The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance said this week that more than $31.4 million was located and returned to Tennesseans in combined life insurance benefits and annuities and monies returned through the department’s mediation efforts in 2019.
Read the full storyDay: January 12, 2020
Commentary: Republican Governors’ ‘Tolerance’ Will Kill Us All
We’re tolerating ourselves to death. There is no other way to say it, especially when it comes to immigration, specifically anchor babies, chain migration, and refugee resettlement. It’s as though our “leaders” have been fed stupid pills and chased them down with healthy quantities of idiocy.
Read the full storyWhy Canadian-Style Health Care Would Not Cut Costs in America
One common claim by supporters of single-payer health care is that it would ultimately save money while providing universal health coverage for all. Having one centralized bureaucracy, they say, would eliminate complicated administrative inefficiencies that waste enormous sums of money each year.
Read the full storyJustice Ginsburg, a Four-Time Cancer Survivor, Says She’s ‘Cancer Free’
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is opening the new decade with a positive health prognosis.
Read the full storyLetter to the Editor: An Armed School Staff Is Neccessary
As the recent shooting at the West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas shows, a good person with a gun is a valuable asset when a bad guy wants to do harm. When the madman pulled out a shotgun and started shooting an armed parishioner terminated the threat in less than six seconds. This is fact.
Read the full storyDark Money Has Bolstered Bernie’s Campaign From the Start
An outside dark money group has boosted presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders since announcing his campaign last February.
Read the full story‘Fast And Furious’ Gunman Who Killed US Border Patrol Agent Is Sentenced to Life in Prison
One of the Mexican gunmen who killed a U.S. Border Patrol agent, consequently sparking the Obama administration’s “Fast and Furious” scandal, was sentenced to life in prison.
Read the full storyHouse Democrats Vote Against Recognizing Unborn Babies as ‘Vulnerable Populations’
House Democrats voted against a motion to recognize unborn babies as “vulnerable populations” Friday.
Read the full storyIranian Military Apologizes for Shooting Down Ukraine-Bound Flight, Cites ‘Human Error’: Report
The Iranian military apologized Friday for shooting down a commercial airliner bound for Ukraine, and blamed “human error” for launching the missile that took down the airplane, according to Iranian state media.
Read the full storyMaryland Legislator Wants to Steer Low-Income Housing to Affluent Suburban Neighborhoods
A Maryland legislator wants to identify affluent suburban neighborhoods and target them for low-income, high-density housing.
Read the full storyOmar Leads Colleagues in Calling for Extension of TPS for Somalis
A group of 50 House Democrats led by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week asking for an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis.
Read the full storyLawmaker Calls Minnesota’s New Five-Year Probation Cap a ‘Major Overreach’
A Minnesota lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would reverse the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission’s recent decision to cap probation for most felonies at five years.
Read the full storyEffort to Recall Larry Inman Officially Over After Coming Up Short on Signatures
The Michigan Bureau of Elections announced Friday that a group seeking to recall Rep. Larry Inman (R-Grand Traverse County) from office did not submit enough valid signatures, officially ending the months-long effort.
Read the full storyDeWine Remains Against Legalizing Marijuana
Gov. Mike DeWine told Ohio Public Radio in an interview this week that he is still opposed to legalizing marijuana.
Read the full storyPhil Roe Wants to Tackle Surprise Medical Billing, Veterans Suicides Before He Leaves Office
U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, (R-TN-01) says one of his goals before he retires is to pass bipartisan legislation to resolve the issue of surprise medical billing.
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