by Just the News | Jan 6, 2023
by Nicholas Ballasy House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy captured the House speakership in dramatic fashion early Saturday, winning enough votes on a historic 15th ballot that saw 20 renegade Republicans changing their votes under enormous pressure after winning...
by Julie Carr | Jan 6, 2023
Brian Wilson, the host of The Drive on WTN 99.7, broadcast weekdays from 3 pm to 7 pm, discussed the Metro Davidson County City Council’s decision to ‘kill off’ the 2024 RNC Convention in Nashville and the upcoming bill set forth by both the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 6, 2023
Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) released a statement offering insight on his decision to switch his vote in the Speaker of the House race during the chamber’s 12th round of voting on Friday. Ogles voted for California Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-20) in...
by Just the News | Jan 6, 2023
by Nicholas Ballasy The House of Representatives convened on Friday for the fourth day of voting for speaker and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy has picked up 15 votes from GOP holdouts but he’s still short of the simple majority needed to win. The House...
by Julie Carr | Jan 6, 2023
Live from Music Row, Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed finance professor Murray Sabrin to the newsmaker line to...
by Julie Carr | Jan 6, 2023
Live from Music Row, Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed Tennessee Firearms Association CEO, attorney John Harris in...
by Julie Carr | Jan 6, 2023
Live from Music Row, Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio...
by TC Weber | Jan 6, 2023
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has reappointed Alan Levine to the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission. Along with Levine, Michael Carter of Davidson County and Chris Tutor of Shelby County have been submitted for approval as members. The two new members will...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 6, 2023
Newly-elected Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) voted for California Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-20) in the House of Representatives House Speaker race during the chamber’s 12th round of voting on Friday. The moment when Tennessee Republican...
by Just the News | Jan 6, 2023
by Just the News Staff Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is breathing on his own after having a breathing tube removed by doctors, his team said on Friday. The Bills said in a statement posted to their website that “per the physicians at [University of...
by Hannah Poling | Jan 6, 2023
Governor Mike DeWine vetoed a bill on Thursday that would prohibit local governments in Ohio from enacting any laws regarding tobacco or vaping products that are more strict than state law. DeWine scheduled a press conference with health authorities to discuss the...
by Eric Burk | Jan 6, 2023
Delegate Wren Williams (R-Patrick) was found not guilty of assaulting Delegate Marie March (R-Floyd) on Wednesday. An outside judge brought in to hear the case said March’s legal team failed to prove Williams intentionally assaulted her, according to The Roanoke...
by Star News Staff | Jan 6, 2023
by Anthony Gockowski Minnesota Democrats introduced a bill Thursday to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults over the age of 21. With control of both chambers of the Legislature, and a governor who is ready to sign it into law if passed, they...
by M.D. Kittle | Jan 6, 2023
Madison East High School will host a “family friendly” drag show later this month, a taxpayer-funded woke event that is “Exhibit A” for expanded school choice, according to a parental rights activist. East High parents recently received an email announcing the event,...
by The Center Square | Jan 6, 2023
Democratic U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow on Thursday said she won’t seek reelection to the office she’s held since Jan. 3, 2001. Her current term ends Jan. 3, 2025. Stabenow, 72, said she’s stepping down to “pass the torch” to a younger generation of Democrats. “Inspired...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Jan 6, 2023
A new study from the University of North Carolina shows children and teens who frequently check social media may become more sensitive in the long term to “social feedback” in the form of “likes” and “dislikes” at a time when the brain is experiencing significant...
by Hannah Poling | Jan 6, 2023
Parents are speaking out about the potential teachers’ strike and what is being done on both sides to resolve it as tensions between Akron Public Schools (APS) and its teachers intensify. After many allegations of campus violence, APS teachers declared last week...
