By Todd Starnes   /    Fox News Moriah Bridges wanted to thank God for His immeasurable blessings on Beaver High School’s graduating class. But she could not, because it was against the law. The Pennsylvania teenager wanted to offer thanksgiving to the Almighty for parents and coaches and teachers. But again, she could not, because it was against the […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders said Tuesday they have agreed to a $125 billion budget that would expand a tax credit for the working poor, increase spending on safety net programs and boost payments for doctors and dentists. The budget agreement sets up votes in the state Senate and Assembly on Thursday, the […]

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comSAN FRANCISCO –  (Fox News) San Francisco supervisors approved legislation that requires employers to provide new mothers a clean and private space to pump their milk, adding to the board’s long history of trying to make the city more equitable for workers even if that means more regulations for employers. California and federal law already require […]

The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing President Trump of violating the Constitution’s anti-corruption emoluments clause by profiting from payments from foreign government sources. Trump has retained ownership of his real estate empire but transferred day-to-day control to his sons, although he continues to get information on the Trump Organization’s operations […]

The Daily Mail A severed head and severely burned body of a young black male have been discovered less than a mile away in Jackson. Residents said the headless body had been found by a group of children around 3pm on Saturday in a wooded area. The head had been discovered hours earlier on the front porch of a home. […]

Representative-elect Greg Gianforte (R-MT) will not face jail time for assaulting a reporter on the eve of the Montana special election. On Monday, he was sentenced to a 180-day deferred sentence, a $385 fine, 40 hours of community service, and 20 hours of anger management counseling. Initially, he was sentenced to spend four days in jail, but that was changed […]

From Tennessee Star Staff  /  Read More from The Tennessee Star State Rep. Mark Pody (R-Mt. Juliet) announced today that he is a candidate for the State Senate seat that Mae Beavers (R-Mt. Juliet) is leaving to run for the Republican nomination for governor in 2018. “I want to officially announce that I am a candidate for the 17th Senatorial District […]

At least three people were shot at a party late Saturday, Memphis Police said. Officers were called to apartments at 571 East, where they found three gunshot victims: An 18-year-old man in critical condition; and a 24-year-old woman and 20-year-old man, both of whom in noncritical condition. A fourth person had already been taken to a hospital by private car […]

By A Disgruntled Republican in Nashville Mayor Barry returned unsigned a resolution “celebrating the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities and their enormous contributions to the quality of life in Nashville and Davidson County.” Returning a resolution unsigned is the same thing as vetoing, but our charter does not use the term “veto.” The mayor has been an advocate of […]

By Paul Leach  /  Chattanooga Times Free Press The Hamilton County Commission has voiced little enthusiasm for hiking property taxes in any way, shape or form. On Wednesday, Mayor Jim Coppinger formally presented to commissioners the proposed $691.5 million fiscal 2018 budget — which does not call for a tax increase. The commission schedule calls for the body to vote […]

by Andy Sher  /  Chattanooga Times Free Press NASHVILLE — Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, a likely 2018 GOP candidate for governor, is being vetted as a possible Trump administration pick for one of two vacant U.S. District Court judgeships in West Tennessee, state Capitol Hill sources say. The veteran Republican lawmaker, who occupies the second most powerful post in […]

By Elaina Sauber , USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee At the bottom of a four-page agenda for its Monday night meeting is a resolution Williamson County Commission will consider that would study the feasibility of selling a county-owned hospital as an alternative to a tax hike. But making such a sale worthwhile would require a change in state law. Proposed by Commissioner Gregg […]

Home » Issues » 10th Amendment » Permission Not Required: Michigan House Passes “Constitutional Carry” Bills Permission Not Required: Michigan House Passes “Constitutional Carry” Bills Posted in 10th Amendment, News LANSING, Mich. (June 9, 2017) – On Wednesday, the Michigan House passed a series of so-called “constitutional carry” bills that would make it legal for most people in the state […]

By Rebecca Rosenberg   /  New York Post H/T Thomas The wild-child niece of former Veep Joe Biden stole more than $100,000 in a credit card scam — and quietly cut a plea deal in Manhattan court that spares her any jail time, The Post has learned. Using a borrowed credit card, the blonde Caroline Biden set up an unauthorized […]

There are those folks who truly NEED help and I have no problem with that taking place.  I have ranted for decades that the open door for LAZY people to feed off the work of others must end.  Drug tests need to be a MUST to begin the process.  Unless there is a legitimate doctors diagnosis of a disability that […]

by Claire Chretien CALIFORNIA, (LifeSiteNews) – The Center for Medical Progress (CMP) is seeking to disqualify the judge who censored its undercover footage of an abortion conference because of his ties to a pro-Planned Parenthood organization that lets the abortion company run a clinic on its premises. When David Daleiden began releasing his now-famous exposé on the abortion industry’s participation in […]

The Tennessee Legislature has adjourned for 2017.  Tennessee Firearms Association has worked on, tracked and many times opposed more than 70 bills that were introduced this year.   Twenty-three (23) bills have been passed into law and signed by the Governor.  None of them address any issue that should make you as a gun owner proud to say that “Tennessee is […]

The Tennessean  U.S. Sen. Bob Corker could face a deeper primary challenge in his next bid to keep his Senate seat. Tennessee State Rep. Andy Holt, R-Dresden, told the USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee on Wednesday that he’s in the process of deciding whether to run against Corker. He said “multiple polls” have shown Corker’s approval rating dwindling, and has been […]

Republican Marsha Blackburn has confirmed she will seek another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2rIGLi8 ) that Blackburn’s bid for a ninth term puts an end to speculation in some circles that she might instead try to run for statewide office next year. Republican Sen. Bob Corker hasn’t yet announced whether he will seek a […]

Associated Press    /   The Star Tribune NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee campaign finance officials have imposed a nearly $465,000 fine on a former lawmaker who was expelled from the General Assembly last year amid a series of sexual harassment allegations. The Tennessean reports it’s the largest fine ever imposed by the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance. Jeremy Durham was […]