Tennessee State Representative Chris Todd (R-Madison County) reflected back on this year’s session of the Tennessee General Assembly, calling it “productive” in terms of lawmakers passing a “balanced budget” and “protecting the liberties and freedoms” of Tennesseans.
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NewsChannel 5’s Phil Williams Responds with Deceptive Distractions When Confronted Over His Journalistic Failures to Get Justin Jones on the Record Over 2020 Claim
NewsChannel 5’s chief investigative reporter Phil Williams continues to be criticized for his “journalistic failures” as he dodged an opportunity to confront State Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville) on his alleged coverup of a 2020 assault of two protesters by a homeless man.
Read the full storyNewsChannel 5’s Phil Williams Refuses to Explain His Failure to Get Justin Jones on the Record about Allegations He Covered Up Report of 2020 Sexual Assault, Tries to Distract with False Claims About Tennessee Star Reporter
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, addressed personal attacks from NewsChannel 5’s chief investigative reporter Phil Williams over the weekend, saying such attacks are “absolute silliness” and a common tactic used by Williams when pressed on his “journalistic failings.”
On Sunday, Pappert reported on an interview between Williams and Dan Mandis, host of Nashville’s Morning News with Dan Mandis on SuperTalk 99.7 WTN, where Williams said that he once asked Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville) to respond to claims made by his former close colleague Jeneisha Harris on June 18, 2020 that the state lawmaker had covered up the sexual assault of two protesters by a homeless man.
Read the full storyPhil Williams Says He Asked Justin Jones to Respond to Allegations He Covered Up Knowledge of Sexual Assaults, But ‘He Chose Not to Comment’
Phil Williams of NewsChannel 5 failed to report the response he received from Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville) to the claim the lawmaker covered up the sexual assault of two protesters by a homeless man in 2020.
Williams revealed in a Friday interview with SuperTalk 99.7 WTN that Jones declined to comment on the claim in 2020. Williams additionally confirmed that other activists planned to confront the homeless man for his alleged sex crimes instead of involving police.
Read the full storyDemocrat State Rep. Justin Jones Admitted He Walked ‘Across the Border’ with an Illegal Alien
State Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville) admitted on the floor of the Tennessee House of Representatives on Thursday that he walked “across the border” with an illegal alien named Javier after visiting a migrant caravan camp in Mexico last week.
Jones made the admission while speaking in opposition to a bill, HB 2124, on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday.
Read the full storyDem Tennessee State Rep Justin Jones Goes to Migrant Caravan Camp in Mexico to Support Border Invasion
Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville) traveled to a migrant camp in Mexico on Friday where he claimed that there is “no invasion” of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read the full storyTennessee House Majority Whip Johnny Garrett Reveals Major Division Among Democrats in the General Assembly
Tennessee House Majority Whip Johnny Garrett (R-Goodlettsville) said the Democrats in the Tennessee General Assembly are “frustrated” and “divided” by the actions and conduct of a select few of its own members.
Read the full storyTennessee State Rep. Justin Jones Refuses to Lead Chamber in Pledge of Allegiance
Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville) refused to lead the House of Representatives in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance during Thursday’s session of the General Assembly.
Read the full storyFar-Left Tennessee Democrat State Rep. Justin Jones Reveals Pro-Hamas Sentiment, Calls for Ceasefire in Israel-Gaza War
Progressive Democrat activist-turned-State Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville) called for a ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists in an early Saturday post on X – formerly Twitter.
On October 7, thousands of Hamas terrorists left their base in Gaza and launched a barbaric surprise attack inside Israel, where they killed more than 1,400 Israeli citizens, the vast majority of whom were civilians.
Read the full storyTennessee Democrats Criticize Rules for Special Session
The Tennessee House of Representatives passed a set of rules put forth by the Select Committee on Rules for the special session by a 73-23 vote on Monday.
Read the full storyTennessee Democrats to Host California Governor Gavin Newsom at Annual Fundraiser Five Days After Gov. Bill Lee’s Red Flag Law Special Session Convenes
The Tennessee Democratic Party (TNDP) announced Tuesday that California Governor Gavin Newsom will be its keynote speaker at its annual fundraiser.
Newsom will headline the party’s Three Star Dinner set at the Music City Center in Nashville on August 26.
Read the full storyExpelled Nashville Democrat Justin Jones Easily Wins TN House Special Election in District 52
Democrat Justin Jones (D-Nashville) won the Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 special election on Thursday, defeating his Republican opponent Laura Nelson.
Read the full storySenator Bernie Sanders to Hold ‘Raise the Wage’ Rally in Nashville with State Rep. Justin Jones
Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will hold a rally in Nashville this week with Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville).
Read the full storyInterim State Rep Jones Set to Face Republican Challenger Laura Nelson in District 52 Special Election; Neither Candidate Has a Primary Opponent
The candidates for the Tennessee State House of Representatives District 52 special election are set after two candidates – Laura Nelson and incumbent Justin Jones – qualified by the Thursday deadline.
District 52 has a long history of being a Democratic stronghold in the eastern half of Davidson County. Since 2000, the district has elected three Democrats: Rob Briley – brother of former Mayor David Briley, Mike Williams, and most recently, State Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville).
Read the full storyCommentary: Bill Lee’s Red Flag Law Proposal Helps the Progressive Movement Nationally
by John Harris Governor Bill Lee called on the Tennessee Legislature to pass a “Red Flag” law on April 11, 2023 just shortly after three Tennessee Democrat House members made a similar call on the House floor and led a disruptive gun control rally with a bullhorn directly from the front podium on the House floor. The Democrat House members’ gun control rally brought national attention, unfavorable attention, to Tennessee and the Tennessee House of Representatives. Governor Lee has willfully joined the Democrats in an open call for gun control. He has intentionally called for a “Red Flag” law although he referred to it as a “temporary mental health order of protection” because perhaps, as Senator Jack Johnson is recently recorded as stating, “Red Flag” laws have to be “rebranded” in order to pass (or did Sen. Johnson mean to say ‘in order to mislead the voters’?). Following Governor Lee’s call for a Red Flag law, Democrat House Member Justin Jones (who is one of those who was expelled from the House for his disruption of House proceedings and then almost immediately reinstated) has been making national news by continuing to call for gun control at the same time that Governor Lee is doing…
Read the full storyExpelled Tennessee Democrats Turn on Biden Days After Being Welcomed to White House
Tennessee state Representatives Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Justin Pearson (D-Memphis), who were expelled from the state House of Representatives last month, protested in Washington D.C. over the weekend.
Read the full storyDates Sets for Special Elections in Tennessee State House Districts of Expelled Interim State Reps
State Representatives Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) will have an opportunity to seek election victories in their respective districts after their expulsions from the State House earlier this month. Nashville Metro Council and Shelby County Commission both voted unanimously to appoint Jones and Pearson to serve as their own interim replacements in Districts 52 and 86.
These appointments are only temporary, as special elections must take place to decide who will serve the remainder of Jones’s and Pearson’s terms.
Read the full storyDemocrat State Representatives Involved in Tennessee Capitol Riot to Visit the White House
Tennessee Democrat State Representatives Justin Jones (D-Nashville), Justin Pearson (D-Memphis), and Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) will visit the White House on Monday, the Biden administration announced this week.
Read the full storyConstitutional Law Expert: Democrats’ Call for DOJ Probe into Tennessee State Lawmakers’ Expulsions Is ‘Ridiculous Political Grandstanding’
The left’s press to paint the expulsions of two disorderly Democratic lawmakers from the Tennessee House of Representatives as an assault on civil rights is moving into overdrive, but constitutional law experts predict the effort will go nowhere — even for President Joe Biden’s politically weaponized Justice Department.
A group of U.S. Senate Democrats led by Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is calling on the DOJ to investigate the Republican-controlled Tennessee House’s removal of State Representatives Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Justin Pearson (D-Memphis).
Read the full storyMichael Patrick Leahy and Clint Brewer Examine Tennessee State Law in Special Election to Fill for Jones and Pearson Vacancies
Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed recovering journalist Clint Brewer in studio to examine what would happen next in fulfilling the vacancies of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson.
Read the full storyTennessee State Representative Sabi Kumar Talks About the Racial Slur Justin Jones Called Him
Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed State Representative Sabi ‘Doc’ Kumar (R-Springfield) in studio to talk about the racist slur he received from Justin Jones and the accomplishments of immigrants in America.
Read the full storyRep. Sabi Kumar Details State Rep. Justin Jones’ Unprofessional Behavior During His Expulsion Procedure
Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed Tennessee State Representative Sabi “Doc” Kumar (R-Springfield) in studio to talk about State Representative Justin Jones’ (D-Nashvile) unprofessional and divisive behavior during on the House floor and committee hearings last week.
Read the full storyLeftist Lawmakers Raising Money Off of Their Expulsions from the Tennessee House
Tennessee State Representatives Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) are looking to cash in on their expulsion battles — and their friends on the far-left are, too.
Jones and Pearson, who were expelled last week from the Republican-led House of Representatives, are back in their seats after each was reinstated this week — Jones on Monday, Pearson on Wednesday. They were removed from their positions after being accused of inciting a riot on the House floor amid a chaotic protest demanding gun control laws. State Representative Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville), who helped lead the protest, survived expulsion by one vote.
Read the full storyNashville Mayoral Candidate Freddie O’Connell Opposes Titans Stadium Deal
Wednesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed Nashville mayoral candidate Freddie O’Connell in studio to comment on the expulsion of Justin Jones, Metro City Council’s vote to put him back in, and what makes him a good choice for Nashville mayor.
Read the full storyWTN’s Brian Wilson Interviews Speaker of the Tennessee House Cameron Sexton
Live from Nashville, Tennessee, Tuesday on The Brian Wilson Show – host Wilson welcomed Tennessee House of Representatives Speaker Cameron Sexton to the newsmaker hotline to discuss the expulsion proceedings of Democrat Representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson.
Read the full storyFormer Obama AG Eric Holder Threatened Legal Action in Letter to TN House Speaker Sexton Unless Expelled Democrat Legislators Let Back In; Sources Say Litigation Still Likely
Leftist Eric Holder, former President Barack Obama’s attorney general, is part of a group of attorneys threatening Tennessee House of Representatives Speaker Cameron Sexton and his fellow Republican members for expelling two Democrats on charges of inciting a riot at the Capitol.
Multiple sources tell The Tennessee Star that Holder is looking at filing lawsuits in the matter.
Read the full storyState Rep. Johnny Garrett on How the Tennessee House Will Respond if State Rep. Justin Jones Breaks House Rules Again
Tuesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed Tennessee House of Representative’s Majority Whip Johnny Garrett (R-Goodlettsville) in studio to talk about the chances of Justin Jones taking over a House session and the mechanics of his re-election.
Read the full storyNashville Metro Council Votes to Reinstate Democrat Justin Jones to the Tennessee House of Representatives
During a special meeting called on Monday, the Nashville Metro City Council unanimously voted to reinstate State Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville) to the Tennessee House of Representatives after he and another Democrat representative were expelled last week.
Read the full storyOut-of-State Dark Money Funded Anti-Gun Protestors at Tennessee Capitol Riot
Make no mistake, the “mostly peaceful” riots at the Tennessee Capitol last week under the guise of “gun safety” activism were all about power — organized and led by some well-heeled Generation Z groups with a pipeline to the Democrat-controlled White House.
Gun control extremists March For Our Lives and Gen-Z For Change hit social media to again recruit their young soldiers following the March 27 mass murders of three children and three adult staff members at The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville. Audrey Elizabeth Hale, a deranged 28-year-old who reportedly identified as a transgender male, stormed into the private school and mercilessly shot and killed her victims before police officers fatally shot Hale.
Read the full storyVP Harris to Meet with Tennessee Democrats Ousted from State Legislature
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to meet with two former Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee who the legislature ousted this week over their conduct during a recent gun control protest at the state Capitol.
The legislature on Thursday expelled state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson but failed to oust Rep. Gloria Johnson by a single vote.
Read the full storyState Rep. Gino Bulso on the Expulsion of Jones and Pearson from the Tennessee House of Representatives
Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael and attorney Gino Bulso to comment on former State Representative Justin Jones’ vitriolic attack on Tennessee House members and the media’s misrepresentation of the Capitol riot.
Read the full storyMichael Patrick Leahy: The Tennessee Constitution Requires a Vacancy in the State House of Representatives Be Filled by a ‘Successor’ Who Is Another Person, Not the Previous Representative
Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy explained Tennessee Constitution’s laws on what would happen if former State Representative Justin Jones tries to run again for his expelled seat in a special election.
Read the full storyAaron Gulbransen: Jones, Pearson, and Johnson’s Messaging Presupposes Victimhood
Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed Aaron Gulbransen, the Tennessee state director for the Faith and Freedom Coalition, in studio to discuss what will happen with the three Democrats who played a part in last week’s Capitol riot.
Read the full storyAaron Gulbransen: Justin Jones Speaks in Neo-Marxist Catch Phrases Peppered with 1960s Activist Language
Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed all-star panelist Aaron Gulbransen in studio to discuss State Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and his ultimate mission of achieving fame.
Read the full storyState Rep. Brian Richey on Tennessee Capitol Riot: Justin Jones’ Plan Was to Make National News
Wednesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed State Representative Brian Richey (R-Maryville) in studio to talk about last week’s unprecedented riot at the Tennessee Capitol and the vote to expel the three left-wing legislators that instigated it.
Read the full storyAaron’s Analysis: Tennessee Capitol Riot a Version of WrestleMania
Tuesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed all-star panelist Aaron Gulbransen in studio for the first edition of Aaron’s Analysis.
Read the full storyTennessee House Republicans Move to Expel Three Democrats over Last Week’s Protests that Disrupted House Proceedings
The Tennessee House of Representatives moved to expel three Democrats who led a protest on the House floor last week, disrupting House proceedings.
Read the full storyMichael Patrick Leahy and Crom Carmichael Call for an Investigation into Capitol Riot by DA Glenn Funk
Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael in studio to examine the Tennessee Capitol riot that occurred Thursday morning.
Read the full storyTennessee House Passes Bill Requiring High School Students to Learn Virtues of Capitalism and the U.S. Constitutional Republic
The Tennessee State House of Representatives passed a bill on Monday 68-21 that requires high school Students to be taught the virtues of capitalism and the constitutional republic form of government.
HB2742, sponsored by State Representative Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro), “requires that high school students be taught about the virtues of capitalism and the constitutional republic form of government in the United States and Tennessee, as compared to other political and economic systems such as communism and socialism, as part of the social studies curriculum.”
Read the full storyNashville Judge who Showed Leniency to Justin Jones Is a Democrat Who Served on Metro Council
The Nashville General Sessions Court judge who denied a motion to ban left-wing activist Justin Jones from the Tennessee Capitol building, Samuel Coleman, is a Democrat who once served on the Metro Council.
Office of the Criminal Court Clerk Nicholas Kiefer told The Tennessee Star Monday that Jones went before Coleman late last week.
Read the full storyNashville Judge Rules in Favor of Left-Wing Activist Justin Jones
A judge in Nashville just made left-wing activist Justin Jones a happy man.
Jones has led demonstrations against the police at Legislative Plaza for the past few months. As reported last year, authorities banned Jones from inside the Tennessee capitol building after he threw a cup at then-Speaker of the House Glen Casada.
Read the full storyProtests at State Capitol Force Tennessee Highway Patrol to Spend Almost an Additional $900,000
The protests at the state capitol have forced the Tennessee Highway Patrol to spend nearly $900,000 in overtime costs.
And that’s just between May 31, around the time the protests started, up until June 30.
Read the full storyTennessee Highway Patrol Arrests Left-Wing Activist Justin Jones and Other Protestors
Authorities have released left-wing activist Justin Jones from the Davidson County Jail after Tennessee Highway Patrol officers arrested him and several other activists at Legislative Plaza.
As reported, Jones and several of those activists have taken turns occupying that space for weeks as they demand a meeting with Gov. Bill Lee.
Read the full storyGov. Lee Says Nathan Bedford Forrest Bust Should be Removed from the Capitol
Governor Bill Lee, on the eve of a vote by the State Capitol Commission (SCC) on the fate of the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust, said it should be moved from the second floor of the State Capitol to the Tennessee State Museum.
The consideration of the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust is the only item up for discussion by the SCC WebEx meeting scheduled for 9 a.m. on July 9, according to the agenda.
Read the full storyTennessee Highway Patrol Removes Protesters Items at Legislative Plaza After Violating Agreement
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) announced Tuesday night that it removed protesters’ extra equipment from the Legislative Plaza after these individuals failed to comply with an agreement made between the two sides.
These protesters have been camping out at the plaza for the last 12 nights. In a makeshift CHOP, these demonstrators renamed the plaza the Ida B. Wells Plaza, who was an early civil rights leader.
Read the full storyDefund the Police Protestors Complain of Alleged Sexual Assault at Legislative Plaza
The group of protestors who have overtaken Nashville’s Legislative Plaza and demand that government officials defund the police alleged this week that one man there sexually assaulted two of them.
Left-wing activist Justin Jones posted Facebook videos this week in which he and other protestors said they escorted an unidentified man off the premises. Jones and others alleged that the man assaulted two women. Some protestors said they supported the idea of the victims filing police reports. The victims ultimately chose not to do that, according to Jones’ videos.
Read the full storyLeft-Wing Activist, Already Banned from Tennessee Capitol, Said Lawmakers Invited Him Inside
Left-wing activist Justin Jones walked into the Tennessee State Capitol Tuesday, more than a year after state officials banned him from the facility for allegedly assaulting then-Speaker of the House Glen Casada.
Various Republican and Democratic officials, as well as those from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, provided no information about how Jones entered the building.
Read the full storyProtesters Taunt Troopers, Attempt to Enter State Capitol Grounds in Violation of Order
Activist Justin Jones led a group of protesters in trying to force their way into the State Capitol building Monday.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol blocked their way, NewsChannel 5 reported. One woman was detained. They were told they could not enter due to COVID-19 precautions.
Read the full storyLaw Enforcement Officers Prevent Protesters from Occupying Legislative Plaza for Second Night
Law enforcement officers were able to prevent demonstrators from camping out in Legislative Plaza for a second night Saturday.
Gov. Bill Lee failed to enforce state law Friday night and allowed left-wing protesters to occupy the plaza throughout the night and into Saturday morning, The Tennessee Star reported. More than 100 protesters claimed Friday that they had taken control of Nashville’s Legislative Plaza and refused to leave until speaking with Lee.
Read the full storyGov. Bill Lee Fails to Remove Anarchist Protesters from Legislative Plaza, Who Camped There Overnight
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee failed to enforce state law Friday night and allowed left-wing activist Justin Jones and a handful of his fellow protesters to camp out in Legislative Plaza, pitching tents and sitting on the steps of the plaza throughout the night and into the morning.
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