May 25, 2019 - Tennessee Star

Sens. Blackburn, Kennedy Cosponsor Bill to Create Small Claims Court So Independent Musicians Can Protect Intellectual Property

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Jason M. Reynolds

U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and John Kennedy (R-LA) are cosponsoring legislation to protect independent musicians. The senators on Wednesday introduced the Support the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2019. The legislation aims to protect independent musicians and artists from the unauthorized reproduction of their creative…

Commentary: Democrats Have a Three-Part Plan for the Politics of Impeachment

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Admin

by CHQ Staff Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is facing a growing insurrection from the Far Left of her Democratic Conference who are demanding the immediate impeachment of President Donald Trump. The New Yorker’s John Cassidy reports that at a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus, Pelosi held…

Divided Minnesota Legislature Reaches Agreement on Major Budget Areas

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Admin

by Bethany Blankley The nation’s only divided legislature has reached agreements on all of its remaining budget disputes, Gov. Tim Waltz and leaders of the Senate Republican and House Democratic majorities said Thursday. They reached a compromise on the biggest part of the budget during Thursday’s special session –…

West Fayette Republican Club Calls for Renewed Support for Heartbeat Bill and Seeks to Call Out Senators Who Did Not Announce Support

May 25, 2019May 25, 2019 Jason M. Reynolds

The West Fayette Republican Club has cried foul against the “deceptive” defeat of the Heartbeat Bill in the Tennessee Senate and called for a number of steps to correct that error. The group unanimously passed a resolution regarding the Heartbeat Bill on Thursday, Hal Rounds, the president, said in…

Report: Tennessee Health Care Department Takes Bigger Chunk of Federal Taxpayer Money Than Other Agencies

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Chris Butler

The Tennessee Department of Health Care Finance and Administration took in more federal taxpayer money than any other state agency in 2018, a sum of $7.2 billion, according to a report Tennessee Comptrollers released this week. In 2017 that same department took in less federal taxpayer money, a sum…

The Forgotten History of Memorial Day

May 25, 2019May 25, 2019 Admin

by Richard Gardiner In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and helped spread it across the entire country. The holiday was Memorial Day, and this year’s commemoration on May 27 marks the 151st anniversary of its official nationwide…

Commentary: Does the Constitution Mandate Universal Birthright Citizenship?

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Admin

by Amy Swearer Who is a United States citizen by birth? This question has increasingly received national attention, in large part because of President Donald Trump’s promise to “end birthright citizenship.” As I explain, however, in my recent Heritage Foundation legal memo titled “The Citizenship Clause’s Original Meaning and…

British PM Theresa May to Resign After Bungling Brexit

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Admin

by Evie Fordham United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May said she would resign from her position Friday after nearly two years of taking Great Britain on a bungled path toward Brexit. May said she would continue in her role until a new prime minister was selected, though she will…

Ohio Senate Dems Push Statewide Protections for ‘Gender Identity or Expression’

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

Ohio Senate Democrats are sponsoring an “Ohio Fairness Act” that would prohibit “discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.” The 114-page bill was introduced by Rep. Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood) and claims to “uphold existing religious exemptions under Ohio’s Civil Rights Law.” The bill, Senate…

Planned Parenthood and ACLU File Federal Lawsuit Against Alabama Abortion Legislation

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Admin

by Mary Margaret Olohan The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Alabama and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a lawsuit Friday morning against restrictive Alabama abortion legislation signed in May. The ACLU groups and Planned Parenthood filed the lawsuit “on behalf of Alabama abortion providers”…

University of Ohio State Police Officer Awarded Nation’s Highest Public Servant Award

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Zachery Schmidt

An Ohio State University policeman received a prestigious honor for his response to a 2016 shooting on the school’s campus. President Donald Trump awarded Officer Alan Horujko the Medal of Valor at a May 23 ceremony celebrating first responders. Horujko stopped a terrorist attack at Ohio State in 2016.…

Pelosi Continues Swing Through Midwest With Speech at DFL Fundraiser

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke Friday night at the DFL’s annual Humphrey-Mondale Dinner in Minneapolis, continuing her swing through key Midwest states. “The House Democratic Majority in Washington has been hard at work tackling the toughest issues facing our country, just as the DFL has been doing in Minnesota,”…

Rep. Mark Green to Attend Memorial Day Events in Franklin, Decaturville

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Jason M. Reynolds

U.S. Rep. Dr. Mark Green (R-TN-07) said in a press release that he has made it a priority throughout his time in Congress to honor the fallen and support Gold Star spouses and families and to honor veterans in general. His first bill in Congress was a bipartisan piece of…

Consumers Would Pay More Under Ohio Nuclear, Coal Bailout

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Admin

by Tyler Arnold Legislation that would bail out nuclear and coal power companies passed the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee Thursday. To pay for the bailout, consumers would be charged an extra one dollar every month on their utility bills for the next six years. The fee is…

North Korea Won’t Talk to US Until Trump Reduces Disarmament Demands

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Admin

by Shelby Talcott North Korea said on Friday that they will never resume nuclear talks with the United States unless President Donald Trump’s administration modifies what they consider to be unilateral demands for disarmament. An unknown North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson reportedly blamed the U.S. for February’s nuclear summit…

Supreme Court Blocks Order Requiring Republicans to Redraw District Lines in Ohio and Michigan

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Admin

by Kevin Daley The Supreme Court temporarily blocked two decisions Friday requiring Republican-controlled legislatures in Michigan and Ohio to produce new legislative district lines ahead of the 2020 election. There were no noted dissents from the Friday orders. The decision was not surprising, as the justices are currently deciding…

Judge Raises Serious Questions About Democrats’ Border Wall Lawsuit

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Admin

by Jason Hopkins A federal judge expressed deep skepticism over a lawsuit by House Democrats that seeks to cut funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden questioned, during a three-hour court hearing Thursday, the legitimacy of a lawsuit that challenges the White House’s funding…

USDA Moves Staff Out of D.C., Ohio Tea Party Say It’s a Good Start

May 25, 2019May 25, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

The We the People Convention, an Ohio-based tea party organization, urged President Donald Trump to move more federal agencies out of Washington, D.C. after news broke that his administration was planning to move offices for the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of the swamp. “I have long believed that…

Hamilton County May Pay More Property Taxes for School Social Workers

May 25, 2019May 25, 2019 Chris Butler

Hamilton County residents may have to pay 17 percent more in property taxes so the local school system can have enough money to create 350 new positions. And Hamilton County School Board member Rhonda Thurman told The Tennessee Star many of those proposed positions are unneeded. School board members…