On the heels of a disastrous first day of failures across the state of students’ series of troubles accessing the TNReady system Monday; on Tuesday, the system failed again. Gubernatorial candidate Diane Black released a statement excoriating the the state’s inability to administer the program: For years the state has…
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Former Vanderbilt professor Carol Swain has raised more than $40,0000 in the two weeks since she announced her campaign for Mayor of Nashville, her campaign said on Tuesday. “It is clear that there is a groundswell of support for a leader that can bring integrity, honesty and fairness to City…
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In Federal Election Commission filings, congressional hopeful Dr. Mark Green reported his campaign to date has raised nearly $1.2 million, with a reported $769,000 cash-on-hand heading into the all-important second quarter of 2018. Since January 2018, the campaign reports it has received $467,949 in receipts through April 2018. “Camie and…
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Inspector General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Michael Horowitz’s report is “devastating” for former FBI Director James Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) said Monday on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom.” The DOJ’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its internal report Friday reviewing…
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President Donald Trump’s approval rating at 51 percent — significantly higher than other polls — according to the latest Rasmussen Tracking Poll, and the chief executive’s critics are not happy about it. The crowd at “Morning Joe” on MSNBC ridiculed the poll Monday as an outlier or worse.
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by Owen Rickert During my last year in high school, all seniors were required to write a speech about the topic of their choice and present this speech to the student body and faculty. My essay, titled “Division,” dealt with how identity politics ruined the last few years at the…
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Former FBI Director James Comey “had no courage or guts” and “demeaned the FBI” by leaking a memo to the press, Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz said Monday on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends.” “But I really thought [Comey] demeaned the FBI by leaking material about unsubstantiated allegations,…
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After months of preparing for the annual year-end assessments, many Tennessee students struggled to log on to the TNReady testing platform Monday morning. The Department of Education says the problem was quickly fixed by the vendor, and over 20,000 students took the test after the problems were resolved. “We share…
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California Governor Jerry Brown has rejected the Trump administration’s initial proposals for a National Guard mission along the state’s border with Mexico, a top US official said Monday. Brown last week had said he would accept federal funding from President Donald Trump to boost his state’s National Guard.
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The White House on Monday said it was weighing fresh Russia sanctions for Moscow’s role supporting Syria’s chemical weapons program, but officials cautioned that no decision has yet been taken. “We are considering additional sanctions on Russia and a decision will be made in the near future,” said press secretary…
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by Sarah Williams This week marks the start of the Supreme Court’s final oral argument sessions of the current term. The justices will hear arguments in several important cases, including challenges to the constitutionality of administrative law judges, state sales taxes for out-of-state online retailers, and the infamous Trump…
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Early voting is underway in local elections across the state and runs through April 26, with the Election Day itself occurring May 1. In deep red Republican Williamson County there has been some concern among conservative Republican leaders that local Democrats may cross over to vote in the Republican Primary.…
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