by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 27, 2022
Nashville Metro Council will begin the legislative process on approving a contract with the Republican National Committee, considering a bill on first reading sponsored by Councilman Robert Swope on July 5. Bills or ordinances must pass three readings in order to take...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 27, 2022
Two women at the end of last week escaped from a Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) facility in Chattanooga. “The Tennessee Department of Correction is asking for the public’s help in locating two inmates who walked away from the Chattanooga Release...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 27, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Davidson County District Attorney Glenn Funk issued a statement on Friday in which he vowed to violate Tennessee’s Human Life Protection Act in the wake of the SCOTUS decision returning the power to regulate abortion to the states....
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 27, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Lt. Governor Randy McNally issued a statement to The Tennessee Star in support of saving the jobs of the Tennessee National Guard members who are scheduled to lose their jobs on June 30 due to their refusal to comply with the Biden...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Jun 27, 2022
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday that overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced his office has asked the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to lift the district court’s...
by The Center Square | Jun 27, 2022
by Bethany Blankley Individuals have been calling on social media for the assassination of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after he issued a separate concurring opinion on Friday in a ruling that struck down Roe v. Wade. Abortion activists have also...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 27, 2022
More Tennessee State Senators continue to speak out in favor of saving the jobs of Tennessee National Guard members who are due to be dismissed on June 30 due to their refusal to comply with the COVID-19 vaccination mandate. State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jun 27, 2022
Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley is highlighting her opposition to unborn children’s right to life, castigating Governor Mike DeWine’s (R) anti-abortion record and promising more permissive policy if she gets elected. Her reprehensions of her...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 27, 2022
Most of the Republican field in the August 4 primary for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District seat have voiced their support for the National Guard members who are scheduled to be fired on June 30 due to their defiance of a COVID-19 vaccination mandate....
by Bradley Vasoli | Jun 27, 2022
Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision on Friday, Pennsylvania Senate Democrats proposed codifying abortion rights by state statute. State Senator Katie Muth (D-Royersford) circulated a memorandum asking Senate colleagues to...
by The Center Square | Jun 27, 2022
by Scott McClallen Federal taxpayers spent $600,000 to rebrand the Asian carp, hoping that people will eat their way out of the potential – and some experts say inevitable – Asian Carp invasion into the Great Lakes. The federal Great Lakes Restoration fund paid...
by Star News Staff | Jun 27, 2022
by Evan Stambaugh Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen announced at a Thursday press conference his comprehensive plan to fight inflation. Jensen’s “FIT” plan — “Fight Inflation Together” — comprises a variety of reforms and policies pertaining...
by Eric Burk | Jun 27, 2022
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) approved Wednesday a $37 billion military spending increase sponsored by Representatives Elaine Luria (D-VA-02) and Jared Golden (D-ME-02) with the support of HASC Vice-Ranking Member Rob Wittman (R-VA-01). Some of the...
by The Center Square | Jun 27, 2022
by Jon Styf A lease agreement between the Tennessee Titans and the limited liability Cumberland Stadium LP, calls for the Titans to be provided “a modern, first class, open air, stadium designed primarily for football, with a grass playing surface, to be...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 27, 2022
Davidson County Election Commission Chair Jim DeLanis filed suit against Metro Nashville Government in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on Wednesday. DeLanis has also filed suit against his former employer, the law firm Baker...
by The Center Square | Jun 27, 2022
by Benjamin Yount The state is waiting to see what comes from the latest hearing into Wisconsin’s investigation into the 2020 election. Former Supreme Court justice and current special election investigator Michael Gableman spent about an hour testifying in...
by Neil Jones | Jun 27, 2022
The Arizona State Senate GOP spoke with The Arizona Sun Times via email about planned legislation that aims to prevent children from attending drag shows. “[State] Senator Vince Leach [R-SaddleBrooke] is spearheading the effort, and he sent his ideas on the...
by Steve Stewart | Jun 27, 2022
Ken Griffin, Chicago’s richest man and founder of the hedge fund Citadel, recently announced in a letter to employees that his company would be relocating to Miami. “I am excited to share with you that Citadel is moving its global headquarters to...
