by Chris Butler | Mar 7, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said late last week that he has joined a lawsuit to force the Biden administration to release records that might reveal Biden’s attempts to intimidate parents. In a statement, Carr said these parents tried to speak out on issues...
by Chris Butler | Mar 7, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07) has introduced a bill that would stop federal agencies from assisting Hollywood studios that co-produce films with a Chinese company that are subject to the Chinese Communist Party’s content restrictions. Green, in a statement,...
by Chris Butler | Mar 6, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
Representative Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) this week reminded Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell about Loudermilk’s warnings from one year ago about inflation — a prediction that proved correct. Loudermilk discussed the matter at a U.S. House Committee on Financial...
by Chris Butler | Mar 5, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
Athens-Clarke County officials use taxpayer money to lure in greater and greater numbers of homeless people from around Georgia, but the potential consequences to the county and to the University of Georgia (UGA) are too great to ignore. This, according to two Athens...
by Chris Butler | Mar 5, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
State Senator Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) told his constituents on Friday that he will not run for reelection, and he intends to spend more time with his family. “It has been a true honor to serve you for 18 years and to work with you to pass more constitutional...
by Chris Butler | Mar 4, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
Members of one Athens church fear for their safety after they said homeless people — many of whom they suspect aren’t even from that city — have harassed and threatened them on church grounds. Luis Ortiz, the senior pastor of the Athens’ Young Harris Memorial United...
by Chris Butler | Mar 4, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Citing the city’s high crime rate, members of the Metro Nashville Office of Alternative Policing Strategies this week announced a new gun retrieval program. The Tennessee Star on Thursday contacted Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) spokesman Steven Bowers. We...
by Chris Butler | Mar 3, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
AJ Bahou, a self-described conservative, on Wednesday announced he is running as a Republican for Tennessee State Representative in House District 63. The 63rd District comprises eastern Williamson County. State Representative Glen Casada, a Republican from Franklin,...
by Chris Butler | Mar 3, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue said this week that incumbent Governor Brian Kemp provided state-backed financial incentives to an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer tied to George Soros. Bloomberg reported this week that Soros does invest in the EV...
by Chris Butler | Mar 3, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Members of the Metro Nashville Public Health Department’s (MPHD’s) Human Resources (HR) Office are fighting back against scathing criticism from their Racial and Health Equity Director Stephanie Kang. Kang last month distributed a memo to MPHD board members to...
by Chris Butler | Mar 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) and House Ways and Means Chair Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire) on Tuesday announced legislation that would, if enacted into law, lower Georgia’s maximum income tax rate. Ralston and Blackmon want to reduce Georgia’s...
by Chris Butler | Mar 2, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Members of the Williamson Families PAC are scheduled to host a County Election Kickoff event next week that features country music star John Rich, actress Leigh-Allyn Baker, and former professional baseball player Jeremy Slayden. The kickoff will reveal 19 candidates...
by Chris Butler | Mar 1, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Members of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners said last week they won’t object if or when a primary care physician in the state prescribes ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. Board members said this last Wednesday at a Senate Government...
by Chris Butler | Mar 1, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
News of yet another violent crime in Buckhead apparently won’t nudge Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and other high-ranking GOP legislators to push for legislation to allow Buckhead residents to vote on separating from crime-plagued Atlanta. Members of the Atlanta Police...
by Chris Butler | Feb 28, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
A new bill would, if enacted into law, prohibit a Tennessee licensing board or disciplinary subcommittee from acting against a physician’s license based solely on the physician’s recommendations to a patient regarding treatment for COVID-19. The bill would also...
by Chris Butler | Feb 28, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
A new bill in the Georgia General Assembly would, if enacted into law, remove places of worship from a list of unauthorized locations where people in the state may carry weapons or long guns. Representative Rick Jasperse (R-Jasper) (pictured above) is the primary...
by Chris Butler | Feb 27, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
Members of the Georgia General Assembly this week will consider a bill that would, if enacted into law, allow all lawful weapons carriers to carry a firearm without needing a government permit. State Senator Jason Anavitarte (R-Dallas) is the primary sponsor of the...
by Chris Butler | Feb 27, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Glenda Adams, a member of the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office in Memphis, accepted money from a local attorney to provide him with information restricted only to law enforcement. That information concerned traffic accident reports. The local attorney then...
by Chris Butler | Feb 27, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Members of the Tennessee Senate State and Local Government Committee are scheduled to discuss a bill this week that would require comptrollers to establish an Office of Election Integrity to perform and supervise election audits. State Senator Janice Bowling...
by Chris Butler | Feb 26, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend and host a fundraiser for Vernon Jones, who is running for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District. Organizers said in a statement that they have scheduled Jones’ fundraiser for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET, Thursday, March...
by Chris Butler | Feb 26, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
An organization tagged as catering to Republicans-In-Name-Only (RINOS) has apparently endorsed Republican Rich McCormick, who is running for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District — but reports say that they are keeping that endorsement under the radar. Members...
