Tennessee’s state employee retirement system has had its “high” hopes dashed – at least from investing in medical cannabis.
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UPDATES – Nashville Mayoral election results as they become available…
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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an inflation-adjusted 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2019, upping the ante for the remaining quarters in order to get to 3 percent growth for the year, according to data compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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The Democrat presidential candidates spent two full nights bickering on the debate stage over how best to dismantle the Trump economy and usher in a new era of social upheaval. President Trump, however, will only need one night to dismantle their deceitful claims and outline his plans for keeping the current economic boom going.
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Do law-abiding American citizens still have the right to gather peacefully to discuss their ideas without fear of government censorship and retribution?
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U.S. Congressman Mark Green, a Republican representing Tennessee’s Seventh Congressional District, is reportedly co-sponsoring legislation to protect U.S. technology from Chinese espionage.
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In a court filing on Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union accused the Trump administration of separating nearly 1,000 migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border after a court order to end the practice.
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The Mexican government is claiming the number of U.S.-bound illegal migrants traveling through its country has decreased by 39% since May, a result of their bolstered enforcement efforts.
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The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2008, citing concerns about the global economy and muted U.S. inflation, and signaled a readiness to lower borrowing costs further if needed.
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A judge in New York on Tuesday dismissed the Democratic National Committee lawsuit against members of the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks, saying they were not legally liable for publicizing emails that Russian hackers stole from the party’s computer systems.
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The vast majority of likely voters support requiring doctors to provide medical care for babies who are born alive during botched abortions, according to a poll released Monday.
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Tennessee officials are expected to bestow an unspecified amount of corporate welfare upon Love’s Travel Stops, which wants to open a tire retread and distribution facility in Gibson County. Specifically, Love’s officials want to set up in the city of Milan, in west Tennessee. But Love’s won’t build unless they get state and local incentives, according to a recent article in Businessfacilities.com. Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development spokesman Scott Harrison did not give exact amounts to The Tennessee Star in an email Wednesday. “We anticipate the company will qualify for grant funding through ECD’s FastTrack program,” Harrison said. “Info should be available on our public dashboards by the end of the week.” Officials at the City of Milan did not return The Star’s repeated requests for comment Wednesday. Neither did anyone at Love’s corporate office, based out of Oklahoma City. Love’s Travel Stops will invest $8.8 million into the proposed facility and create up to 80 jobs, according to Businessfacilities.com. “The new facility will be the largest of its kind for Love’s, totaling 200,000 square feet,” the website reported. TNECD has supported nine economic development projects in Gibson County since 2015, the website went on to say.…
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A North Carolina gun shop is facing backlash after putting up a billboard that calls four Democratic congresswomen “idiots.”
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The Tennessee Right to Life Political Action Committee (TRL PAC) left sponsors of the unborn child heartbeat bill and the 20-week abortion ban bill off their list of endorsements of political candidates for the 2018 election cycle.
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