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Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr Joins Lawsuit Challenging Biden Administration Concealing Federal Intimidation Tactics Against Parents

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr Joins Lawsuit Challenging Biden Administration Concealing Federal Intimidation Tactics Against Parents

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...
Tennessee Congressman Mark Green Introduces Bill Requiring Hollywood to Disclose Ties to the Chinese Communist Party

Tennessee Congressman Mark Green Introduces Bill Requiring Hollywood to Disclose Ties to the Chinese Communist Party

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,...

Georgia Representative Barry Loudermilk Grills Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell About Inflation

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...
Athens’ Homeless Problem Could Lower University of Georgia’s Enrollment Numbers, One Resident Says

Athens’ Homeless Problem Could Lower University of Georgia’s Enrollment Numbers, One Resident Says

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...
Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey — Indicted Back in October — Announces He Won’t Seek Re-Election

Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey — Indicted Back in October — Announces He Won’t Seek Re-Election

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...
Athens, Georgia Pastor Says County Officials Turn Deaf Ear to Complaints of Homeless Harassing His Church Members

Athens, Georgia Pastor Says County Officials Turn Deaf Ear to Complaints of Homeless Harassing His Church Members

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...
Nashville Starts Gun Retrieval Program to Address High Crime Rate

Nashville Starts Gun Retrieval Program to Address High Crime Rate

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...
AJ Bahou Announces Run for Glen Casada’s Tennessee State House District 63 Seat

AJ Bahou Announces Run for Glen Casada’s Tennessee State House District 63 Seat

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,...
New Georgia Electric Car Manufacturer Connected to George Soros

New Georgia Electric Car Manufacturer Connected to George Soros

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...
Metro Nashville Health HR Department Strikes Back Against Controversial Equity Director Stephanie Kang

Metro Nashville Health HR Department Strikes Back Against Controversial Equity Director Stephanie Kang

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...
Georgia Speaker David Ralston Proposes Major Tax Reform Legislation

Georgia Speaker David Ralston Proposes Major Tax Reform Legislation

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...
Conservative Celebrities, Including John Rich, to Highlight Williamson County Election Kickoff Event Next Week

Conservative Celebrities, Including John Rich, to Highlight Williamson County Election Kickoff Event Next Week

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...
Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners Say They Won’t Investigate Doctors Who Prescribe Ivermectin or Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19

Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners Say They Won’t Investigate Doctors Who Prescribe Ivermectin or Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19

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...
Buckhead Site of Yet Another Violent Crime, Brian Kemp and Other GOP Leaders Still Not Endorsing Movement to Separate City from Atlanta

Buckhead Site of Yet Another Violent Crime, Brian Kemp and Other GOP Leaders Still Not Endorsing Movement to Separate City from Atlanta

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...
New Bill Would Stop Tennessee Medical Licensing Board from Punishing Doctors over COVID-19 Treatment

New Bill Would Stop Tennessee Medical Licensing Board from Punishing Doctors over COVID-19 Treatment

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...
Georgia Church Members Could Carry Guns Into Church Under New Bill

Georgia Church Members Could Carry Guns Into Church Under New Bill

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...
Georgia Legislators to Consider New Gun Rights Bill This Week

Georgia Legislators to Consider New Gun Rights Bill This Week

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...
Former Memphis Attorney Took Advantage of Information Restricted Only to Law Enforcement

Former Memphis Attorney Took Advantage of Information Restricted Only to Law Enforcement

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...
Tennessee Legislator Wants to Create Office of Election Integrity

Tennessee Legislator Wants to Create Office of Election Integrity

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...
Donald Trump Schedules Mar-A-Lago Fundraiser for Vernon Jones

Donald Trump Schedules Mar-A-Lago Fundraiser for Vernon Jones

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...
Georgia Republican Candidate Rich McCormick’s Name No Longer Appears on List of RINO-Endorsed Candidates

Georgia Republican Candidate Rich McCormick’s Name No Longer Appears on List of RINO-Endorsed Candidates

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...
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