by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 14, 2026 | Education, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South, TN LEAD
In an exclusive interview with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy, former Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kevin Dyson described his journey from the NFL to education and outlined his plans to open Music City Academy, a tuition-free...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 8, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South, TN LEAD
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said that the Tennessee Democratic Party’s expletive-laden social media post attacking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not an isolated outburst, but part of a broader political narrative that...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 8, 2026 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South
Ben Cunningham, founder of the Nashville Tea Party, contrasted modern expectations of immigration with those of the early 1900s, noting that the 1921 Manual of the United States for the Information of Immigrants and Foreigners, emphasized firm expectations of...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 16, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said alleged human smuggler Kilmar Abrego Garcia is mounting a carefully orchestrated public relations campaign to cast himself as a victim, despite years of immigration violations and mounting criminal allegations...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 9, 2025 | News, Politics, State News, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The Midwest
Reporting live from the Indiana State Capitol on Tuesday, radio show host John Fredericks described an intense political scene as lawmakers consider a mid-census redistricting bill. Indiana is pursuing mid-census redistricting as Republican lawmakers argue that other...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 8, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said a cluster of unusual and rapid court actions in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case has fueled speculation that a plea deal may be back on the table for the alleged human smuggler. While Pappert stressed the possibility...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 5, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, reports that Memphis has experienced a dramatic and rapid improvement in public safety following the deployment of the Memphis Safe Task Force, the joint state, federal, and local initiative authorized under President...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 5, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tennessee State Senator Mark Pody (R-Lebanon) emphasized the importance of a unified communication strategy within the Republican Party, arguing that clarity and consistency are essential to winning the messaging battle against the Left’s progressive talking points....
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 20, 2025 | Education, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tennessee State Senator Mark Pody (R-Lebanon) is pushing to reshape how the state approaches college admissions, arguing that Tennessee’s students and parents deserve more options than the traditional ACT and SAT pathway. During a Monday appearance on The Michael...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 18, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, argued Tennessee Chancery Court Judge Patricia Head Moskal’s injunction halting Governor Bill Lee’s National Guard deployment to the Memphis Safe Task Force is both legally flawed and politically motivated. On Monday,...
