by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 8, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
An East Tennessee bridge is being named after President Donald Trump. On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Tennessee politicians will gather to unveil the “Donald J. Trump Bridge” in Jefferson County, which has an estimated population of 60,000 people....
by Zachery Schmidt | Dec 3, 2025 | Economy, News, Tennessee, The South
The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Tuesday that it selected a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) nuclear site as one of two places to help develop advanced light-water small modular reactors. TVA’s Clinch River Nuclear site, along with Holtec Government...
by Zachery Schmidt | Nov 11, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
After the Senate passed a continuing resolution to end the government shutdown, Tennessee senators blamed Democrats for prolonging it. On Monday, the Senate voted 60 to 40 to end the longest federal government shutdown in American history, which lasted 41 days. Seven...
by Zachery Schmidt | Nov 10, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Tim Sheehy (R-MT) introduced a bill last week attempting to address America’s juvenile violent crime problem. Juvenile violent crime in America has been on the rise over...
by Zachery Schmidt | Nov 5, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) introduced legislation this week to enlarge deposit insurance coverage for non-interest-bearing transaction accounts, such as checking or payroll accounts. The Main Street Depositor Protection Act would give...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 9, 2025 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson’s (R-Franklin) 19th annual “Boots and Jeans BBQ and Beans” event will be headlined this year by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN), U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN-02), and conservative activist...
by Zachery Schmidt | Oct 7, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Republicans backed Israel on the second anniversary of October 7th In 2023, Hamas militants invaded Israel, killing an estimated 1,200 people and taking over 250 people hostage. Right now, Hamas still holds 48 hostages. This event started the outbreak of war...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Salary Transparency Act on Tuesday. The TVA Salary Transparency Act, filed in the Senate as S.1354, seeks to increase public transparency regarding...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 27, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
President Donald Trump endorsed Tennessee U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) for reelection on Wednesday, saying that the incumbent senator has been “doing a fantastic job representing the Great People of Tennessee.” Hagerty was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2020...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 14, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) voted with the majority to pass the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act – or the HALT Fentanyl Act – on Friday. The HALT Fentanyl Act would permanently place fentanyl-related substances,...
