by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 23, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee state legislators moved to adjourn this year’s legislative session on Tuesday, marking the official end of the 2025 session of the 114th Tennessee General Assembly. Tuesday’s end of this year’s legislative session comes days after the General Assembly...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 21, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) described this legislative session of the Tennessee General Assembly as “very productive” in terms of legislation passed by lawmakers on key statewide topics, including immigration and education. On January...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 3, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
An 80-year old retired nurse practitioner who specialized in psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center was arrested and charged on Monday after being carried out of a Tennessee Senate committee meeting by Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers. On Monday morning,...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 31, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) said the passage of the Education Freedom Act of 2025 sends a message that the Volunteer State believes in “parents making choices that are right for their kids.” On Thursday, the Education Freedom Act...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 25, 2024 | Education, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee State Representative Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka) said the Tennessee House version of the universal school choice bill that failed to pass the General Assembly earlier this year is “eerily similar” to the Wisconsin school choice bill that passed the state’s...
