by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 16, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
State Rep. Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood) said he plans to introduce legislation next session that would restrict the issuance of Tennessee birth certificates based on a parent’s immigration status, arguing the proposal is a state-level response to the U.S. Supreme...
by Zachery Schmidt | Feb 24, 2026 | Education, News, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee State House is considering a bill that would require public schools to teach Bible lessons and allow for prayer time and reading of religious texts during the day. The state House Judiciary Committee ran out of time to hear the bill last week, but said...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jan 30, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
The state House Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee will hear a bill next week that challenges the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage. State Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood) introduced House Bill (HB) 1473 in January to allow private citizens and...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 16, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
A new bill filed for next year’s session of the Tennessee General Assembly would expand the state’s definition of a “disabled driver” to include expectant mothers who are in their second or third trimester of pregnancy or who have a pregnancy certified as high-risk by...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 7, 2025 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
U.S. Army veteran and former Lee administration official Matt Van Epps has been projected as the winner of the Republican special primary for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. Decision Desk HQ called the race just 27 minutes after polls closed. At 8:30 p.m.,...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 3, 2025 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
State Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood), who is running in the October 7 special Republican primary for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, positioned himself as the true “constitutional conservative” in the race. On Thursday’s edition of The Michael Patrick...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 1, 2025 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
The latest Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show Republicans running in the special primary election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District are leading the fundraising race, with two candidates—State Representatives Lee Reeves (R-Franklin) and Gino Bulso...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 18, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
Two state lawmakers in the Tennessee General Assembly introduced a bill to mirror the Trump administration’s “One Flag Policy” which prohibits the flying of all but the American flag at all U.S. facilities, both domestic and abroad. The bill, introduced by State...
