by Zachery Schmidt | Nov 26, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee
Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) introduced a bill last week to improve broadband access nationwide. The Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act would amend the Communications Act of 1934 to accelerate the process to implement...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 25, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi praised Tennessee U.S. Senator and 2026 gubernatorial candidate Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) for her push at the federal level for resources intended to help make Memphis safe. Bondi and other Trump administration officials traveled to...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 21, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) has reached a deal with the Metro Government of Nashville to move out of the state-owned James K. Polk Cultural Center and across the river to the East Bank. The agreement, according to Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s...
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 Kaitlin Housler | Nov 5, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
The Nashville-based Beacon Center of Tennessee’s November poll highlights deepening political polarization between Republican and Democratic voters in the Volunteer State. The poll, which surveyed 1,200 registered voters in the state between October 26-29, featured...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 4, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is demanding answers from the face recognition search engine PimEyes over its image recognition software being used to dox federal officers. In September, Blackburn sent a letter to Giorgi Gobronidze, the owner and CEO of PimEyes,...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 3, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces Serralta said public safety in Memphis has visibly improved as a result of the ongoing joint federal and local law enforcement efforts working to reduce violent crime in the city, with residents once again feeling safe to return...
by Zachery Schmidt | Oct 27, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) co-sponsored a bill last week to ensure the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) receives full funding during the government shutdown. The Keep SNAP Funded Act would require the federal government to provide funding...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 24, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South, TN LEAD
U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) said he would “love” the opportunity to serve in the U.S. Senate if appointed by Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), should she win the 2026 gubernatorial election. Burchett, who has endorsed Blackburn in the gubernatorial race...
