by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 23, 2026 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
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...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jan 23, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
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...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 23, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
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...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 23, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Mike Dunavant has joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in filing an amicus brief in support of the State of Tennessee’s appeal over a legal challenge to Governor Bill Lee’s deployment of the Tennessee National...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 23, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Mike Dunavant has joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in filing an amicus brief in support of the State of Tennessee’s appeal over a legal challenge to Governor Bill Lee’s deployment of the Tennessee National...
