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December 9, 2021

Bristol, Tennessee Preparing to Sue Bristol, Virginia over Stinky Landfill

The Bristol, Tennessee City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to move forward with a lawsuit against its neighbor Bristol, Virginia over the Virginia city's stinky landfill. The motion authorizes law firm Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP to issue a notice...

December 9, 2021

United Women of Tennessee Kick Off Christmas at the Bold Patriot Brewing Company

The United Women of Tennessee (UWOT) held its first Christmas Party at the Bold Patriot Brewing Company this week. The event was organized by Gloria Giorno. At the event there was live music and special guest speakers. The UWOT were...

December 9, 2021

Governor Bill Lee Hires Contender for Supreme Court Vacancy as his Legal Counsel

Governor Bill Lee announced on Wednesday that he will hire former federal prosecutor Jonathan Skrmetti as his chief legal counsel. Skrmetti, who serves as the Chief Deputy Attorney General, was under consideration for an open state Supreme Court vacancy.

December 9, 2021

Commentary: Russiagate Is the Biggest Scandal in American History

Russiagate is the biggest scandal in American history. Nothing comes close in size, scope or harm to the republic than the years-long effort to cripple Donald Trump’s presidency by claiming he conspired with an enemy state to steal the 2016...

December 9, 2021

Mayor Cooper Announces $20 Million Plan for Second Avenue

Mayor Cooper announced this week his plans for restoring Second Avenue after last year's Christmas Day Bombing. In both a statement from his office, and in a live announcement, Cooper said that his plan included a restored tree canopy, better...

December 9, 2021

Customs and Border Protection Vaccination Rate Increased After Mandate Deadline

The number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees that are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 rose to 17,192 after the federal mandate deadline, according to a document obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The DCNF earlier reported that...

December 9, 2021

Congressional Report Details ‘Inhumane’ Conditions of January 6 Inmates

A new report published by U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) office details “atrocious,” “cramped,” and “inhumane” conditions at the Washington, D.C., jail where January 6 defendants are being held ahead of trial. The congressional delegation had been turned away...

December 9, 2021

Trump Pick for Arizona Governor: Let Students Sue for Tuition Refunds to End Woke Brainwashing on Campus

GOP Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake proposes holding schools and colleges accountable for teaching students critical race theory by allowing parents to file complaints with K-12 schools and giving college students the ability to sue their state universities. "They shouldn't...

December 9, 2021

Report: At Least Two Students at Barack Obama Global Prep Academy in Los Angeles Given COVID Jabs Without Their Parents’ Consent

At least two parents have accused a prep school in South Los Angeles of vaccinating their children without their permission after bribing them with pizza, according to NBC Los Angeles. One distressed mother claimed that her 13-year-old son was told not...

December 9, 2021

Mark Meadows Will Sue Pelosi and January 6 Committee

Mark Meadows, former chief of staff for President Donald Trump, is suing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the House committee that is investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. After choosing not to cooperate with the Jan. 6 investigatory panel,...

December 9, 2021

Commentary: The Embarrassment That Is CNN

Back in the early 1980s when cable TV was bursting on the scene, there were four channels everybody wanted. ESPN was one. The USA Network was another. HBO was worth paying extra for.

December 9, 2021

CCP Expert Says Apple CEO Tim Cook Currying Favor with Chinese Government

An expert on the Communist Chinese Party (CCP) who chronicles China's current affairs reacted Wednesday to a damning report that Apple CEO Tim Cook paid the Chinese government $275 billion to curry favor with President Xi Jinping. Simone Gao is...

December 9, 2021

Crom’s Crommentary: ‘Biden’s Foreign Policies Could End up Creating Many More Problems Than His Terrible Domestic Policies’

Wednesday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael in studio for another edition of Crom's Crommentary and Biden's foreign policy fails.

December 9, 2021

Tennessee Star National Political Editor Neil McCabe Predicts the Fate of the Build Back Better Bill

Wednesday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed Political Editor and Washington Correspondent Neil McCabe to the newsmakers line to discuss the fate of the Build Back Better bill.

December 9, 2021

Black Lives Matter Releases Statement Supporting Jussie Smollett During Hate Crime Hoax Trial

During former "Empire" star Jussie Smollett's testimony in his own defense, Black Lives Matter (BLM) released a statement supporting the actor, who stands accused of faking a hate crime against himself. "In our commitment to abolition, we can never believe...

December 9, 2021

Child Tax Credit Is Driving Americans Toward Entrepreneurship, Has Little Effect on Workforce

A new study suggests that the child tax credit (CTC) is not reducing overall employment nationwide but is driving some low and middle-income parents away from their private sector jobs and toward self-employment. The study, led by researchers at the Washington...

December 9, 2021

Electric Vehicle Push Is Sparking Massive Deforestation, Environmental Damage

A major nickel mine in a Philippines rainforest has continued to expand, mowing down acres of trees as global demand for minerals essential for electric vehicle manufacturing surges. The Rio Tuba mine in the region of Palawan supplies an important...

December 9, 2021

Buckeye Institute Testifies Before Ohio House Committee on Privacy Bill

A representative from The Buckeye Institute, a free-market advocacy think-tank, testified before the Ohio House of Representatives' Government Oversight Committee about a bill that would protect consumer data, protecting Americans' privacy. HB 376 says that "a consumer has a right...

December 9, 2021

Youngkin Will Pull Virginia Out of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Says He Supports All-of-the-Above Energy Policy

Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin announced that he will use an executive order to pull Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), an 11-state cap-and-trade initiative aimed at reducing utility carbon dioxide emissions by requiring utilities to bid for carbon dioxide...

December 9, 2021

Georgia Poll Shows Kemp and Perdue Tied Following Trump Endorsement

A new poll, conducted by FOX 5 Atlanta/Insider Advantage, shows incumbent Governor Brian Kemp and GOP primary challenger David Perdue locked in a tie. The survey was conducted shortly after Perdue launched his campaign against Kemp and former President Trump...

December 9, 2021

Wisconsin Lawmakers Call on Governor to Remove Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm from Office

Republican state lawmakers sent a letter to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D), urging the executive to remove Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm from office. Chisholm has received harsh backlash for the decision from his office to recommend $1,000 bail...

December 9, 2021

Governor Ducey to Send Law Enforcement Officials to the Yuma Sector of the Southern Border

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced on Tuesday that he will send law enforcement personnel and equipment to the U.S. Southern border. The decision comes in response to thousands of migrants attempting to enter the country in Yuma.

December 9, 2021

Bail Calculation Tool Developed by Left-Wing Billionaire Philanthropist Used in Waukesha

Billionaire philanthropist John Arnold is one of the creators of a bail calculation tool used in Waukesha, Wisc., the jurisdiction that set Darrell Brooks Jr.'s bail so low that he was able to be leave jail and allegedly plow an...

December 9, 2021

Florida Commission on Ethics Finds Probable Cause Related to Nikki Fried Complaint

The Florida Commission on Ethics announced yesterday it found probable cause that Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) violated state law when she failed to disclose more than $350,000 in lobbying income when she ran for her current post.

December 9, 2021

Bill Would Stop Income Taxes for Ohio College Grads for Three Years

A lawmaker wants Ohio college graduates to put their degrees to work in the state, and he wants to eliminate state income taxes for three years for those who take a full-time job in Ohio. Rep. Jon Cross, R-Kenton, also...

December 9, 2021

Minnesota School District Provides Redacted Curriculum to Parents

Parents in a Minnesota school district asked to see what their children are being taught. The district effectively refused to show them. A group of Owatonna parents called the United Patriots for Accountability filed a data request (Minnesota’s version of...

December 9, 2021

Opening Arguments Delivered in Criminal Trial of Minnesota Businesswoman Who Defied COVID Lockdown

ALBERT LEA, Minnesota - The opening arguments were delivered in Melissa “Lisa” Hanson’s trial on Wednesday. Albert Lea City Attorney Kelly Martinez and Hanson, who is representing herself sui juris, made opening statements and Martinez introduced five of her witnesses.

December 9, 2021

Ohio Legislature Passes Pro-Life Bill, Measure Could Force Abortion Clinics to Close

The Ohio House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a pro-life bill that prevents doctors who work for state-funded hospitals and medical schools from contracting with abortion clinics. The Born Alive Infant Protection Act, sponsored by Senators Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) and...

December 9, 2021

Department of Transportation Considering Florida Turnpike Northbound Extension

Officials at the Florida Department of Transportation are considering several proposals to extend the Florida Turnpike north, past its current northern-most end in Wildwood, Fla. A project study area is currently in the works for a three-county region.

December 9, 2021

Three Newspapers Sue Michigan Redistricting Committee over Hidden Memos

Several newspapers sued the Michigan Independent Citizen’s Redistricting Committee (MICRC), alleging the MICRC violated the state's Constitution by hiding two memos from the public. The Detroit News, Bridge Magazine, and the Detroit Free Press filed the suit in the Michigan...

December 9, 2021

Republican Legislators Introduce Accountability Bills for Arizona’s School Boards

A Republican State Senator wants partisan school board elections in Arizona, which she says will encourage accountability. "It's more to make a statement about the process," State Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita (R-Scottsdale) told The Arizona Sun Times. "Right now the process...

December 9, 2021

Nashville Public School Teachers and Amazon Partner to Generate Ideas for Schooling Changes

The Nashville Public Education Foundation (NPEF), a Vanderbilt University-based schooling-policy nonprofit, this week announced the creation of its first twelve-member “Teacherpreneur cohort” to consider solutions to what the organization sees as major challenges in education. NPEF—which aligns itself with progressive...

December 8, 2021

Metro Nashville HR Director Confirms ‘A Complaint Has Been Filed with’ MPHD, but Declines to Address Claim Complaint Was Filed by Dr. Stephanie Kang Over Disagreement About Controversial Rittenhouse Memo

Metro Nashville Human Resources Director Shannon Hall confirmed on Wednesday to The Tennessee Star that "a complaint has been filed" with Metro Nashville Public Health Department's (MPHD) Human Resources Department, but she declined to address claims made to The Star...

December 8, 2021

Congressman Mark Green Applauds Removal of Red Flag Law and Female Draft Requirement in National Defense Authorization Act

Congressman Mark Green (R-TN-07) on Tuesday celebrated the decision to strip a "Red Flag" gun law provision and a requirement for women to register for the military draft from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA is a yearly...

December 8, 2021

Gold Depository in Tennessee Not Currently Feasible, State Officials Say

Proponents of Tennessee having its own gold depository say that investing in gold could protect the state and its residents during severe economic downturns. But in a new report, published Tuesday, members of the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations...

December 8, 2021

Senator Marsha Blackburn Demands Attorney General Garland Withdraw Memo That Connected Parents to ‘Domestic Terrorists’

Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) joined her Republican colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee, demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland withdraw the memo he issued that connected parents to domestic terrorists. Furthermore, during the Department of Justice's investigation, the organization used the...

December 8, 2021

Commentary: Anthony Fauci and the Creation of the Bio-Security State

A new populist spirit, represented by Donald Trump, among others, has led to a reshuffling of seemingly settled ideological alliances. The reshuffling is ongoing. I know this because I find myself approving of at least parts of “The Real Anthony...

December 8, 2021

Grant’s Rants: ‘Changing Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws Must Be Done Now Because It Will Reinforce Tennessee’s Confidence and Trust in Law Enforcement Institutions’

Tuesday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed official guest host, Grant Henry in studio for another addition of Grant's Rants where he addresses civil asset forfeiture laws.

December 8, 2021

Report: Nearly 10,000 Illegal Immigrants Have Evaded Arrest at the Border Since October

Over 9,500 illegal immigrants have evaded arrest and entered the country in one part of the southern border since Oct. 1, Fox News reported. The Rio Grande Valley sector of the border in Texas also had 100,000 illegal encounters since...

December 8, 2021

Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue Removed from South Nashville

A statue depicting Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest was removed Tuesday morning from alongside Interstate 65 in South Nashville. The statue was on late Bill Dorris' property, and after it was removed was relocated to a storage shed on Dorris'...

December 8, 2021

Experts Predict Less Economic Growth, Elevated Inflation for Years to Come

A survey released Monday found that business experts expect prices and inflation to rise at elevated levels for years to come. The National Association for Business Economics released the results of a survey of 48 economic experts who downgraded their growth predictions...

December 8, 2021

Pennsylvania Teacher, NEA Director Wants Unvaccinated Shot

A teacher at a Pennsylvania high school is in hot water after wishing death upon those unvaccinated against COVID-19 in a now-deleted Facebook post. "Screw this guy and screw them all who are all about religious exemptions because they don't...

December 8, 2021

Commentary: Platform Transparency Can Help Build Antitrust Cases

There is growing bipartisan concern over the power Silicon Valley’s oligopolies wield over American society. Amazon alone controls 72% of U.S. adult book sales, Airbnb accounts for a fifth of domestic lodging expenditures and Facebook accounts for almost three-quarters of social media visits. Just two companies, Apple and...

December 8, 2021

Instagram Rolls Out Teen Safety Features One Day Before CEO Will Testify in Congress

Instagram unveiled a host of child safety measures and parental controls for its app just one day before chief executive Adam Mosseri is due to testify in Congress. “At Instagram, we’ve been working for a long time to keep young...

December 8, 2021

Big Oil CEOs Thumb Nose at Green Energy Transition, Say Fossil Fuels Still Have ‘Essential Role’

Executives of major oil companies slammed the aggressive global push to renewable forms of energy and warned that such policies could crash economies. Crude oil and natural gas continue to be key to the world economy’s health and cannot be...

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