Tennessee Property Tax Elimination Campaign Names County Leadership Team

by Zachery Schmidt | Jun 2, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

The coalition seeking to end state property taxes announced its leadership team for all 95 counties in Tennessee. Ninety-five percent of these county leadership positions for the “Yes on 2” campaign, the ballot initiative seeking to amend the state...

Tennessee Panel Weighs Bill Targeting Those Ignoring Deportation Orders

by Zachery Schmidt | Feb 16, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

The Tennessee House Judiciary Committee will hear a bill on Wednesday attempting to create a criminal charge for an illegal immigrant who fails to leave Tennessee after a final deportation order. The state House Criminal Justice Subcommittee passed House Bill (HB)...

Republican Leaders React to 2025 Report Highlighting Crimes Committed by Illegal Aliens in Tennessee

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 31, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

Republican leaders in the Tennessee General Assembly are pointing to a newly released 2025 report as evidence they say underscores the need for tougher state-level enforcement on illegal immigration and closer cooperation with federal authorities. The report, released...

Tennessee Education Bill Designed to Serve as Challenge to 1982 U.S. Supreme Court Case, Aaron Gulbransen Says

by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 14, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Aaron Gulbransen with the Tennessee Conservatives Coalition said a bill filed in the Tennessee General Assembly is “designed” to serve as a challenge to the 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Plyler v. Doe. The bill filed by Tennessee House Majority Leader William...

Tennessee U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty to Run for Reelection in 2026

by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 11, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) announced Tuesday he will seek reelection to the U.S. Senate in 2026. “I am pleased to announce my candidacy for re-election to the United States Senate. It has been the honor of my lifetime to serve the men and women of...

Tennessee AG Skrmetti ‘Looks Forward’ to Defending State Law Banning Transgender Surgery for Minors in the Supreme Court

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 24, 2024 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD

The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear arguments and rule on whether a Tennessee law that bans “gender-affirming care” on minors – including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and sex-change surgeries – violates the Constitution. Tennessee Governor...