A bill that would allow Tennessee teachers to carry guns in schools was approved Wednesday in a House subcommittee, despite a top law enforcement official, educators and Republican lawmakers expressing concerns. The legislation, House Bill 1380, sponsored by Rep. Ryan Williams, R-Cookeville, made its way out of the K-12 Education subcommittee by a voice vote and will move on to the […]

Knoxville Democratic Rep. Rick Staples is facing disciplinary action after an internal investigation determined he violated the legislature’s sexual harassment policy, according to multiple sources aware of the inquiry. As a result, Staples is expected to be removed from the House Ethics Committee, to which Speaker Glen Casada appointed him in January. Although the official details of Staples’ violation of the policy are unclear, […]

Update2: According to ABC7‘s Rob Elgas, the FBI is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the dismissal of criminal charges against Smollett. Furthermore, according to records obtained from the Chicago police, the FBI was already involved in part of the investigation, and CPD forwarded a copy of a search warrant on Smollett’s iCloud account to an FBI analyst. BREAKING: Two law enforcement officials briefed on the […]

Sources: Drivers In Cars Will Pay Around $11.50 And Truck Drivers Will Pay About $25; Possible Discounts For Some Being Worked Out NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It has worked in cities like London and Singapore and state lawmakers are hoping congestion pricing will decrease traffic in New York City, too. CBS2’s Hazel Sanchez found out what Sunday’s historic news means for […]

By Dagny Taggart Warning: If you care about parental rights, this story will infuriate you. On February 25, a pregnant mother took her 2-year-old son to the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine clinic in Tempe, Arizona because he had a fever of over 100. The doctor instructed the mother to take him to the emergency room because he is unvaccinated and […]

New York will become the latest state to raise the tobacco sale age to 21, pending the signature of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The state Senate voted Monday to raise the age requirement, which applies to cigarettes and electronic cigarettes. Eight states, including California and New Jersey, and at least 440 cities and counties, already limit tobacco sales to those aged […]

Hey gang: A federal judge just ruled California’s ban on magazines holding more than ten rounds is unconstitutional. The judge cited three cases, one where a woman successfully defended herself with more than ten rounds, and two cases where the victims ran out of bullets and were killed (or attacked). Oregon is presently trying to pass a ban on all […]

By Martin M. Barillas (LifeSiteNews) — Azusa Pacific University, a private Christian college in southern California, decided once again to remove a ban on same-sex relationships from its code of student conduct. In the fall term, APU removed a ban on “romanticized” same-sex relationships, only to reverse course after its board of trustees declared that it had never approved the change. “APU is […]

So voters in the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson will be voting on Tuesday in municipal elections.  And as I don’t live in one of those cities, I haven’t paid much attention to the races and only have a couple of recommendations. First, though, let’s talk about the expected “low” turnout…probably around 12 percent or so. […]

Police allege Eric Holder, 29, fired numerous shots at the Grammy-nominated star and two other men in a Los Angeles parking lot on Sunday afternoon. The suspect’s name was released as 19 people were injured late Monday during a vigil at the scene of the murder. Authorities said the majority of those hospitalized appeared to have suffered “trample injuries” after […]

A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ work requirements law last week, stymieing the legislation that had caused 18,000 Arkansans to lose health insurance over the past several months. Yet on Friday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar approved a similar waiver that would allow Utah to mandate work requirements — showing that the ruling had not shaken the Trump […]

The nation was shocked and disgusted on Tuesday when it was announced, without any prior warning, that the Chicago state’s attorney’s office had dropped all felony charges against actor Jussie Smollett and, save for the forfeiture of his $10,000 bond, essentially allowed him to walk away free from an alleged hate crime hoax. On top of that, the files and […]

Tennessee General Assembly information, click HERE. For information on State Senators, including phone numbers and email addresses, click HERE; for House members, click HERE. For information on legislation, click HERE. Don’t forget that you can now watch the Senate committee meetings and floor sessions online by going HERE; House committee meetings and floor sessions online HERE. Phone calls can go […]

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (March 27, 2019) – Today, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill into law that takes an important first step towards treating gold and silver as money instead of a commodity.  Sen. Craig Blair (R-Martinsburg) introduced Senate Bill 502 (SB502) on Feb. 1. The new law repeals sales and use tax on gold and silver bullion. SB502 […]

The Georgia state legislature has just passed a fetal heartbeat abortion bill. The pro-life measure will start placing restrictions on abortion once a child has her own heartbeat in her mother’s womb. The measure also allows parents to begin getting the tax benefits of having children while the child is still in the womb and allows mothers to get deadbeat […]

We are starting to hear talk that the Tennessee Legislature may adjourn perhaps as early as mid-May, 2019. If so, the next six weeks promise to be really business, full of dirty tricks and overflowing with shenanigans. One of the most watched attacks on our rights is Republican Senator Steve Dickerson’s gun confiscation legislation (Senate Bill 1178 – also known […]

A last minute FOIA records request in the Jussie Smollett hate-hoax investigation was fulfilled by the Chicago Police Department on Wednesday – shortly before the case was sealed by a Cook County judge.  Livid Chicago law enforcement officials were beside themselves on Tuesday after all 16 felony charges were dismissed against Smollett for allegedly staging his own hate crime with two Nigerian-born […]

From Momma Bears  On Wednesday morning at 8:00 am sharp, the House Education Committee is supposed to hear the House Voucher Bill (HB939) but you know how those politicians are… For all we know, they just might roll this bill for more time to intimidate the freshmen legislators. Now, if you click on that bill link, all you are going to find […]

Alabama has a novel solution to protect itself and its officials from having to endorse homosexual “marriages:” Get the state out of marriage altogether. More than eight out of 10 voters in the conservative state decided to enshrine marriage in their state’s Constitution. But despite the lack of federal authority over marriage and despite the 10th Amendment’s specific reservation of […]