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TN House Majority Whip Files Bill Barring Dual Citizens, Those Not Born as U.S. Citizens from Running for Federal Office
Tennessee House Majority Whip Johnny Garrett (R-Goodlettsville) filed a bill on Thursday that would prohibit anyone who holds dual citizenship or is not a natural-born U.S. citizen from qualifying as a candidate in federal primary elections. The bill, filed as House...
Bill Seeks to Deport Noncitizens Who Commit Child Care Fraud
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with other senators, introduced a bill that would deport child care providers who are non-citizens who commit fraud. Besides deportation, the Stop Fraud by Strengthening Oversight and More Accountability for Lying and Illegal...
Anesthesiologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center Arrested on Child Sexual Exploitation Charges
A doctor who works for the Department of Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been arrested and charged with child sexual exploitation charges, arrest records provided by the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office show. Dr. Kevin J. Preece was...
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