2022
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Wednesday he will deliver his fourth State of the State address to the General Assembly and fellow Tennesseans on January 31 at 6 p.m. CT. The joint session will take place in the House Chamber of the Tennessee State...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 20, 2022
Knox County Schools (KCS) will close for the remainder of the week due to illness-related staffing shortages, according to a release from the district. The closure, likely connected to the rise in coronavirus cases in the state, will grant students and staff...
by Morgan Nicole Veysey | Jan 20, 2022
Tennessee is set to receive over $300 million for bridge improvements and repairs, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Friday. The allocation of taxpayer funding is a part of a $27 billion initiative dubbed the Bridge Replacement,...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jan 20, 2022
Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced additional funds are going to Nashville’s communities to “support grassroots violence reduction efforts” through his Community Safety Partnership program. In a Tuesday press release, Mayor Cooper said,...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 20, 2022
On Wednesday, the national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List released the latest ratings for its National Pro-Life Scorecard. According to the organization, the national scorecard is “a tool for holding members of Congress accountable for their legislative...
by Morgan Nicole Veysey | Jan 20, 2022
A woman from Sparta, Tennessee pled guilty to “Concealment of Material Support and Resources Intended to be Provided to a Foreign Terrorist Organization,” U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee announced in a Tuesday...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jan 20, 2022
Wesley Somers of Hendersonville was set be sentenced Tuesday in federal court for his role in the Nashville courthouse fire, but the sentencing was delayed for a second time. The reasons for the second postponement to February 22 are now clear. The Tennessee...
by Hayley Feland | Jan 20, 2022
Rise Bagel Co., an organic artisan bagel shop in Minneapolis made the decision to close indoor dining on Wednesday due to the COVID vaccine mandate taking effect. The bagel shop announced on social media Tuesday that it made the “tough decision” to close its...
by Eric Burk | Jan 20, 2022
RICHMOND, Virginia – The Senate General Laws and Technology Committee killed two of Senator Amanda Chase’s (R-Chesterfield) bills seeking to outlaw discrimination against those who refuse to wear masks or get COVID-19 vaccines. “While we have...
by The Center Square | Jan 20, 2022
by J.D. Davidson Emergency legislation enacted at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that changed the way municipal income taxes were handed out to cities is now in front of the Ohio Supreme Court. The Buckeye Institute, a Columbus-based policy group,...
by The Center Square | Jan 20, 2022
by Ted O’Neil Seattle-based Starbucks announced this week that is dropping its policy requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The coffee giant’s move comes in response to last week’s United State Supreme Court ruling to block the Biden...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 20, 2022
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci said Wednesday students need a brick-and-mortar school, and that remote learning has devastating consequences. The Republican is urging all Cincinnati area educators to fight for in-person learning. Citing an...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jan 20, 2022
Two popular school-choice programs for Pennsylvania students would get regular annual funding increases – expanding access to thousands of families – under legislation a state Senate committee approved yesterday. Sen. Mike Regan’s (R-Dillsburg) bill...
by Hayley Feland | Jan 20, 2022
Representative Bryan Steil (R-WI-01) is co-sponsoring the Open Schools Act with Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) “to support students and allow parents to make the best decision for their family.” According to a press release from Davis, the Open Schools Act would...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 20, 2022
Ohio Value Voters, a large statewide conservative organization, on Tuesday endorsed GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci. The organization selected the former congressman over incumbent Governor Mike DeWine and Joe Blystone, who is also waging a GOP primary...
by Cooper Moran | Jan 20, 2022
Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) announced on Wednesday that he will support a change to eliminate the Senate filibuster, despite his campaign pledge to work as an “independent.” In a statement, Kelly detailed his openness to give one party unilateral...
