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February 24, 2020

Another Year, Yet Another Horrible Audit for Decatur County

Tennessee Comptrollers said in an audit late last week that the Decatur County government’s problems are severe enough that, as of now, they will not approve the county’s new budget. The county taxpayers will also have to pay a nearly...

February 24, 2020

Commentary: President Trump’s ‘Historically’ Unpopular Numbers Don’t Add Up

by George S. Bardmesser It’s been nearly a month since I wrote about the media-fabricated mirage of Trump’s alleged unpopularity. Yet Fox News, apparently, still hasn’t received the memo. My conclusion, after looking at a set of polls administered between September...

February 24, 2020

Roger Stone Files Motion To Disqualify Judge Amy Berman Jackson Handling His Case

Roger Stone’s attorneys filed a motion Friday to disqualify Judge Amy Berman Jackson from future proceedings in his case because she said during his sentencing hearing Thursday that the Trump confidante’s jury served with “integrity.” Jackson, who sentenced Stone to...

February 24, 2020

Obama-Era DHS Whistleblower Philip Haney Found Dead with Gunshot Wound to Chest

An Obama-era whistleblower was found dead Friday morning in a remote area roughly an hour outside of Sacramento, California with a gunshot wound to his chest. Philip Haney, one of the founding members of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), exposed...

February 24, 2020

California Sues Trump Administration Over ‘Failure to Protect Species’

California is suing the Trump administration for the administration’s failure to protect endangered species in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, Reuters reports. The lawsuit by the state Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the California Natural Resources Agency and the California Environmental...

February 24, 2020

Second Wave of Middle Class Tax Cuts Slated for September

Keeping with his promise in 2018 that he would be issuing a second round of tax cuts, President Donald Trump’s administration signaled that details of the new cuts would be announced in September.

February 24, 2020

Review of School-Based Sex Ed Finds Increases in Sexual Activity

A global research review of school-based comprehensive sex education programs found very little effectiveness from these programs and instead found increased sexual activity.

February 24, 2020

Commentary: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 Was a Mindless Rage of Collectivist Groupthink

On June 1 of next year, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, will mark the centennial of a catastrophe—an entirely man-made one. More specifically, an entirely thought-made one. It will be very painful to acknowledge. In its immediate aftermath, in fact,...

February 24, 2020

Pompeo Meets With New Oman Leader

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Oman Friday for a meeting with the country’s new ruler, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.

February 24, 2020

John Kasich Joining John Kerry for ‘World War Zero’ Climate Town Halls

Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich is partnering with former Secretary of State John Kerry for “World War Zero” climate conversations.

February 24, 2020

Michigan Bill Package Seeks to Tax Vaping at 24 Percent, Clarify Rules

A six-bill package introduced on February 5 aims to regulate vaping like a tobacco product and tax it at 24 percent of the wholesale price.

February 24, 2020

Michigan Dem Chair Lavora Barnes Accuses Republicans of ‘Voter Suppression’ for Defending Election Laws

The chair of the Michigan Democratic Party accused Republicans of “voter suppression” after the Republican National Committee announced a $10 million effort to defend current election laws.

February 24, 2020

House DFL Reintroduces Bill to Look at Redesigning State Flag

Minnesota House Democrats have reintroduced a bill that would establish a “legislative task force” to look into redesigning the state flag.

February 24, 2020

Ohio State Lawmakers Looking to Revamp Cosmetology Licensing Law

State lawmakers are considering changes to cosmetology and barber licensing laws, a move that is pitting business groups in favor of deregulation against industry groups who argue current laws protect the public.

February 24, 2020

Minnesota Bill Requiring Search Warrant Before Accessing Electronic Information Clears Committee

Proposed new legislation would require government entities to get a warrant before accessing electronic information.

February 24, 2020

State Rep. Andy Holt Introduces Bill to Address Drag Queen Story Hour in Tennessee

State Rep. Andy Holt (R-Dresden) has introduced a bill intended to address, among other things, events like the Drag Queen Story Hours at the state’s public libraries. Holt’s bill, the Parental Oversight of Public Libraries Act, would create a parental...

February 23, 2020

State Capitol Commission Takes No Action on Nathan Bedford Forrest Bust

NASHVILLE– The State Capitol Commission, while hearing testimony from both sides on the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust during a meeting on Thursday took no action on the matter.

February 23, 2020

Commentary: The Truth About ‘Socialism’ as Told by Scandinavian Leaders

It says a lot about the 2020 Democratic field when Michael Bloomberg’ defense of capitalism became a point of offense during his first presidential debate.

February 23, 2020

Commentary: The Best Is Yet to Come

In 1969 Frank Sinatra recorded a song that became an instant classic. The title was, “The Best Is Yet to Come.” The lyrics, originally written by Carol Leigh and composed by Cy Coleman in 1959, went like this:

February 23, 2020

Music Spotlight: Fruition

Portland, Oregon based root-rockers Fruition will be in Nashville on March 6 for their show at Basement East with Katie Toupin. I spoke with lead singer Jay Cobb Anderson to find out how this eclectic group got their start.

February 23, 2020

San Francisco Sheriff Says His Department Won’t Cooperate With ICE

Law enforcement in San Francisco will no longer be cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, per a directive by San Francisco’s newly elected sheriff.

February 23, 2020

Analysis: Twelve Times Gun Owners Defended Themselves and Others in January

Many lawmakers around the country welcomed in the new year by pursuing legislation that would severely curtail the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms.

February 23, 2020

Florida Governor Expected to Sign Bill Requiring Parental Consent for Minors to Get Abortions

The governor of Florida is expected to sign a bill requiring parental consent for minors to get abortions.

February 23, 2020

‘Stonewall, Deflect and Deny’: Sen Hawley Says Google Is Resorting to Old Tricks As Attorneys General Turn Up the Heat

Sen. Josh Hawley lambasted Google on Friday for reportedly stonewalling state attorneys general as they attempt to investigate the company for supposedly engaging in anticompetitive practices.

February 23, 2020

Devin Nunes Suing Washington Post Over ‘Garbage’ Report

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) announced Friday night that he is suing the Washington Post, accusing the paper of publishing “demonstrably false” “garbage” about him.

February 23, 2020

Authorities Busy Prosecuting Additional TennCare Fraud Cases

Tennessee officials have charged people from Murfreesboro, Memphis, and Mississippi with TennCare fraud.

February 23, 2020

Biden Pledges Moratorium on All Deportations During His First 100 Days in Office

In a clear shift to the left, former Vice President Joe Biden pledged to put a hold on all deportations during his first 100 days in office and to then only remove illegal aliens who have committed a felony.

February 23, 2020

Klobuchar Ranked One of the Most Liberal in the Senate Despite Moderate Image

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) was recently ranked one of the most liberal members of the U.S. Senate despite the moderate image she projects on the campaign trail.

February 23, 2020

House DFL Wants to Use $190 Million of Budget Surplus for Climate Change Initiatives

House DFLers announced a package of one-time appropriations last week totaling more than $190 million for “solutions that address the climate crisis.”

February 23, 2020

Former Senior UAW Official Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Taking $1.5 Million in Bribes

A former high-level official in the United Auto Workers' (UAW) General Motors Department was sentenced to 28 months in federal prison last week for taking more than $1.5 million in bribes and kickbacks.

February 23, 2020

Ohio House Passes Bill Aimed at Helping the State’s Truck Driving Shortage

The Ohio House of Representatives passed a bill this week that aims to increase training opportunities for truck drivers as the state’s demand for them grows.

February 23, 2020

Tennessee and Four Other States Want to Act on Equal Rights Amendment Matter

Tennessee has joined a motion to intervene in litigation over whether the Equal Rights Amendment can be placed into the Constitution more than 40 years after the 1979 deadline for ratifying the proposed amendment expired.

February 22, 2020

FBI Agents Interested in Democratic State. Sen. Katrina Robinson’s Nursing School

FBI agents carried out search warrants Friday at a for-profit nursing school that State Sen. Katrina Robinson, D-Memphis founded, according to various media reports.

February 22, 2020

Democrat Presidential Candidate Tom Steyer Chickens Out of Interview with The Tennessee Star Report’s Michael Patrick Leahy

Democrat presidential candidate Tom Steyer was scheduled to be interviewed by Michael Patrick Leahy on The Tennessee Star Report, but when the time came, the liberal billionaire no-showed.

February 22, 2020

Sumner County Rallies for Second Amendment Sanctuary Resolution

A rally in support of a Second Amendment Sanctuary County Resolution is planned for Monday, February 24 at 6 p.m. in front of the Sumner County Administration Building.

February 22, 2020

Commentary: Trump Will Be Judged by the Present State of the Economy in 2020

“Eleven years ago today, near the bottom of the worst recession in generations, I signed the Recovery Act, paving the way for more than a decade of economic growth and the longest streak of job creation in American history.”

February 22, 2020

Clarksville Teen Confined to Wheelchair Will Have New Abilities Thanks to iBOT Wheelchair

Emily Mills, 14, who attends Northeast High School in Clarksville, and was confined to a wheelchair at age 5 after a drunk driver hit her, now she has abilities she didn’t have as recent as two weeks ago.

February 22, 2020

Keith Ellison Asks for Examples of Bernie Bros ‘Being Bad,’ Steve Scalise Responds

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, a supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, said on Twitter this week that he has “never seen” a supporter of the Vermont socialist “being unusually mean or rude.”

February 22, 2020

Commentary: Rescuing the GOP’s Climate Policy From Absurdity

For the fanatics on the far Left, and perhaps even for those deranged millions in the middle of the Democratic pack, there is nothing a Republican can say about “climate” that would impress them. As far as they’re concerned, Republicans...

February 22, 2020

Parents Ask Court to Stop Schools From Helping Children Make Gender Transitions

A group of Wisconsin parents is asking a state court to halt a public school district’s policy that they say instructs teachers to assist and encourage children in adopting transgender identities without notifying—and possibly while deceiving—parents.

February 22, 2020

President Trump, RNC Announce $10 Million Initiative to Fight Democrat Voter Fraud

A joint effort between President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee has been announced, with the two groups vowing to spend at least $10 million in various lawsuits against Democratic efforts to commit voter fraud in key...

February 22, 2020

ICE Arrests Illegal Aliens in California Courthouse, Flouting New State Law

US immigration agents arrested two illegal aliens at a Northern California courthouse this week, ignoring a new state law requiring a judicial warrant to make immigration arrests inside courthouses.

February 22, 2020

Commissioner of Tennessee’s Safety and Homeland Security, Jeff Long Declines to Talk to Leahy About Driver Services Issues

Live from Music Row Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Leahy was joined in the studio by all-star panelist Ben...

February 22, 2020

Michael Patrick Leahy to Give Away Tickets to See the Leahy Music Group Perform at the Franklin Theatre Next Saturday

Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Leahy was joined in studio by the all-star panelist, Ben Cunningham.

February 22, 2020

Bloomberg to Release Women From NDAs After Warren Slams Him With ‘Horse-Faced Lesbian’ Comments

2020 presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg announced Friday that he will release women from their non-disclosure agreements related to sexual harassment and gender discrimination lawsuits.

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