SENATE Senate Finance, Ways and Means Utilities SB138 (Jack Johnson) / HB88 (Kent Calfee) An interesting measure of control…. As amended, broadens the scope of municipal utility board commissioners who will be required to attend the minimum number of hours of training each term. As introduced,requires members of certain utility boards of commissioners to meet training and continuing education requirements. […]

As many of you are aware I spend my Sunday mornings watching and listening to certain preachers that have brought me great direction over time. Today’s broadcast of Pastor Adrian  Rogers – “Strength Through Authority” This message really hit me and I feel compelled to share it with WGEN readers as it ties in so close with my dream (vision) […]

Bureau Chief’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series about tax incentives Ryman Entertainment may get to build a waterpark in Nashville. Tennessee Watchdog Report Nashville Metro officials may give away $14 million in incentives so Ryman Entertainment can build what the company’s CEO reportedly calls “a waterpark on steroids” at the Gaylord Hotel. Metro Council members are […]

Intro by Jackie Juntti A far as I am concerned – Each and EVERY person who cast a vote for Obama (either time) is guilty of bringing America down.  There was plenty of information out there about his not being eligible to even run for the Oval Office but those voters ignored it – they allowed him to SEAL up […]

Making a mountain out of a molehill is nothing new for groups such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), which are constantly looking for new outrages to use as fundraising tools or get their faces in the media. Look no further than Tuesday, when HSUS issued a statement after a passerby snapped photos of a horse that […]

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s (TDEC) Office of Energy Programs announced today that K-12 educators can apply online to participate in no-cost summer Energy Education Camps. The three-day educational sessions will provide educators with information and resources needed to teach about energy and energy conservation in the classroom and how to involve students in service learning projects that […]

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s Office of Sustainable Practices is pleased to announce the second of four webinars on Wednesday, March 15th at 1:00 pm CST. During this webinar, participants will learn about several free assessments that are offered to industries across Tennessee. Speakers will include representatives from the Tennessee Valley Authority and Tennessee Technological University’s Industrial Assessment […]

Prior to the enactment of Obamacare, we had the very best health care in the entire world and our life expectancy was very high.  Now we see our life expectancy dropping for the very first time in U.S. history, and the reason is Obamacare. People just aren’t going to the doctor when they feel something is wrong with them physically […]

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The media may disagree on the job Donald Trump’s doing, but the American people sure don’t. By massive margins, they have nothing but praise for the president’s handling of Obama’s transgender mandate. The numbers don’t lie — and when it comes to the privacy and safety of women and children, they aren’t even close. As Rasmussen pointed out Friday, the […]

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson faced a barrage of criticism over social media on Monday for describing African slaves as “immigrants” in a speech to HUD employees. Carson said in his speech that some immigrants came to America “in the bottom of slave ships, worked even longer, even harder for less. But they too had a dream that […]

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would send a transgender bathroom rights case back to a lower court instead of holding a hearing that had been scheduled for March 28. The court said last fall that it would hear the case of Virginia high schooler Gavin Grimm, a transgender student who sought to use the bathroom matching his gender […]

President Trump issued a new version of his executive order banning U.S. entry to residents of some Muslim-majority nations, excluding Iraq from the list. Visa processing for citizens from the other countries that were covered by the original order — Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Syria, and Libya — will be suspended for 90 days while the administration works on tightening […]

This is to notify you of the Special Called School Board Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the boardroom.  The purpose of this meeting is to vote for a Superintendent and the superintendent contract. TO:               Board Members FROM:         Charmaine Hookfin SUBJECT:   Special Called School Board Meeting This is to notify you of the Special Called School Board Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March […]

CNN has a long rich history of suddenly losing connections to their guests, after said guests stumble upon a series of words and phrases that goes against their talking points. Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 And just now.

On Wednesday, March 8, Dr. Ron Paul will testify before the Arizona State Senate Finance Committee in support of a state bill that would restore the status of sound money within the sovereign borders of the Grand Canyon State. The measure — HB2014 — would “exempt from gross income the exchange of one kind of legal tender for another” and […]

By Lisa Bourne (LifeSiteNews) – More details have emerged about the “exclusive gay” moment in Disney’s upcoming Beauty and the Beast remake initiated by the character Le Fou in a scene with Gaston. According to a report by The Charlotte Observer’s Lawrence Toppman, the action goes like this: “For approximately four seconds, in a ballroom full of swirling male and […]

As the overblown federal government continues their reach into the private lives of American citizens, an unlikely new piece of equipment is hitting the streets.  Literally. While many are familiar with the multitude of security cameras and drone aircraft that are being utilized to keep an ever-watchful eye on the American people, a lesser known piece of equipment is becoming […]

By Tim Brown  /  Freedom Outpost With all of the barking by the media about President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia with virtually no evidence to support such claims coming forth as of yet, some damning concrete evidence, in the form of documents, indicate that Hillary Clinton and John Podesta have some explaining to do when it comes to their […]