The Murfreesboro City Council approved pay adjustments for public safety in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget last week, raising the annual pay of police officers, sergeants, firefighters, and AEMTs.
At its meeting on July 25, the council voted to approve the pay adjustments after reviewing a survey of neighboring Middle Tennessee cities to compare the city’s police pay plan to peer cities.
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A 19-year-old Cincinnati man was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison on Wednesday for robbing a mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service at gunpoint last year, according to the Southern District of Ohio U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Lamarion Gray, according to court documents, approached the female carrier delivering mail on foot on the afternoon of July 12, 2023, where he brandished a firearm, pointed it at the victims, and demanded that she turn over her keys.
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Thursday’s unofficial election results in the Republican primary races for the Tennessee General Assembly produced a mix of expected victories and unexpected losses in multiple districts across the Volunteer State.
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Incumbent Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) defeated Metro Nashville Council Member Courtney Johnston in the Republican primary for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District on Thursday.
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Tim Head, the national executive director of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, detailed the potential advantages and disadvantages that the two frontrunner candidates reportedly being eyed by Vice President Kamala Harris to be her running mate in the 2024 presidential election would bring to the table in regards to voter turnout.
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The Ohio Republican Party and Governor Mike DeWine both announced opposition on Wednesday to a proposed constitutional amendment that would amend Ohio’s constitution by rewriting redistricting rules.
Every 10 years after the U.S. Census, the Ohio Redistricting Commission – comprised of seven members – is tasked with redrawing Ohio’s 99 House districts and 33 Senate districts to reflect the most recent census results.
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Pennsylvania-based radio show host John Fredericks said the Keystone State’s politics are “hanging in the balance” leading up to the upcoming November 5 general election
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Thousands of people began lining up outside the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Wednesday to witness former President Donald Trump speak at his first campaign rally in the state since surviving an assassination attempt less than three weeks ago in Butler County.
Supporters began lining up outside of the venue at approximately 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday – more than 12 hours until doors to the venue were scheduled to open at 2:00 p.m. – according to the local news outlet ABC 27.
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Arizona State Representative Justin Heap (R-Mesa) defeated incumbent Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer in the Republican primary election on Tuesday.
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U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe confirmed the authenticity of an email sent by a Secret Service counter sniper criticizing leadership in the agency while under questioning by Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) during a Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign announced Monday that it officially submitted 13,000 signatures to Ohio election officials in an effort to formally gain ballot access in the Buckeye State for the November 5 presidential election.
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Vice presidential nominee and Ohio U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) will travel to Arizona on Thursday to tour the U.S.-Mexico border, the Trump campaign announced.
Vance will visit the border in Cochise County, which is part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Tucson Sector.
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Mike Benz, a former Trump State Department official and current executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online, said the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is actively censoring conservative Americans under the guise of carrying out unaudited “cybersecurity operations.”
Benz said the practice began in 2018 when CISA was created under the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018. It was in full swing during the 2020 election under the guise of being a “cyber security and infrastructure security agency,” which, Benz said, is why the program was funded under former President Donald Trump’s watch.
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The Tunnel to Towers Foundation held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for its new Memphis Veterans Village.
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he Davidson County Chancery Court ruled 2-1 on Monday that Tennessee’s law capping the number of elected officials in the Metro Nashville-Davidson County City Council to 20 is unconstitutional.
Governor Bill Lee signed SB87/HB48 into law on March 9, 2023, which requires that the governing body of a municipality or Metropolitan government must “dissolve, combine, or reapportion districts or wards, as necessary, so that the number of members elected to the governing body does not exceed 20 voting members.”
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Paul Teller, Executive Director of Advancing American Freedom, is stressing the importance of educating the American public about the United States’ strong relationship with Israel and spreading the “truth” about the situation in the Middle East, specifically the war between Israel and Hamas terrorists.
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Ohio’s 10-day sales tax holiday is set to begin at midnight on Tuesday and run until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, August 8.
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The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce announced that the winner of its inaugural Coolest Thing Made in Tennessee contest is the Nissan Rogue, manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant.
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Tennessee U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07), who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, was appointed by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) to serve on the bipartisan House task force responsible for investigating the July 13 attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
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Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and current law professor at Liberty University School of Law, is not hopeful that this year’s presidential election on November 5 will be conducted fairly or securely.
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Former President Donald Trump reaffirmed his endorsement of Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) for reelection to the U.S. Senate on Sunday.
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Pete Hegseth, Fox News host and Tennessee resident, will serve as the keynote speaker at the Tennessee Firearms Association Legislative Action Committee’s (TFALAC) annual convention in September, the organization announced Monday.
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The Tennessee Department of General Services and Governor Bill Lee’s office are asking for donations of holiday ornaments and a tree for this year’s Christmas display at the State Capitol.
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Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs said Vice President Kamala Harris must answer questions surrounding her role in covering up President Joe Biden’s abilities to perform the duties as commander-in-chief amid Biden’s decision this week to exit the 2024 race and endorse her as the Democratic nominee.
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Tens of thousands of people traveled to Nashville for former President Donald Trump’s keynote speech at the world’s largest Bitcoin conference, Bitcoin 2024, on Saturday at Music City Center.
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The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to reject a lawsuit brought by a restaurant customer who swallowed a bone that was in his order of boneless chicken wings.
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Four members of the far-left militant group Jane’s Revenge pleaded guilty to felony charges in federal court for threatening and vandalizing crisis pregnancy centers in Florida last year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in 2022.
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All eight Republican members of Tennessee’s congressional delegation serving in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to condemn the failure of the Biden administration and “border czar” Vice President Kamala Harris to secure the United States border.
The resolution, H.Res.1371, passed the House by a 220-196 vote. Six Democrats joined the majority vote.
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Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Whatley said the Republican Party is working “aggressively” to ensure states conduct secure elections for the upcoming November 5 general election.
Whatley said the RNC has filed 96 election-related lawsuits across the country to ensure the upcoming election is conducted in the most secure way possible. This includes cleaning up states’ voter rolls, preventing illegal immigrants from voting, and enforcing voter identification requirements.
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Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and current law professor at Liberty University School of Law, said the Democratic Party “lost faith in democracy a long time ago,” specifically citing multiple occasions when Democrat-occupied executive branches “stretched the law” to act without legislative consultation or approval on partisan issues.
Kline said Democrats have abused the executive branch to stretch emergency powers to advance partisan policies, including the environment, gun control, and, most recently, the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs endorsed U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) for reelection to Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District.
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A 24-year old man accused of murdering a Nashville restaurant owner in a hit and run crash has been identified as Ulises Martinez – a Mexican national who is in the U.S. illegally.
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has commented on his thought process behind appointing a new U.S. senator to represent the Buckeye State in Washington D.C. in the case that Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance win the 2024 election in November.
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Tom Zawistowski, president of the We the People Convention, is stressing to voters that important policy issues are at stake in this year’s presidential election despite the Democratic Party attempting to persuade voters to vote against former President Donald Trump solely due to his “personality.”
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A proposed constitutional amendment that would amend Ohio’s constitution by rewriting redistricting rules will be presented to voters on the November 5 general election ballot, the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office announced on Tuesday.
The proposed constitutional amendment would create the Ohio Citizens Redistricting Commission to ensure an “open and transparent process and fair outcomes that preserve the political power inherent in the people.”
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Tennessee State Representative Jake McCalmon (R-Franklin) said the Volunteer State is “fighting an uphill battle” against the Biden administration on “multiple” fronts due to the administration’s “failed policies.”
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Eight members of the Tennessee congressional delegation reacted to U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s resignation on Tuesday, agreeing that her decision to step down was in the agency’s best interest.
Cheatle’s resignation came 10 days after former President Donald Trump was grazed by a single bullet in his upper right ear in what is formally being investigated as a failed assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a coalition of 13 other state attorneys general in pushing back against a new pilot program launched by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) that would remove title insurance requirements from certain loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
In March, the FHFA launched the pilot program, which “waives the requirement for lender’s title insurance or a legal opinion on certain low-risk refinance transactions where there is confidence that the property is free and clear of any prior lien or encumbrance.”
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Ben Cunningham, founder of the Nashville Tea Party, is warning Nashvillians about Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s multi-billion dollar transit plan, which will be presented to voters this November via ballot referendum.
O’Connell’s transit plan, “Choose How You Move: An All-Access Pass to Sidewalks, Signals, Service, and Safety,” would be funded by a half-cent increase in the city’s sales tax to construct miles of new sidewalks, bus stops, transit centers, parking facilities, and upgraded traffic signals throughout Nashville.
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The Ohio Democratic Party announced Monday that its delegation voted “overwhelmingly” to pledge its support for Vice President Kamala Harris as the presidential nominee at the 2024 Democratic National Convention next month in Chicago.
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Christy Kelly, reporter at The Arizona Sun Times, said Arizona voters are not enthusiastic about Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 campaign for president amid President Joe Biden’s decision to abandon his reelection bid.
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Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, speculated about the possible scene in which President Joe Biden eventually agreed to end his reelection bid while also wondering if the incumbent president had a say in the decision at all.
On Sunday afternoon, a letter without a letterhead was posted to Biden’s social media accounts announcing the end to his 2024 reelection bid.
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Ohio Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou called on President Joe Biden to resign from the presidency “immediately” amid the president’s decision to abandon his 2024 reelection campaign.
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Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) defended her call for both President Joe Biden and U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign from their posts during an exclusive interview with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-In-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy on Monday.
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Eight members of the Tennessee congressional delegation have called on President Joe Biden to resign from the presidency after announcing the end to his 2024 reelection bid.
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The Tennessee Democratic Party announced Sunday that its delegation to the 2024 Democratic National Convention has agreed to support Vice President Kamala Harris as the presidential nominee amid incumbent President Joe Biden’s decision to not seek reelection.
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Dr. Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, endorsed U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) for reelection to Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District.
“I am proud to support my friend Andy Ogles for re-election to the House of Representatives,” Carson wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
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A federal grand jury indicted a Nashville man accused of shooting an 18-year-old six times on the steps of a WeGo bus station in May, according to the Middle District of Tennessee U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Kenneth Johnson, 31, was arrested by Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) officers on May 16 after he allegedly shot the 18-year-old six times at the WeGo bus station located at the intersection of Rep John Lewis Way & MLK Jr Blvd.
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Ohio U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released a statement Friday evening calling on President Joe Biden to “end” his 2024 reelection campaign.
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A federal grand jury indicted a Murfreesboro man accused of opening fire inside a restaurant in the Salemtown neighborhood of Nashville on Easter Sunday, according to the Middle District of Tennessee U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Anton Rucker, 47, was arrested in Princeton, Kentucky by TITANS (The Investigative Team Addressing Neighborhood Shootings) detectives with the Metro Nashville Police Department two days following the Easter Sunday shooting which killed one – a 33-year old man named Allen Beachem – and injured multiple others.
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