Nikki Haley is scheduled to come to Nashville on Feburary 18 to campaign for U.S. Senate Republican candidate Bill Hagerty.
Read the full storyDay: February 7, 2020
Commentary: It Remains to Be Seen If Democrats Will Ever Accept the 2016 Election and Move This Country Forward
President Donald Trump is riding high after a triumphant State of the Union Address and full acquittal by the U.S. Senate in his impeachment trial, and with a great, booming economy, it is looking increasingly unlikely whoever the Democratic nominee is will be able to defeat President Trump in November.
Read the full storyOrange County Has Released Thousands of Criminal Illegal Aliens Because of California’s Sanctuary Law
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has been forced to release thousands of criminal illegal aliens in the past two years, with both the sheriff’s department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement blaming California’s statewide sanctuary law.
Read the full storyConservative Outsider: Tennessee Senate Candidate Manny Sethi Explains Why He’s Running and Top Priorities
In an exclusive interview Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – host Michael Patrick Leahy spoke with Dr. Manny Sethi in-studio to discuss why he’s running for Tennessee Senate.
Read the full storyChina to Cut Tariffs on $75 Billion of US Imports
China says it will cut tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. imports as part of a preliminary agreement between the economic giants to end their trade war.
Read the full storyCommentary: Breaking the Law Pays When It’s Done to Get Trump
Gordon Liddy once quipped, “Obviously crime pays, or there’d be no crime.” The get-Trumpers can be described similarly—if it didn’t make money, they would have stopped doing it by now.
Read the full storyWhitmer Releases $61.9 Billion Budget Proposal, Asks for Nearly $16 Billion for Public Education
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unveiled her Fiscal Year 2021 budget proposal Thursday, which clocks in at a whopping $61.9 billion.
Read the full storyMayor Cooper and the Democratic Party Resist School Voucher Program That Would Be Good for Minority Children
Live from Nashville, Tennessee Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.– Leahy was joined in studio by former Vanderbilt and Princeton professor Dr. Carol Swain.
Read the full storyPelosi Omits Christians as She Lists Religious Persecutions Around The World
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi failed to mention Christians as she listed religious persecutions around the world Thursday.
Read the full storyMichael Bloomberg Opens Memphis Headquarters
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has set up shop in Memphis.
Read the full storyPelosi Blasts GOPers for Chanting During SOTU, Calls it a ‘Serious Breach’ and ‘Totally Inappropriate’
Two days after she petulantly tore up copies of President Trump’s State of the Union speech on camera, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has seen fit to chastise Republican lawmakers for their “inappropriate” behavior at the SOTU, calling it a “serious breach.”
Read the full storyCaller Donelle: 20 Percent of African Americans Will Vote for Trump in 2020 Based on Policy Performance
In a specific call on Thursday’s Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Leahy was joined on Music Row by all-star panelist Carol Swainwhen the duo took a call from a man named Donelle.
Read the full storyHis Foes ‘Vicious’ and ‘Genius’ in Impeachment, Trump Tells Supporters
President Donald Trump, throwing what he called a “celebration” Thursday at the White House, said the nation could have accomplished more by now if not for the time put into his impeachment and legal defense.
Read the full storyTrump Praises Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act During State of the Union Address
President Trump voiced support during his State of the Union Address earlier this week for the Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act, which would create a $5 billion annual tax credit for donations to state-based, locally-controlled scholarships. The act aims at giving one million children the opportunity to attend their school of choice.
Read the full storyMinnesota House Democrats Say They Will Prioritize Gun Control and Climate Change in 2020
Minnesota House Democrats said they will once again prioritize gun control and climate change during the upcoming legislative session.
Read the full storyMinnesota Rep Wants to Require Districts to Report Percentage of Students Who Pass Civics Exam
A Minnesota Republican plans to introduce a bill that would require school districts to report the percentage of students who pass a basic civics test.
Read the full storyBills Banning Vitamin E Acetate in Vapes Passes House
The Michigan House of Representatives passed a package of bills on Thursday that would ban the sale of e-cigarette products that contain vitamin E acetate, which health officials say caused a swath of vape-related lung illnesses late last year.
Read the full storyOhioan Being Investigated for Potential Coronavirus
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) announced Wednesday that it is monitoring an Ohioan who potentially has the coronavirus, the highly contagious respiratory illness that has killed almost 600 people in China.
Read the full storyBuckeye Institute Fights for Lawyers’ Rights to Not Join Bar Associations that Lobby
The Buckeye Institute announced on Monday it filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to support lawyers’ First Amendment rights — by ensuring they are not compelled to join bar associations that lobby for political and ideological issues that they oppose.
Read the full storyMetro Nashville Takes Fight Against School Vouchers to Court
NASHVILLE — Metro Nashville Law Director Bob Cooper filed a 44-page legal complaint in Davidson County Chancery Court Thursday to fight Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s Education Savings Account Pilot Program.
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