Tennessee students in urban cities could start escaping failing schools in fall 2021 as Gov. Bill Lee has pulled the curtain back on his education savings account (ESA) plan, with legislative action planned for Tuesday. Some say the math does not add up. Lee would spend up to $75 million…
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WCS Superintendent Mike Looney Backpedals on SPLC, Claims Former Commissioner of Education Approved Left Wing ‘White Privilege’ In-Service Training
Williamson County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney scrambled into full-blown damage control mode Friday after parents, teachers, and residents of Williamson County criticized him for implementing a system wide left-wing “white privilege” in-serving training program for teachers this academic year. Looney, this week, was also stung by a report that Williamson…
Read MoreSen. Alexander Jumps Ship With 11 Other Republican Senators, Votes With Democrats to Block President Trump’s Emergency Declaration to Build Border Wall
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) joined Democrats in voting against President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build the border wall and likened the president to King George III who was king of England during the American Revolution. Alexander was one of 12 Republican senators to join Democrats…
Read MoreMichael Glassner Commentary EXCLUSIVE: First Time Voters Are Lining Up for President Trump
by Michael Glassner President Trump is poised to pull off a repeat of the unconventional electoral strategy that propelled him to victory just over two years ago. Take a look at the 2016 election map, and you’ll find dozens of counties throughout the country that voted for Barack Obama…
Read MoreBeto O’Rourke Launches a Bid for the Presidency
by Molly Prince Former Democratic Texas Rep. Robert “Beto” O’Rourke announced Thursday he is officially running for the presidency in 2020. “This is a defining moment of truth for this country and for every single one of us,” he said in a video announcing his candidacy. “The challenges that…
Read MoreTennessee Gov. Bill Lee Wants More People to Fight Medicaid Fraud
Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee reportedly wants more people to fight Medicaid fraud. Specifically, according to LocalMemphis.com, Lee wants more Tennessee Bureau of Investigation staff members on the trail of Medicaid fraud. “The TBI director hopes lawmakers approve a request for 26-more staffers in the agency’s Medicaid fraud control unit,”…
Read MoreCommentary: National Debt Could Top $100 Trillion by 2037 If Congress Ignores Trump Budget
by Robert Romano The national debt, now $22 trillion, grew by almost $1.5 trillion in 2018 as spending in Washington, D.C. continues to outpace the growth of the economy and revenues. Since 1980, the U.S. national debt has grown an average of 8.8 percent every fiscal year, but during…
Read MoreIn 420-0 Vote, US House Bill Calls for Mueller Report to Be Made Public
The House voted unanimously Thursday for a resolution calling for any final report in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation to be made public, a symbolic action designed to pressure Attorney General William Barr into releasing as much information as possible when the probe is concluded. The Democratic-backed resolution, which…
Read MoreMueller’s ‘Pit Bull’ Is Leaving, Signaling That Russia Probe Is Nearly Over
by Chuck Ross A Justice Department official described as special counsel Robert Mueller’s “pit bull” is leaving the Russia investigation, signaling that the probe is nearing its end. Andrew Weissmann will leave the special counsel’s office to study and teach law at New York University, NPR first reported. “Andrew…
Read MoreSan Jose Police Sergeant Speaks Out Against Sanctuary State Laws After Woman’s Death
by Nick Givas San Jose Police Sgt. Paul Kelly spoke out against sanctuary state laws on “Fox & Friends” Thursday after an illegal immigrant stabbed a 59-year-old woman to death in California. Carlos Eduardo Arevalo Carranza was a known gang member who allegedly killed Bambi Larson in her own…
Read MoreLegislation Bolstering The Volunteer Public Trust Fund For The State’s K-12 Public Schools Receives Unanimous Approval By The State Senate
By a vote of 32-0, Tennessee’s State Senate unanimously approved legislation that bolsters the Volunteer Public Education Trust Fund designed to assist the state’s K-12 public schools. A notice released after the Senate floor vote said the bill, SB 0625, sponsored by Senator Bo Watson (R-Hixson), Chairman of the Senate…
Read MoreUS General: Google’s Work in China Benefiting China’s Military
The United States’ top general said on Thursday that the Chinese military was benefiting from the work Alphabet Inc’s Google was doing in China, where the technology giant has long sought to have a bigger presence. “The work that Google is doing in China is indirectly benefiting the Chinese military,”…
Read MoreLeft-Wing SPLC Abruptly Fires Co-Founder Morris Dees
by Peter Hasson The Southern Poverty Law Center fired co-founder Morris Dees on Wednesday, the left-wing nonprofit announced on Thursday. The group, which is known to label pedestrian conservative organizations as “hate groups,” is a key resource for Amazon, Google and other tech companies in policing “hate speech.” “Effective…
Read MoreNovember Trial Date Set for Roger Stone
A federal judge in Washington on Thursday set a Nov. 5 trial date for Roger Stone — a longtime friend and adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump — to face seven charges, including that he lied to Congress and obstructed a congressional investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.…
Read MoreUS Senate Rejects Trump’s National Emergency Declaration
The U.S. Congress on Thursday formally rejected President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to fund border wall construction, as the Senate voted 59 to 41 to disapprove the executive action, weeks after the House of Representatives did the same. Twelve Senate Republicans joined a unified Democratic caucus to pass the…
Read MoreHouse GOP Demands Nancy Pelosi Hold Hearings on the Green New Deal
by Michael Bastasch House Republican lawmakers are asking Speaker Nancy Pelosi to hold hearings on the Green New Deal. “As the committees to which it has been referred, we have a responsibility to fully understand how the Green New Deal will affect the cost of living and economic mobility…
Read MoreCommentary: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Rashida?
by Michael Walsh Upon her accession to the U.S. House of Representatives last fall, practically the first words out of Rashida Tlaib’s mouth were: “We’re going to go in there and we’re going to impeach the motherf—er.” The object of the freshman Michigan Democrat’s derision was, of course, President…
Read MoreBrexit: What Now?
Veteran Conservative lawmaker Nigel Evans has been in Britain’s House of Commons for more than a quarter-of-a-century and, like most of his parliamentary colleagues, is stunned at the turn of Brexit events. “I got elected in 1992 and I don’t know if I have known any time more uncertain than…
Read MoreLGBT Complaint Demands North Carolina State Health Plan Cover Sex Changes, Hormone Therapy
A complaint filed by multiple law firms wants the North Carolina State Employees Health Plan to cover transgender sex-reassignment surgeries and hormone treatments. The complaint was filed by Lambda Legal, the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (LLTDEF) and local attornies affiliated with Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis. “The only reason…
Read MoreOhio Governor DeWine Blasts Republican Controlled House for Lowering Gas Tax Proposal
Governor Mike DeWine aggressively condemned his fellow Republicans Monday for not supporting his gas tax increase in a candid interview with the Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial Board. During the interview, he accused them of outright endangering the safety of Ohioans statewide by not supporting his plan. DeWine, in one of…
Read MoreOhio’s Republican Senator Rob Portman Joins Senate Democrats in Voting Against Trump’s National Emergency Declaration
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and 11 of his Republican colleagues joined Senate Democrats Thursday in voting against President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration. In a 59-41 vote, the Senate passed a bill that would terminate Trump’s emergency declaration, though the president has already said he will veto the resolution. Portman…
Read MoreAbortion Fanatics Rally Against Minnesota’s ‘Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act’
Minnesota State Sen. Michelle Benson’s (R-Ham Lake) bill to protect unborn children capable of feeling pain from abortions received its first hearing Thursday, but Planned Parenthood and its allied activists in the state are doing everything they can to kill the bill. Senate File (SF) 1609 was introduced February 21…
Read MoreWilliamson County Parent of Sunset Middle School Student Says Alleged ‘Racist Incident’ at School Claimed by Tennessean Never Happened
A Sunset Middle School parent familiar with details of what The Tennessean alleged last Friday was a “racist incident” that occurred on January 18 at Sunset Middle School in Brentwood told The Tennessee Star in an exclusive interview on Thursday, “The alleged incident at the school did not happen.” “That was a…
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