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  • Memphis Mayor Paul Young Wants Property Tax Hike to Cover Budget Shortfall, Fight Crime
    Memphis Mayor Paul Young Wants Property Tax Hike to Cover Budget Shortfall, Fight Crime
TN Top Story: General Assembly Passes Bill for Stricter Bail Requirements
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Top Commentary: Commentary: The Teachers’ Unions Are More Political than Ever
TSNN Featured: Arizona Attorney General Confirms No Enforcement of 1864 Abortion Law Until June
Andy Ogles for Congress
Cold Weather Report
American Refugees
Yes, Every Kid

Tennessee

HB 1719
April 18, 2024

General Assembly Passes Bill for Stricter Bail Requirements

The Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday that strengthened bail requirements. HB 1719 "removes the defendant's financial condition as a consideration for the magistrate in determining the amount of bail necessary to reasonably assure the appearance of the defendant at trial and protect the safety of the public."
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann
April 18, 2024

Tennessee U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann Appointed to the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee

Lottery Balls
April 18, 2024

Tennessee Lottery Raises over $113 Million for Education in Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2024

NPR Marsha Blackburn
April 18, 2024

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn Considers Introducing Legislation to Defund NPR: Report

Paul Young
April 18, 2024

Memphis Mayor Paul Young Wants Property Tax Hike to Cover Budget Shortfall, Fight Crime

Judson Phillips
April 17, 2024

Founder of Tea Party Nation Judson Phillips: 15 Years Later, the Tea Party Movement Was an ‘Abject Failure’

Theodore Deschler
April 17, 2024

Eight Months Later, FBI Won’t Provide Details on Raid That Killed Tennessee Man Theodore Deschler

Chloe Akers
April 17, 2024

Founder of Tennessee Anti-MAGA PAC Raised Nearly $440,000 at Last Political Organization, Then Folded

Tim Burchett Border Wall
April 17, 2024

Rep. Burchett: ‘We Could Have Built the Wall’ Instead of Funding Ukraine

Tim Rudd
April 17, 2024

Tennessee Bill Protects Property Owners from Squatters

Andy Ogles for Congress
Cold Weather Report
American Refugees
Yes, Every Kid

News from the States

Hacker at a compter
April 18, 2024

Ohio Taxpayers Losing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to Scams

At least 23 government offices throughout Ohio have been affected by scams associated with redirecting payments from public accounts in the past year. Ohio Auditor Keith Faber said the scams have hit at least 23 government offices in cities, villages, townships and school districts, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars...
Robert Patillo
April 18, 2024

Democrat Challenging Judge Overseeing Georgia Trump Case Now Under Investigation

Kris Mayes
April 18, 2024

Arizona Attorney General Confirms No Enforcement of 1864 Abortion Law Until June

Jason Miyares
April 18, 2024

Virginia AG Miyares Announces Nearly $110 Million in Opioid Settlement Payments

Jaun Ciscomani and Kari Lake (composite image)
April 18, 2024

Elections Analysis Delivers Bad News for Arizona Republicans Following Landmark Abortion Ruling

Classwork in school
April 17, 2024

State Republicans Accuse DFL, Walz of Playing Politics with Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment Results Release Date

Softball
April 17, 2024

Ohio Court Blocks House Bill 68 from Taking Effect Next Week

Abort the Court
April 17, 2024

Poll by Progressive Group Claims Republicans Divided over 1864 Arizona Abortion Law

Kids on Phone in Class
April 17, 2024

Ohio Lawmakers Act on DeWine’s Call to Ban Cell Phones in Classroom

Ron DeSantis
April 17, 2024

Florida’s DeSantis Signs Education Reform Bill into Law

Meeting at Work
April 17, 2024

Pennsylvania Bill Seeks to Compel State to Share Workforce Development Data Faster

Tony Evers
April 17, 2024

Wisconsin’s Largest Business Group Sues over Evers’ 400-Year School Funding Veto

Worker at Desk
April 17, 2024

Connecticut Lawmakers Approve 2.5 Percent Raises for State Workers

Kirt Beasley
April 17, 2024

Fulton County Sheriff Candidate Kirt Beasley Questions Reports of Jail Walls Crumbling

Teachers and Students
April 17, 2024

Report: Michigan Schools Spent Almost Half of COVID Funds on Employees

Glenn Youngkin Budget
April 17, 2024

Virginia Conservative Leaders Celebrate Gov. Glenn Youngkin for ‘Common Ground Budget,’ Record Vetoes

Fani Willis
April 17, 2024

Fani Willis Challenges Open Records Lawsuit Seeking White House Communications

National News

Wheat combine
April 18, 2024

U.S. Wheat Farmers Stare Down Huge Losses as Foreign Goods Flood Market

Many American wheat farmers may face losses in 2024 due to a glut of foreign supply coupled with soaring equipment and labor costs amid high inflation, Reuters reported Wednesday. Wheat prices are near their lowest point in nearly four years as supply from the Black Sea and Europe has unexpectedly...
New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice public assembly
April 18, 2024

Biden EPA Giving Millions to ‘Immigrant Justice’ Groups Registering, ‘Mobilizing’ Dem-Leaning Voting Bloc

Becky Pringle
April 18, 2024

Commentary: The Teachers’ Unions Are More Political than Ever

Donald Trump
April 18, 2024

Commentary: The Coup d’Etat Against Candidate Trump

Eric Ciaramella
April 18, 2024

Commentary: Impeachment ‘Whistleblower’ Was in the Loop of Biden-Ukraine Affairs That Trump Wanted Probed

Mayor Mike Johnston
April 18, 2024

Denver Mayor Cuts Police Budget by $8 Million to Fund Illegal Aliens

Joe Biden with supporter
April 18, 2024

Soros PAC Bets Big on White Women to Deliver 2024 Victory for Democrats

Bags of confiscated fentanyl
April 18, 2024

House Committee Finds Chinese Government Pushes Fentanyl Materials, Fueling Drug Crisis

April 17, 2024

NO TRIAL: Senate Democrats Quickly Dismiss Impeachment Articles Against Mayorkas

CBP Officer chasing illegal border crossers
April 17, 2024

Majority of Voters Polled Believe U.S. is Being Invaded at Southern Border

Group photo of Resource Center Matamoros staff
April 17, 2024

Illegals Instructed to Vote Biden for Border NGO to ‘Stay Open’

House Speaker Mike Johnson
April 17, 2024

Johnson Vows Not to Resign, as Second GOP Lawmaker Announces Support for Ouster

Trump in Oval Office
April 17, 2024

Most Americans Don’t Think Trump Acted Illegally in Alvin Bragg Case: Poll

Donald Trump and Richard Nixon
April 17, 2024

Commentary: Lawfare Didn’t Begin with Trump

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price
April 17, 2024

Soros-Funded DA Faces Recall Vote After Crime Ravages Blue County

April 17, 2024

Julie Kelly Commentary: The Supreme Court Can Right an Egregious Wrong in Jan 6 Cases, But Will It?

President Joe Biden signing a bill
April 17, 2024

Commentary: Inflation Will Stick Around as Long as The Big Spenders Do

Commentary

Becky Pringle
April 18, 2024

Commentary: The Teachers’ Unions Are More Political than Ever

In the past, teachers' unions concentrated on fighting to keep all teachers employed—competent or otherwise—laying off teachers by seniority when necessary and soaking taxpayers every chance they could. While those activities are still part of their mission, they have, over time, increasingly delved into the political/social realm, promoting Black Lives...
Donald Trump
April 18, 2024

Commentary: The Coup d’Etat Against Candidate Trump

Eric Ciaramella
April 18, 2024

Commentary: Impeachment ‘Whistleblower’ Was in the Loop of Biden-Ukraine Affairs That Trump Wanted Probed

Donald Trump and Richard Nixon
April 17, 2024

Commentary: Lawfare Didn’t Begin with Trump

April 17, 2024

Julie Kelly Commentary: The Supreme Court Can Right an Egregious Wrong in Jan 6 Cases, But Will It?

President Joe Biden signing a bill
April 17, 2024

Commentary: Inflation Will Stick Around as Long as The Big Spenders Do

Speaker Mike Johnson
April 16, 2024

Commentary: Speaker Mike Johnson’s ‘Personal Conservatism’ Betrays the Conservative Movement

Donald Trump
April 15, 2024

Newt Gingrich Commentary: The American People vs. Judicial Corruption

Donald Trump
April 15, 2024

Commentary: The Battle Begins as Trump’s Trial Tests American Justice


Entertainment and Lifestyle

April 17, 2024

Music Spotlight: Lindy Boone

Lindy Boone, daughter of Pat Boone and sister to Debby Boone, Cherry Boone, and Laurey Boone, has been singing all her life. They attended a church that didn’t use musical instruments, so everyone learned to sing instead. Their mama, singer Shirley Lee Foley, taught her daughters to sing harmony.
Cody Webb
April 12, 2024

Music Spotlight: Cody Webb

Flag Football
April 10, 2024

Tennessee Becomes 10th State to Sanction Girls Flag Football

April 8, 2024

Nashville Predators to Host Pride Night for ‘LGBTQIA2S+ Community’ on Tuesday

April 3, 2024

Song Suffragettes Celebrate 10th Anniversary

Cicely Mason
March 29, 2024

Music Spotlight: Cicely Mason

Bryce Leatherwood
March 27, 2024

Music Spotlight: Bryce Leatherwood

March 27, 2024

Movie Review: Someone Like You

Kelsey Hickman
March 22, 2024

Music Spotlight: Kelsey Hickman


Latest News

HB 1719
April 18, 2024

General Assembly Passes Bill for Stricter Bail Requirements

The Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday that strengthened bail requirements. HB 1719 "removes the defendant's financial condition as a consideration for the magistrate in determining the amount of bail necessary to reasonably assure the appearance of the...
Wheat combine
April 18, 2024

U.S. Wheat Farmers Stare Down Huge Losses as Foreign Goods Flood Market

Many American wheat farmers may face losses in 2024 due to a glut of foreign supply coupled with soaring equipment and labor costs amid high inflation, Reuters reported Wednesday. Wheat prices are near their lowest point in nearly four years...
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann
April 18, 2024

Tennessee U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann Appointed to the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee

U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03) was appointed to serve as a member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee this week. The Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, a subdivision of the House Appropriations Committee, funds America’s military and national defense.
Lottery Balls
April 18, 2024

Tennessee Lottery Raises over $113 Million for Education in Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2024

The Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation announced Tuesday it raised $113,820,000 for education in the Volunteer State during the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), which spanned from January 1 through March 31. “The Lottery is proud to announce this...
NPR Marsha Blackburn
April 18, 2024

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn Considers Introducing Legislation to Defund NPR: Report

Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is considering introducing legislation that would ban National Public Radio (NPR) from receiving federal funding, according to Fox News.
New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice public assembly
April 18, 2024

Biden EPA Giving Millions to ‘Immigrant Justice’ Groups Registering, ‘Mobilizing’ Dem-Leaning Voting Bloc

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is handing out millions of taxpayer dollars to a coalition featuring two immigration-focused activist organizations, one which pushes voter registration for traditionally Democrat-leaning demographics. As part of a $600 million round of grant funding issued in...
Paul Young
April 18, 2024

Memphis Mayor Paul Young Wants Property Tax Hike to Cover Budget Shortfall, Fight Crime

Memphis Mayor Paul Young confirmed he will ask for a property tax hike, explaining the money is needed to cover a budget shortfall and fund the city's fight against crime. Young announced his plans during a Tuesday event at Mount...
Hacker at a compter
April 18, 2024

Ohio Taxpayers Losing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to Scams

At least 23 government offices throughout Ohio have been affected by scams associated with redirecting payments from public accounts in the past year. Ohio Auditor Keith Faber said the scams have hit at least 23 government offices in cities, villages,...
Becky Pringle
April 18, 2024

Commentary: The Teachers’ Unions Are More Political than Ever

In the past, teachers' unions concentrated on fighting to keep all teachers employed—competent or otherwise—laying off teachers by seniority when necessary and soaking taxpayers every chance they could. While those activities are still part of their mission, they have, over...
Robert Patillo
April 18, 2024

Democrat Challenging Judge Overseeing Georgia Trump Case Now Under Investigation

The Democrat challenging Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is reportedly under investigation by a Georgia watchdog over campaign materials that referred to him as an elected judge. Robert Patillo is under investigation by a panel at the Judicial...
Kris Mayes
April 18, 2024

Arizona Attorney General Confirms No Enforcement of 1864 Abortion Law Until June

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes confirmed on Tuesday her office will not enforce the 19th century abortion law recently upheld by the Arizona Supreme Court until at least June. Mayes said in a video posted to the attorney general's account...
Jason Miyares
April 18, 2024

Virginia AG Miyares Announces Nearly $110 Million in Opioid Settlement Payments

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced on Tuesday the receipt of more than $100 million in opioid settlement payments from drug manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies who agreed to the financial compensation for their role in the opioid crisis. The press...
Jaun Ciscomani and Kari Lake (composite image)
April 18, 2024

Elections Analysis Delivers Bad News for Arizona Republicans Following Landmark Abortion Ruling

A nonpartisan elections analysis announced two rating changes on Wednesday that endanger Republicans for competitive races in the battleground state of Arizona following a ruling that imposed a near-total abortion ban. The Arizona Supreme Court decided on April 9 that an...
Donald Trump
April 18, 2024

Commentary: The Coup d’Etat Against Candidate Trump

In 1967, I had the privilege of studying criminal law at Yale University. The teacher was a superpower in the field named Joe Goldstein. After a short time, we got to a series of cases where a prosecutor had empaneled...
Eric Ciaramella
April 18, 2024

Commentary: Impeachment ‘Whistleblower’ Was in the Loop of Biden-Ukraine Affairs That Trump Wanted Probed

The 'whistleblower' who sparked Donald Trump's first impeachment was deeply involved in the political maneuverings behind Biden-family business schemes in Ukraine that Trump wanted probed, newly obtained emails from former Vice President Joe Biden’s office reveal. In 2019, then-National Intelligence...
Mayor Mike Johnston
April 18, 2024

Denver Mayor Cuts Police Budget by $8 Million to Fund Illegal Aliens

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D-Colo.) has announced a new spending package that will fund the hordes of illegal aliens flooding into the state, including cutting the city police department’s budget by $8 million in order to support illegals. As Fox News...
Joe Biden with supporter
April 18, 2024

Soros PAC Bets Big on White Women to Deliver 2024 Victory for Democrats

A PAC funded by George Soros is bankrolling a political committee that is trying to convince moderate white women to vote for Democrats. Democracy PAC donated $1 million to the One For All Committee, which produces and runs advertisements aimed at...
Bags of confiscated fentanyl
April 18, 2024

House Committee Finds Chinese Government Pushes Fentanyl Materials, Fueling Drug Crisis

A new report Tuesday detailing the Chinese Communist Party’s role in the fentanyl crisis plaguing the country details the findings of a House investigation that concluded the Chinese government subsidizes the manufacturing and export of fentanyl materials and refuses to...
Judson Phillips
April 17, 2024

Founder of Tea Party Nation Judson Phillips: 15 Years Later, the Tea Party Movement Was an ‘Abject Failure’

Judson Phillips, founder of Tea Party Nation, said 15 years after the Tax Day Tea Party, the movement’s effect on fiscal responsibility, limited government, and free markets in federal politics has been “an abject failure.” “The Tea Party movement was...
April 17, 2024

NO TRIAL: Senate Democrats Quickly Dismiss Impeachment Articles Against Mayorkas

Within 20 minutes of convening to hold an impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Democrats in the Senate steamrolled through motions and voted to dismiss the first article of impeachment brought against him. Shortly thereafter, they...
Theodore Deschler
April 17, 2024

Eight Months Later, FBI Won’t Provide Details on Raid That Killed Tennessee Man Theodore Deschler

More than eight months after a raid that left a Henderson man dead, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) won't disclose details about the case, while the local police department says they weren't made aware of the raid until after...
Chloe Akers
April 17, 2024

Founder of Tennessee Anti-MAGA PAC Raised Nearly $440,000 at Last Political Organization, Then Folded

Chloe Akers, who founded The Best of Tennessee with seasoned political fundraiser Kim Kaegi, previously raised nearly $440,000 for a political action committee that sought to elevate moderate voices in support of abortion and gun control. Prior to founding The...
Tim Burchett Border Wall
April 17, 2024

Rep. Burchett: ‘We Could Have Built the Wall’ Instead of Funding Ukraine

A Congressman from Tennessee took to NewsMax to ensure Americans that he won't vote to continue sending taxpayer dollars to Ukraine, and noted that many domestic problems could have been solved with the money Congress has already allocated to the...
CBP Officer chasing illegal border crossers
April 17, 2024

Majority of Voters Polled Believe U.S. is Being Invaded at Southern Border

The majority of American voters polled believe the U.S. is being invaded at the southern border.  The findings come after Texas counties have led the national conversation on invasion, introducing the term and making the case for Texas’ constitutional right...
Group photo of Resource Center Matamoros staff
April 17, 2024

Illegals Instructed to Vote Biden for Border NGO to ‘Stay Open’

An advocacy group based in Northeastern Mexico that lobbies U.S. lawmakers has distributed and posted flyers encouraging illegal immigrants to vote for President Joe Biden in the 2024 election, according to The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project. Translated from Spanish, the Oversight...
House Speaker Mike Johnson
April 17, 2024

Johnson Vows Not to Resign, as Second GOP Lawmaker Announces Support for Ouster

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., announced on social media Tuesday that he's co-sponsoring a motion to vacate the chair against House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. In doing so, Massie joined the motion to vacate push against Johnson launched by Rep. Marjorie...
Trump in Oval Office
April 17, 2024

Most Americans Don’t Think Trump Acted Illegally in Alvin Bragg Case: Poll

Only 35 perdent of Americans believe former President Donald Trump acted illegally in regard to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against him, which began on Monday, a Tuesday poll found. Jury selection is underway in the first of Trump’s four criminal...
Tim Rudd
April 17, 2024

Tennessee Bill Protects Property Owners from Squatters

A new law passed by the General Assembly protects Tennessee property owners from squatters, which has become a hot topic of debate around the country as the practice becomes more prevalent. “Home ownership is the American dream for many, the...
Classwork in school
April 17, 2024

State Republicans Accuse DFL, Walz of Playing Politics with Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment Results Release Date

For more than 20 years the Minnesota Department of Education has released to the public aggregated results of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment test during the first weeks of the school year — before or by Sept. 1, to be exact. That’s almost...
Softball
April 17, 2024

Ohio Court Blocks House Bill 68 from Taking Effect Next Week

The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday to prevent House Bill 68 from taking immediate effect. House Bill 68, which includes the SAFE Act and the Save Women’s Sports Act, was set to...
Abort the Court
April 17, 2024

Poll by Progressive Group Claims Republicans Divided over 1864 Arizona Abortion Law

A progressive polling firm released data on Tuesday that claims Republicans are divided over the decision by the Arizona Supreme Court to enact a 19th-century law that bans most abortions, including in the event of rape or incest. Pollsters at...
Kids on Phone in Class
April 17, 2024

Ohio Lawmakers Act on DeWine’s Call to Ban Cell Phones in Classroom

Gov. Mike DeWine's push to ban cell phones in Ohio classrooms is meeting resistance from Republicans and Democrats. In last week's State of the State address, DeWine called cell phones a major distraction in state schools and asked lawmakers to...
Ron DeSantis
April 17, 2024

Florida’s DeSantis Signs Education Reform Bill into Law

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an education reform bill into law on Tuesday that will have long-reaching implications for the state's education system. House Bill 1285 does several things, including addressing school districts with "Turn-Around" status, repeals the Florida College System's...
Meeting at Work
April 17, 2024

Pennsylvania Bill Seeks to Compel State to Share Workforce Development Data Faster

State agencies across the commonwealth gather data on jobs, employment, and the economy — but they struggle to share it, hamstringing how useful it is. Legislators have taken notice and are looking to compel some digital cooperation.
Tony Evers
April 17, 2024

Wisconsin’s Largest Business Group Sues over Evers’ 400-Year School Funding Veto

There is now a legal challenge to Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year school funding veto. The WMC Litigation Center on Monday asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take up their challenge to the governor’s summer veto that increased per-pupil funding for...
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