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  • Nearly $1.5 Million in Proposed Nashville Grants Would Continue Existing Program Funding Lawyers for Illegal Aliens, Metro Clerk Says
    Nearly $1.5 Million in Proposed Nashville Grants Would Continue Existing Program Funding Lawyers for Illegal Aliens, Metro Clerk Says
TN Top Story: Knoxville Mayor to Propose One-Year Ban on Large Data Centers
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Top Commentary: The Way China Captured California
TSNN Featured:  Nearly $1.5 Million in Proposed Nashville Grants Would Continue Existing Program Funding Lawyers for Illegal Aliens, Metro Clerk Says
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Indya Kincannon
June 8, 2026

Knoxville Mayor to Propose One-Year Ban on Large Data Centers

Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon sent a letter to the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Committee on Monday, saying she will introduce an ordinance seeking a one-year moratorium on large data centers in Knoxville. Kincannon is pursuing “recommendations” about “guardrails for the site selection and operational requirements of data centers within the city.”
Nashville Public Library
June 8, 2026

Lawsuit Claims Nashville Downtown Partnership, Contractor Stored ‘Combustible Materials’ Before Library Parking Garage Fire

Illegal immigrant lawyer
June 8, 2026

Nearly $1.5 Million in Proposed Nashville Grants Would Continue Existing Program Funding Lawyers for Illegal Aliens, Metro Clerk Says

MPL and Pappert
June 8, 2026

Pappert Calls for Comptroller Audit of Metro Nashville Funding for Immigration Nonprofits

Matt Van Epps
June 8, 2026

Key Portions of Tennessee U.S. Rep. Matt Van Epps’ HONOR Gold Star Families Act Advance in House Defense Bill

House showing
June 8, 2026

Tennessee K-12 Teachers Now Eligible for Program Offering Lower Interest Rates for Home Loans

Notre Dame University
June 8, 2026

Notre Dame Seeks Foreign Worker Under H1-B Visa Program to Teach English

TVA Cumberland Power Plant
June 8, 2026

Trump Admin, TVA Confirm Cumberland Coal Plant Scheduled to Close Under Biden Admin to Instead Receive $45 Million for Expansion

Dr. Omar Hamada
June 8, 2026

Live to 100: Dr. Omar Hamada Explains How Bioscope.AI Uses Genetics and AI to Predict Future Health Risks

Tennessee Star
June 6, 2026

The Deception, Sacrifice, and Courage Behind Operation Overlord

Metro Council Meeting
June 5, 2026

Nashville Metro Clerk Confirms Office Has No State-Required Records ‘At This Time’ for $718k Grant to a Second Pro-Immigrant Nonprofit

College Classroom
June 5, 2026

Over Half of Teachers Surveyed Worry AI May Be Making Students ‘Dumber’

Mayor Freddie O'Connell, Davidson County Courthouse/Nashville City Hall
June 5, 2026

Metro Nashville Budget Documents Contradict Mayor’s Claim that Proposed $735,000 ‘Grant’ for Pro-Illegal Alien Nonprofit is ‘Not New’

National News

ICE
June 9, 2026

Homan Says ICE Preparing to Send the Largest Deployment to New York City It Has Ever Seen

Border czar Tom Homan said Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to send a massive deployment of officers to New York City in light of Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent legislative package that boosts protections for residents from federal authorities.   The legislative package, which was passed last month, bans...
China and California
June 9, 2026

Commentary: The Way China Captured California

truck driver
June 8, 2026

Truckers Replaced by Driverless Delivery as Automation Revolution Begins

Indian workers
June 8, 2026

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s 100K H-1B Visa Fee

Trump and Israel
June 8, 2026

Trump Admin Reportedly Alarmed by Israel’s Spying, Getting Too Close to Iran Negotiations

Penn Station
June 8, 2026

Five Stabbed Inside NYC’s Penn Station Ahead of Trump Visit for NBA Championship

passport
June 8, 2026

Trump Administration Targets 17 U.S. Citizens Accused of Fraud for Denaturalization

Tim Walz
June 8, 2026

Congressional Report Slams Minnesota’s Walz, Ellison for Turning ‘Blind Eye’ to Mass Welfare Fraud

Iran and Trump
June 8, 2026

Trump Demands Iran, Israel Stop Attacking Each Other After Weekend Violence Threatens Ceasefire

Notre Dame University
June 8, 2026

Notre Dame Seeks Foreign Worker Under H1-B Visa Program to Teach English

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
June 6, 2026

Analysis: Democrat Hispanic Support Is Down 30 Points Since 2018

DNI Tulsi Gabbard
June 6, 2026

U.S. Intelligence Community Faces Historic Restructuring Under Gabbard-Pulte Transition

US Capitol
June 6, 2026

Commentary: Allegations of Corruption by Top Democrats and Reinvestigations

Commentary

China and California
June 9, 2026

Commentary: The Way China Captured California

Why does California have the highest gasoline taxes in the U.S.? Don’t look to the Strait of Hormuz. Look at Beijing. Of course, energy has been expensive in California for a long time. Some of this can be attributed to spacey Californians who have spent half a century dreaming up...
US Capitol
June 6, 2026

Commentary: Allegations of Corruption by Top Democrats and Reinvestigations

At the Office
June 5, 2026

Commentary: May Jobs Report Shows The Summer Hiring Season Started with a Bang

second amendment
June 5, 2026

Commentary: Violent Crime Drops as More Americans Pack Heat

Broadband Installation
June 5, 2026

Commentary: FCC Decision Holds Monopoly Utilities Accountable

Gavin Newsom
June 4, 2026

Commentary: California’s ‘Wealth’ Tax is Coming for Everyone

Trump and shipyard
June 3, 2026

Commentary: It’s Time to Act Against China’s Maritime Tsunami and Rebuild America’s Shipyards

judge
June 2, 2026

Commentary: Congress Should Not Turn Away from Judges Behaving Badly

School drop-off
May 29, 2026

Commentary: State-Run Community Schools Weaken Families by Assuming Roles Traditionally Held by Parents

Weekend Spotlight

Proposed New Titans Stadium
May 19, 2026

Nashville to Host 2030 Super Bowl in New Titans Stadium

National Football League (NFL) owners voted Tuesday at the Spring League Meeting to award Nashville as the 2030 host city for host Super Bowl LXIV, which will mark the first time Tennessee will host the NFL’s championship game
Chris Fenton
May 18, 2026

Hollywood Executive Chris Fenton Eyes Tennessee Expansion While Launching New Family Film ‘Bad Counselors’

Full body MRI scan
May 17, 2026

Preventive Healthcare Goes High-Tech with Specialized Whole-Body MRI Clinics

classroom discussion
May 15, 2026

Declining Literacy Rates Spark New Concerns About Civic Understanding Among Young Americans

Jack Daniels
April 28, 2026

French Company Vies with American Company to Acquire Iconic Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey

Dr. Omar Hamada
March 7, 2026

Dr. Omar Hamada Identifies the Five Medical Tests You Must Take for Early Detection of Deadly Illnesses

Professional nurse
February 21, 2026

Tennessee Nurses Are Logging in as Online Nurse Practitioner Programs are Booming Across the State


Entertainment and Lifestyle

Travis Bolt
June 2, 2026

Travis Bolt Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut

Music Spotlight artist Travis Bolt made his Opry Debut on May 29th in Nashville.
Paige King Johnson
May 30, 2026

Music Spotlight: Paige King Johnson

Jordan Ranier
May 23, 2026

Music Spotlight: Jordan Rainer

May 21, 2026

Ashley Anne Releases ‘Generational Heartbreak’ EP

Braxton Keith
May 19, 2026

Music Spotlight: Braxton Keith

Chris Fenton
May 18, 2026

Hollywood Executive Chris Fenton Eyes Tennessee Expansion While Launching New Family Film ‘Bad Counselors’

Clint Black
May 14, 2026

Clint Black Releases New Memoir

Teletown
May 9, 2026

Fender Celebrates 75 Years of the Telecaster at the Ryman

May 2, 2026

Music Spotlight: Austin Snell


Latest News

ICE

Homan Says ICE Preparing to Send the Largest Deployment to New York City It Has Ever Seen

Border czar Tom Homan said Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to send a massive deployment of officers to New York City in light of Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent legislative package that boosts protections for residents from federal authorities.   The legislative package, which was passed last...
China and California

Commentary: The Way China Captured California

Indya Kincannon

Knoxville Mayor to Propose One-Year Ban on Large Data Centers

Nashville Public Library

Lawsuit Claims Nashville Downtown Partnership, Contractor Stored ‘Combustible Materials’ Before Library Parking Garage Fire

Illegal immigrant lawyer

Nearly $1.5 Million in Proposed Nashville Grants Would Continue Existing Program Funding Lawyers for Illegal Aliens, Metro Clerk Says

MPL and Pappert

Pappert Calls for Comptroller Audit of Metro Nashville Funding for Immigration Nonprofits

truck driver

Truckers Replaced by Driverless Delivery as Automation Revolution Begins

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
Tennessee Leads
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