by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 26, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a bipartisan coalition of 30 attorneys general on Wednesday in calling on congressional lawmakers to pass legislation aimed at disrupting contraband cellphone use in prisons. Skrmetti and the coalition is calling on...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 17, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year by Tennessee U.S. Representative David Kustoff (R-TN-08) would seek to end swatting attempts by amending the U.S. Code to penalize false communications that cause emergency responses. The bill,...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 22, 2024 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) was one of four members of the U.S. House of Representatives to receive a perfect score on NumberUSA’s Immigration Congressional Grade Card. NumbersUSA is a nonprofit organization that advocates for “sensible...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 15, 2024 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
All 11 members of the Tennessee congressional delegation sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting the “swift approval” of Governor Bill Lee’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration due to severe storms that devastated communities across the Volunteer State...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 6, 2024 | Economy, News, Tennessee, The South
Businessman and investor Elon Musk plans to build the world’s largest supercomputer in Memphis, representing the city’s largest capital investment by a new-to-market company in its history. Musk’s company, xAI, would build its supercomputer, called Gigafactory of...
