Kaitlin Housler

2 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a lower court ruling that blocked Tennessee’s policy requiring certain felons to provide additional documentation when registering to vote. On Thursday, the Court of Appeals ruled in Tennessee Conference of the NAACP v. Lee that the plaintiffs in the case, the Tennessee NAACP, lacked Article III standing to bring the suit.

2 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced a bill supported by the White House on Thursday which seeks to expedite deportations of illegal aliens from the United States. The two-page bill, called the Rapid Expulsion of Migrant Offenders who Violate and Evade (REMOVE) Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to start removal proceedings as quickly as possible after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) files a Notice to Appear (NTA) with the immigration court.

2 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

Tennessee U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07) introduced a bill on Thursday seeking to codify into law President Donald Trump’s executive order eliminating critical race theory (CRT) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from the curriculum of federal service academies.

3 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

A man was seen draping what appears to be a homemade cloth-like banner painted with the numbers “8647” above I-65 in Nashville, a photo posted by Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) shows. The photo shows an older man wearing dark sunglasses and a tie dye t-shirt draping the banner over the Chestnut Street overpass over the I-65 northbound lanes at mile marker 82. Spotted in Freddie O'Connell’s Nashville. @FBI pic.twitter.com/Uq64LW0qor— Rep.

3 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

Everyone can fish for free in Tennessee’s public waters this Saturday, June 7, for the state’s annual Bobby Wilson Free Fishing Day. “This annual event is a fantastic way to introduce children to fishing and nature,” the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) writes in its 2024-25 fishing guide.