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Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson Recaps 'Very Productive Session' of Tennessee General Assembly

3 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) described this legislative session of the Tennessee General Assembly as “very productive” in terms of legislation passed by lawmakers on key statewide topics, including immigration and education. On January 27, the General Assembly convened for a special session called by Governor Bill Lee to pass the Education Freedom Act, a disaster relief package, and other measures related to immigration.
Election Integrity Group Discovers Maricopa County Signature Verification in 2024 Occurred at 'World Book Record' Speed

5 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Rachel Alexander

The election integrity organization We the People AZ Alliance (WPAA), which discovered in 2022 that Maricopa County ballot affidavit reviewers were verifying signatures at speeds of up to one signature per second, revealed in a new video this week that reviewers during the 2024 election also verified signatures at a similarly rapid pace. The group alleged that AI was used, especially in the 2020 election, which the county had previously denied, despite it being mentioned in contracts.
Reporter Tom Pappert Raises Concerns About 2022 Tennessee Traffic Stop of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

6 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, raised multiple concerns surrounding the 2022 traffic stop of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the alleged MS-13 gang member and citizen of El Salvador who was deported last month under President Donald Trump, by Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) officers.
Tennessee Governor Appoints State’s First Chief Immigration Enforcement Officer

6 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee appointed long-time law enforcement veteran Ryan Hubbard to serve as the state’s first-ever chief immigration enforcement officer. The chief immigration enforcement officer will lead the Tennessee Chief Immigration Enforcement Division (CIED), a new division within the Tennessee Department of Safety, established through legislation passed by the Tennessee General Assembly earlier this year.
EJ Haust Slams the Media’s Coordinated Effort to Attack President Trump’s Tariff Trade Policy

6 days ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

EJ Haust, a digital marketing expert and official guest host of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, criticized the mainstream media for uniformly labeling President Donald Trump’s tariff trade strategy as “chaos” as part of a coordinated messaging effort to attack the administration.
Release of Records Detailing 2022 Tennessee Traffic Stop Involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia in the ‘Public Interest,’ Reporter Says

1 week ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said the release of records relating to the 2022 traffic stop of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the alleged MS-13 gang member and citizen of El Salvador who was deported last month under President Donald Trump, by Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is in the public interest.
NASA Astronaut Butch Wilmore Honored in the Tennessee House of Representatives

1 week ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

Tennessean and NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore was honored on the floor of the Tennessee House of Representatives on Wednesday. Wilmore, who was born in Murfreesboro and grew up in Mt. Juliet, arrived at the International Space Station in June 2024 along with NASA astronaut Suni Williams for what was initially planned for a week-long trip on a Boeing Starliner flight.
Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy Urges Consumers to Invest as Media Company Begins Trading on the New York Stock Exchange

1 week ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

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. On March 31, Newsmax’s Class B Common Stock began trading on the NYSE under the symbol “NMAX.”Ruddy, who founded Newsmax in 1998, touted the media company’s rise over the years in the cable news space and through its online news website and digital app. “Newsmax is growing really well.
Paul Teller Discusses Journey in the Conservative Political Movement

1 week ago | tennesseestar.com | Kaitlin Housler

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 he is working to advance conservative principles through Advancing American Freedom.
Music Spotlight: Ira Dean

1 week ago | tennesseestar.com | Bethany Bowman

Ira Dean comes from a musical family. His brother is Billy Dean, but not that Billy Dean. “It’s a joke because Billy Dean’s royalty checks used to go to my brother,” Ira Dean said. But his brother and father were both very much in the business. His father played guitar, sang, and even had his own radio show when he was 13, so the music business is all Dean’s ever known. “It was either make it or wear a hairnet and say, ‘Do you want fries with that?'” he joked.