by Kaitlin Housler | May 11, 2026 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
State Representative Todd Warner (R-Chapel Hill) announced his candidacy for Tennessee’s newly-drawn 9th Congressional District on Monday shortly after filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) declaring himself a candidate in the race. Warner’s...
by Zachery Schmidt | May 8, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
A Tennessee state Democrat is calling for the City of Memphis to secede from Tennessee after the state passed a new congressional map. The Tennessee General Assembly approved a new map that turns the state’s 9th Congressional District into a district where Republicans...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 28, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
The Tennessee Court of Appeals on Tuesday reversed a lower court’s temporary injunction blocking Governor Bill Lee from deploying the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis to assist with the Memphis Safe Task Force. In its ruling, a three-judge panel found that all of...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 13, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
The Tennessee Star’s CEO and editor-in-chief, Michael Patrick Leahy, and lead reporter, Tom Pappert, praised Tennessee State Senator Brent Taylor’s (R-Memphis) latest push to advance state intervention in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, highlighting both his...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 11, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and State Senator Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) are demanding answers from Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy after he acknowledged that an unknown number of violent criminal defendants were released back into the community...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 3, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tennessee State Senator Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) detailed how his focused push to reduce crime and overhaul public education is producing measurable progress in Memphis and advancing his pledge to “make Memphis matter.” During an appearance Monday on The Michael...
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 13, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
A new bill looks to strengthen immigration enforcement in Tennessee. State Senator Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) introduced Senate Bill (SB) 1486, which would require local law enforcement agencies to “accept and honor” federal immigration detainers. According to U.S....
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 8, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Mike Dunavant as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee on Tuesday. Dunavant was among more than 100 nominees confirmed by the Senate in an en bloc vote, with the chamber approving the group by a 51–47 margin....
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 6, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
A straw poll conducted over the weekend at the 2025 Bartlett Festival, BBQ Contest and Car Show shows U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to be the overwhelmingly favorite Republican candidate running in the 2026 Tennessee gubernatorial election. Out of 250...
