A Tennessee businessman said he couldn’t sell his state-of-the-art security software because members of a state board told him no. But those regulators, specifically the five-member Alarm Systems Contractors’ Board, said that’s not true, because they never made a final decision on the matter. But go over the video and…
Read MoreDay: September 3, 2018
Report: Smith County Library Director Cheated Taxpayers
Tennessee Comptrollers have called out the director of the Smith County Library in Carthage for taking money from taxpayers for working hours she, in fact, did not work. She got away with it because her supervisors weren’t watching her all that closely, auditors said. State Comptrollers released their audit Friday.…
Read MoreFederal Judge Will Continue Accepting DACA Applications Despite Believing The Program Is Illegal
by Molly Prince A federal judge in Texas announced Friday that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program can continue to accept applications and operate as written despite it likely violating federal law. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen rejected the request by seven states to issue an injunction…
Read MoreThe LA Times Inadvertently Admits Trump Is Right About What’s Causing California’s Massive Wildfires
by Tim Pierce Adopting more active forest management policies such as increased thinning of trees and conducting controlled burns will help mitigate damage from future wildfires, the Los Angeles Times editorial board writes. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke began advocating similar policy prescriptions earlier in 2018 after President Donald Trump…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Hillary Clinton Is Hiring Interns For The Fall – But Won’t Pay Them A Single Cent
by Joe Simonson Hillary Clinton is hiring a batch of unpaid interns for the fall to work in her New York City office, according to documents obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. Applications are currently being accepted on a rolling basis and will “run from September to mid-December.”…
Read MoreDaily Caller’s Stephanie Hamill Accuses Democrats Of Ignoring Allegations Against Keith Ellison
by Nick Givas The Daily Caller’s video columnist Stephanie Hamill accused the Democratic party of purposely ignoring abuse allegations against House Democrat Keith Ellison, on “Fox & Friends First” Saturday. “You would think that the #MeToo movement people, the women’s march, the Democrat leadership, you think they would be speaking out…
Read MoreBillionaire CEO Of JD.com, Richard Liu, Arrested In Minnesota For ‘Suspicion of Sexual Misconduct’ – Again
by Kyle Perisic The billionaire CEO of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com was arrested in Minnesota Friday on suspicion of sexual misconduct, and it’s not the first time he’s been involved in such allegations. The company said it was a false allegation after Liu Qiangdong, also known as Richard Liu, was…
Read MoreCommentary: It Isn’t Just Trump vs. Bernie in Florida Governor’s Race
by George Rasley, CHQ Editor Tuesday’s Florida Primary Election rocked the Florida political establishment of both parties and set up what will likely be the most expensive and certainly the most important gubernatorial election of 2018. On the Republican side Rep. Ron DeSantis (FL-6) one of the most visible…
Read MoreCaryville, Tennessee Police Department Blasted in Comptroller’s Report for Holding Confiscated Guns for 50 Years
Members of the Caryville Police Department confiscated other people’s guns and tried to trade them before getting the proper permission. There’s other things they did with those firearms they weren’t legally allowed to do. Tennessee law, for instance, says they can only hold onto those guns for 180 days, but…
Read MoreCommentary: Thanking Those Who Built America
Labor Day has many meanings, but one meaning is that we must recognize the incredible effort and work it took to build this great country.
Read MoreDevelopers Defend $25 Million Incentives They’re Getting for Fifth and Broadway in Nashville
Tax Increment Financing benefits are normally meant to incentivize developers to build new projects in blighted areas of town and, if possible, spruce them up. But developers who want the same benefits for a new project at tourist heavy Fifth and Broadway in Nashville, across from Bridgestone Arena, say TIF…
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