Tennessean and NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore was honored on the floor of the Tennessee House of Representatives on Wednesday.
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Tennessee Highway Patrol Dodges Kilmar Abrego Garcia Questions, Refers Tennessee Star to Open Records Division
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) dodged questions posed by The Tennessee Star in a Wednesday press inquiry about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the citizen of El Salvador who was recently deported under President Donald Trump, and was detained by law enforcement while traveling through Tennessee in late 2022.
Additionally, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS), which oversees THP, did not respond to questions related to Abrego Garcia’s presence in the state, which multiple sources confirmed to The Star on Wednesday, including that Abrego Garcia and his seven passengers were released at the request of the Biden administration’s FBI.
Read the full storySecretary of State Marco Rubio Rubio Eliminates Successor to ‘Censorship Nerve Center’ that Congress Defunded Last Year
The State Department’s Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Hub (R/FIMI), the months-old successor to the congressionally defunded Global Engagement Center, is shutting down at the direction of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, he announced in multiple media Wednesday.
Read the full storyTBI Says It Has No Knowledge of Tennessee Traffic Stop Involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia amid FBI, DHS Silence
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) on Thursday told The Tennessee Star it had no knowledge of the 2022 stop by Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the citizen of El Salvador who was deported last month under President Donald Trump.
Read the full storyNewsmax CEO Chris Ruddy Urges Consumers to Invest as Media Company Begins Trading on the New York Stock Exchange
Chris Ruddy, CEO and Chairman of Newsmax, is encouraging Americans to invest in the media company as it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) last month.
Read the full storySen. Bill Hagerty, Rep. Mark Green Honored as Legislators of the Year by Firearm Industry Group
U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07) were both honored as Legislator of the Year by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearm industry trade organization, for their efforts opposing the Biden administration’s attempt to impose new rules on gun manufacturers.
In a post to the social media platform X on Wednesday, Green said the two Tennesseans receiving the honor proves, “Tennessee continues to lead the way in protecting our Second Amendment rights.”
Read the full storyMetro Nashville Police Chief Under Investigation for Allegedly Pursuing Relationship with City Employee During Work Hours
Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) Chief John Drake is under investigation by the department’s Office of Professional Accountability over claims that he engaged in a romantic relationship with a Metro Nashville employee during work hours, the department confirmed to The Tennessee Star on Monday.
MNPD Public Affairs told The Star the complaint naming Drake was filed by Mario Mitchell, a 44-year-old man who was arrested for felony aggravated stalking earlier this month after a woman identified in a police report as his ex-wife, Watechia Lawless-Mitchell, who currently works as the Director of Children and Youth Initiatives for Metro Nashville, filed a police report related to an April 1 incident.
Read the full storyBiden’s FBI Ordered TN Highway Patrol to Release ‘Maryland Man’ Recently Deported to El Salvador After He Was Detained in 2022 Traffic Stop on Suspicion of Human Trafficking
The Tennessee Star learned on Wednesday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged member of the South American gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) who was deported to El Salvador under President Donald Trump amid legal action claiming the removal was by mistake, was suspected of being engaged in human trafficking by a Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) officer who detained him in his vehicle on December 6, 2022.
The Star learned from a source that Abrego Garcia was driving without a license when he was detained by a THP officer.
Read the full storyPaul Teller Discusses Journey in the Conservative Political Movement
Paul Teller, executive vice president of Advancing American Freedom, sat down with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy on Tuesday for an exclusive interview to discuss his journey in the conservative political movement through the years and how is working to advance conservative principles through Advancing American Freedom.
Read the full storyStudy Finds Tennessee Child Autism Rate Doubled over Last Decade as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump Admin Seek Answers
A Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday found the rate of children diagnosed with autism in Tennessee doubled over the last decade, with researchers pointing the finger to greater awareness and modern diagnostic practices, while leaving open the possibility of an external factor resulting in a higher rate of autism spectrum disorder in young people.
According to VUMC, the research focused on the rate of autism diagnosis among four and eight-year-old children in Middle Tennessee, determining that 3.4 percent of those in the age group have been diagnosed with autism, or one in 29 children.
Read the full storyDemocratic State Rep. Justin Pearson Leads Charge Against xAI in Memphis as State House Honors Elon Musk for Saving Astronauts
State Representative Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) on Saturday spoke at a Memphis town hall event in opposition to the plan by xAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) company owned by Elon Musk, just two days before his colleagues in the Tennessee State House passed a resolution honoring the “brilliant businessman” for his successful effort to return astronauts stranded at the International Space Station.
The AI company is currently building the world’s largest supercomputer in Memphis, where xAI has said it will request no state or local tax breaks, and recently asked the Shelby County Commission to approve plans to install new gas turbines to help power the facility.
Read the full storyImmigration Expert Urges Congress to Pass Special Interest Aliens Bill
Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, supports a bill sponsored by U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14), which would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report how many special interest aliens are illegally crossing the border each month and their countries of origin.
A special interest alien, according to DHS, is “a non-U.S. person who, based on an analysis of travel patterns, potentially poses a national security risk to the United States or its interests.”
Read the full storyCourt Upholds Nashville Transit Plan Except for Funds to Be Used for Land Purchases
The Tennessee Court of Appeals issued a ruling in the case Committee to Stop an Unfair Tax v. Freddie O’Connell on Tuesday which upheld a majority of a lower court’s previous ruling finding that the multi-billion dollar Nashville transit plan can be legally implemented.
In November, Davidson County voters approved a half-cent increase to the city’s sales tax to fund the “Choose How You Move” transit plan.
Read the full storyMatt Boyle Details How President Trump Is Using Tariffs to Build a Global Anti-China Coalition
Matt Boyle, the national political editor at Breitbart News, said he believes part of President Donald Trump’s endgame strategy through his reciprocal tariffs trade plan is to build a “global coalition” against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
On April 2, deemed by the Trump administration as “Liberation Day,” Trump unveiled his trade plan, which included the U.S. charging 10 percent baseline tariffs on nearly all goods imported from other countries, reciprocal tariffs on nearly 90 countries that have the highest trade deficits with the U.S., and a 25 percent tax on all imported vehicles.
Read the full storyMemphis Nonprofit Accused of Donor Fund Misuse Tied to $260,000 in Forgiven PPP Loans
The Memphis-based nonprofit accused of mishandling money donated prior to its abrupt decision to permanently close earlier this month previously received more than $260,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the federal government’s Pandemic Oversight portal.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti on Monday announced his office filed a lawsuit in Davidson County to seek the judicial dissolution of the National Foundation for Transplants (NFT), a Memphis-based nonprofit that abruptly announced it would end its operations earlier this month, reportedly leaving some patients unable to access thousands of dollars donated to the organization to defray the cost of their medical expenses.
Read the full storyTennessee Attorney General Files Lawsuit Seeking Judicial Dissolution of Memphis-Based Organ Transplant Charity
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s Office filed a lawsuit in Davidson County Chancery Court on Monday against a Memphis-based nonprofit that fundraised for organ transplant patients.
According to Skrmetti’s office, the National Foundation for Transplants, Inc. (NFT) ceased operations in April 2024 due to financial difficulties, which prompted complaints from patients and donors.
Read the full storyTennessee Lawmakers Push Fines Critics Warn Would Penalize Transparency Efforts in Federal Discount Drug Program
Legislation under consideration in the Tennessee General Assembly would prohibit efforts to increase the transparency of the federal program, which requires drug manufacturers to sell discounted drugs to specific entities with the goal of expanding affordable healthcare but does not require hospitals to transfer these savings directly to the prices consumers pay for drugs.
The legislative summary for Senate Bill (SB) 1414, by State Senator Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville), claims the legislation would expand an existing law that prohibits “discrimination against 340B entities. ” 340 B entities are specific hospitals and clinics that receive lower prices for prescription drugs under the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program established under the Public Health Service Act of 1992.
Read the full storyMan Arrested After 12-Year-Old Delivers Baby Detained by ICE for Immigration Status
Records made public by the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office (DSCO) show that 19-year-old Raymundo Juan Reyes Cornelio, who was arrested by Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) on Friday after a 12-year-old allegedly gave birth to his child, is being held in a Davidson County jail after he was requested to be detained for transfer to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
MNPD announced the arrest of Reyes Cornelio by its Youth Services detectives on Friday, confirming he was charged with the rape of an 11-year-old child following, “an investigation that began after the girl gave birth to a boy on February 14.”
Read the full storyJohn Solomon Calls for Creation of ‘Transparency Czar’ in the Trump Administration
John Solomon, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Just the News, is calling for the creation of a “transparency czar” within the Trump administration to oversee the public release of documents including the recently-declassified FBI files relating to Crossfire Hurricane.
Read the full storyHouse Intelligence Committee Silent After FBI Reportedly Gives Trans Covenant Killer Manifesto to Congress
The U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) did not respond to multiple press inquiries from The Tennessee Star after the committee reportedly received the 1,299 pages of journals written by transgender Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale from the FBI under Director Kash Patel. Shortly after the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) concluded its investigation into the attack at the Covenant School, where Hale killed six on March 27, 2023, independent journalist Megyn Kelly reported on April 7 that the FBI allowed her to analyze and report the contents of Hale’s writings, while restricting her from publishing the pages. The Star published Hale’s full 2023 journal last September, releasing about 90 pages of her writings from the months before her attack on her former Christian school. Kelly also stated that the FBI, in an effort to engage in transparency, provided the documents to HPSCI so that Congress might review their contents. The Star contacted HPSCI and its chairman, Representative Rick Crawford (R-AR-01), but did not receive a response from the chairman or his committee to its April 8 inquiry. Inquiries to the committee’s vice chairman, Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS-01), and to committee member Representative J. French Hill (R-AR-02), made by…
Read the full storyTennessee General Assembly Passes Bill Banning Controversial Caucuses for County Races
The Tennessee State House on Monday passed House Bill (HB) 855 by State Representative Lee Reeves (R-Franklin), which would prohibit counties from using the controversial caucus system, which has historically been opposed by Republicans, to select candidates for county level races.
Amending existing Tennessee law to include county offices among those in which candidates must be nominated through traditional primary elections, as is already required for state and federal offices, the legislation passed with 60 votes in favor and just 25 votes against. The State Senate passed its version, Senate Bill (SB) 799 by Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin), with 27 votes in favor and three against last week.
Read the full storyTennessee General Assembly Passes Bill to Invalidate Out-of-State Driver Licenses Issued Exclusively to Illegal Aliens
The Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill last week that would invalidate out-of-state driver licenses issued exclusively to illegal aliens and make it a misdemeanor offense to operate motor vehicles in the state with such licenses.
Read the full storyTennessee AG Skrmetti Calls on Trump Administration to Crack Down on Illegal Chinese E-Cigarettes Marketed to Minors
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is among a coalition of attorneys general representing 28 states and Guam calling on the Trump administration to crack down on illegal Chinese e-cigarettes being flooded into the U.S.
The attorneys general request the administration’s assistance in operating a “coordinated national effort” to stop the flow of “dangerous illegal products” from China, specifically flavored e-cigarettes, which are often marketed to children.
Read the full storyGarrett Ziegler Discusses His Group’s Publication of the Hunter Biden Laptop
Garrett Ziegler, former Trump administration staffer and founder of the nonprofit Marco Polo, sat down for an exclusive interview last week with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy to discuss his group’s publication titled “Report on the Biden Laptop.”
In October 2022, Marco Polo published the comprehensive 630-page report on the contents of Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop. The report documents hundreds of alleged violations of state and federal laws and regulations, which include business, drugs, and sex-related crimes.
Read the full storyMTSU Confirms Homeland Security Revoked Visas from Four Students amid Trump Administration Crackdown
Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Provost Mark Byrnes said during a Thursday meeting of the university’s Student Government Association that four foreign students who were attending the university on a student visa had their legal status revoked by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and will be required to return to their countries of origin or be in violation of federal law.
Byrnes confirmed the revocation when asked about the university’s procedures for cooperating with federal immigration authorities, stating, “We have had four students who were identified by Homeland Security.
Read the full storyCommentary: Tennessee Must Stop Pretending Foreclosure Notices in the Newspaper Are Enough
Foreclosure is traumatic — but so is being misled by a system that claims to protect homeowners while offering little more than a performative gesture. A recent opinion piece in The Tennessean warns against a bill that would eliminate the requirement to publish foreclosure notices in newspapers, replacing it with a centralized, online system. Critics say this would reduce transparency and harm vulnerable populations.
Read the full storyLegislation Reversing $600 Threshold for Reporting Payments to IRS Filed by U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty
U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) filed legislation on Thursday to reverse the decision to require third-party payment processors to report transfers more than $600 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Hagerty called the three-year-old policy an “egregious and unwarranted overreach” into citizens’ privacy.
Hagerty introduced the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments (SNOOP) Act, which his office said would remove the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code created by former President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan (ARP), which required third-party payment processors like PayPal and CashApp to report the transaction histories of customers with volumes of more than $600, lowering the threshold from $20,000 or 200 total transfers.
Read the full storyTennessee Senate Passes Bill Allowing Schools to Charge Tuition, Deny Enrollment to Illegal Immigrants
The Tennessee State Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would allow school districts to create policies to charge illegal immigrants tuition to attend public schools or bar their enrollment altogether, or continue to enroll all students without screening for citizenship or legal residence.
Senate Bill (SB) 836, as amended and passed this week, the legislation would give school districts the authority to set policies governing enrollment, allowing districts to request documentation of citizenship or legal residence before enrolling a student.
Read the full storyBlackburn Explains How Republicans Are Protecting Entitlement Programs
Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is pushing back against false claims being pushed about the Trump administration and Republicans’ efforts to cut waste, fraud, and abuse within Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Read the full storyTennessee Attorney General Warns Phone Providers over Unlawful Robocall Traffic
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti was among a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general of the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force, who sent letters to nine phone service providers alleging them of unlawfully routing robocalls.
On Wednesday, the task force, which was created in 2022 to “investigate and take legal action against companies responsible for significant volumes of illegal and fraudulent robocall traffic routed into and across the United States,” sent warning letters to the service providers Global Net Holdings, All Access Telecom, Lingo Telecom, NGL Communications, Range, RSCom Ltd, Telcast Network, ThinQ Technologies, and Telcentris.
Read the full storyStock Market Behavior Reflecting Deeper Issues Beyond Trump’s Tariffs Plan, Finance Expert Says
Chris Temple, editor and publisher of The National Investor, said President Donald Trump’s tariffs trade plan is not the only contributor to the behavior seen in the U.S. stock market in recent days, explaining how the president’s trade plan is only a small part of a larger shift in the global economy.
Read the full storyDemocrats Tap Strategist Tim Hogan to Lead New ‘War Room’ to Push Anti-Trump Messages into Digital Spaces
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced the launch of a new “war room” operation on Monday, aiming to strengthen its messaging and rapid-response efforts against President Donald Trump’s administration. Veteran strategist Tim Hogan was tapped to lead a unified push into “new information spaces” across the Party’s communications, research, and mobilization teams, as Democrats seek to regain traction following their widespread 2024 election losses.
Read the full storyDr. Carol Swain Previews New Book Titled, ‘Diversity Without Discrimination’
Dr. Carol M. Swain, author and retired university professor who was tenured at Vanderbilt and Princeton, has published her latest book titled, Diversity Without Discrimination: How to Promote a Culture of Unity in a Post-DEI/Affirmative Action World.
Read the full storyTennessee Senate Advances Bill Transferring Duties of Human Rights Commission to Attorney General
The Tennessee State Senate on Wednesday voted to advance legislation that would move the duties currently assigned to the Human Rights Commission under the purview of the Tennessee Attorney General’s office, with the legislation advancing through the Senate Government Operations Committee along partisan lines.
As currently amended, Senate Bill (SB) 861 by State Senator John Stevens (R-Huntingdon) would transfer the responsibilities of the state Human Rights Commission, whose board members are currently appointed by Tennessee’s governor and leaders in the General Assembly, to the Attorney General, who would create a new Civil Rights Enforcement Division to handle the workload.
Read the full storyTennessee Democrat on Shelby County School Board Apologizes for Threatening to Have Detractor Deported
A Democratic activist and member of the Shelby County Board of Education admitted to threatening to have a person “deported” over political disagreements and on Thursday apologized for the remarks.
Messages apparently sent by Towanna Murphy, a Memphis radio host and former First Chair of the Democratic Party in District 11 who is described as a “multi-hyphenated talent” by Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS), show she instructed a woman during an argument conducted via Facebook messages, “Be quiet before I have you deported.”
Read the full storySen. Bill Hagerty Says ‘China Should Have Seen this Coming’ as Trump Pauses Tariffs for Some but Hikes China to 125 Percent
U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) on Wednesday said China should have higher tariffs and increased economic pressure from President Donald Trump ahead of the Trump administration’s sweeping trade reformed that is now primarily aimed at China.
Hagerty, in comments made on Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria,” argued “China should have seen this coming,” because Trump “telegraphed this throughout the campaign.”
Read the full storyTennessee U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett Votes to Advance Budget Resolution, Continues Push for Deep Spending Cuts
Tennessee U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) was among the majority of House members who voted to advance a resolution establishing the congressional budget for the federal government for fiscal year 2025 on Thursday.
Read the full storyNashville Experiencing Mass Exits Over Tax Hikes Despite Mayor’s Plea for People to Stay, Ben Cunningham Says
Ben Cunningham, founder of the Nashville Tea Party, said people are fleeing Nashville in droves over compounded tax increases implemented in recent years and forthcoming increases expected under the current mayor.
Read the full storyHouse Passes SAVE Act, Requiring Proof of U.S. Citizenship for Voter Registration
The House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act on Thursday, which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections.
Read the full storyFBI’s Release of Covenant Killer Documents to Third Party Carries Legal Inconsistencies, Expert Says
Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and current law professor at Liberty University School of Law, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) release of the 1,299 pages of writings left by Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale to independent journalist Megyn Kelly carries legal inconsistencies as a case brought by The Tennessee Star’s parent company regarding the materials continues to be litigated in federal court.
Read the full storyTennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act Introduced in the U.S. Senate
Tennessee U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Salary Transparency Act on Tuesday.
Read the full storyDouble Whammy: Two New Reports Point to Biden Pentagon Cover-Ip on COVID-19 Origins Search
Two new bombshell reports this week pointed to a cover-up by the Biden-era Pentagon related to the search for COVID-19’s origins. New information is spilling out years after the fact and pointing to Wuhan and its coronavirus lab as the origin of the pandemic all along.
Read the full storyCommentary: Support Main Street and Made in America—Renew the 2017 Tax Reforms
Small businesses have consistently supported and expressed optimism about the impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. But now, many are growing concerned that Congress won’t act in time to renew the law or extend key parts of it that are about to expire. That kind of uncertainty makes it harder for small businesses to plan ahead—and often leads them to hold off on the investments that help our local communities thrive.
That’s why I’m urging lawmakers in Washington, including Senator Blackburn, Senator Hagerty, and Congressman DesJarlais, to take action. It’s time to renew the TCJA and bring back the provisions that have already expired. These reforms have helped countless businesses in Lawrence County, across Tennessee, and beyond; failing to restore and make them permanent would deal a devastating blow to small-business owners nationwide.
Read the full storyFederal Legislation to Increase Prison Time for Criminals Intimidating Supreme Court Justices Filed by Tennessee Lawmakers
Legislation that would increase the penalty for those found guilty of intimidating or swaying the decisions of U.S. Supreme Court justices through protests and picketing was submitted on Wednesday in Congress, proposing to change the penalty from one year behind bars to five.
The Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act was submitted on Wednesday with three sponsors in the U.S. House and five in the U.S. Senate. A press release explains it would increase the sentence by modifying the maximum prison term for those convicted under 18 U.S. Code 1507, which prohibits picketing or parading near a court or the home of a judge or judicial official to influence a judicial ruling through intimidation, from one year to five.
Read the full storyCongressional Witness Tells Rep. Tim Burchett Spouses of Congressmen Financially Benefit from Federal Government
A witness testifying before a U.S. House committee on Tuesday told U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) it was his belief that spouses of sitting congressmen enrich themselves by renting real estate to the federal government, appearing to bolster the Tennessee Republican’s prior predictions that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would uncover corruption in Congress.
The exchange happened during a hearing held by the House Committee on Oversight, aimed at reducing the federal government’s real estate holdings and leases, with witnesses including David Marroni from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and John Hart, the CEO of the government transparency group OpenTheBooks.
Read the full storyTennessee Valley Authority Reaffirms Support for Clean Coal After Trump Signs Executive Orders, Fires Two Board Members
Just one day after President Donald Trump signed four executive orders aimed at increasing coal energy production, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on Wednesday issued a statement supporting the use of clean coal for energy production.
Calling the executive orders “historic action to help American workers, miners, families, and consumers,” Trump said they represented his administration “ending Joe Biden’s war on beautiful, clean coal once and for all.”
Read the full storyPublic Policy Expert Clint Brewer Makes the Case for President Trump’s ‘Reboot’ of the Economy
Clint Brewer, recovering journalist and Nashville-area public policy expert, said President Donald Trump’s “reboot” of the U.S. economy through his reciprocal tariffs trade plan is necessary in order to transform the economy into one that works for all American workers.
Last week, Trump unveiled his “Liberation Day” agenda, which included the U.S. charging 10 percent baseline tariffs on nearly all goods imported from other countries, reciprocal tariffs on nearly 90 countries that have the highest trade deficits with the U.S., and a 25 percent tax on all imported vehicles.
Read the full storyTennessee’s Robby Starbuck Takes on New Role With the Heritage Foundation as a Visiting Fellow
Robby Starbuck, Tennessee political commentator and documentary filmmaker, recently took on a role at the Heritage Foundation as a visiting fellow to lead the conservative think tank’s capital markets initiative.
The Heritage Foundation’s capital markets initiative “encourages businesses to prioritize merit and ethics over divisive agendas that are unethical, immoral, and illegal—like so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies,” according to the think tank.
Read the full storyAnother Robby Starbuck Win for America: Distributor of Popular Beer Brands Latest to Drop DEI Initiatives
The beer import company Constellation Brands is the latest to scale back a number of its DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) policies after being investigated by Robby Starbuck, the political commentator and filmmaker from Tennessee announced on Tuesday.
Read the full storyTennessee House Passes Bill Banning Schools from Giving Students Products with Controversial Food Dye Targeted by RFK Jr.
The Tennessee State House of Representatives on Monday passed legislation that would prohibit schools from selling or offering to students any food or drink product containing the Red Number 40 food dye, commonly known as red 40, which has been targeted by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy.
A legislative summary for House Bill (HB) 134 by State Representative Elaine Davis (R-Knoxville) explains the bill would require Tennessee school districts “and public charter schools to prohibit food or beverage items that contain Red 40 to be sold, offered for sale, or provided to students on school property.”
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