Gov. Bill Haslam’s public rejection of Donald Trump’s presidential aspirations has set shock waves through the Tennessee Republican party. Two state members of the Republican National Committee have issued a memo to remind party leaders that “all hands on deck”…
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GOP Revenge on Durham Gets National Attention
Jeremy Durham was on the fast track for Republican politics in Tennessee. A young attorney, he won election to a newly redrawn state House of Representatives district in 2012. He was named the “Freshman of the Year” by the Knoxville…
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State Colleges To Permit Employees to Carry on Campus
In less than a month, full-time faculty and staff at Tennessee’s colleges and universities can carry guns on campus. The new law passed without Governor Bill Haslam’s signature last month. Haslam said this decision should have been up to the…
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Local Reporter Attacks Christians for Praying for Orlando Terror Victims
In the aftermath of the Orlando massacre at a gay nightclub, both Gov. Bill Haslam and House Speaker Beth Harwell tweeted to followers encouraging them to pray for Orlando. The gall, the unmitigated gall, of these people who have worked…
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TDOC Commissioner Resigns Amidst Widespread Allegations of Incompetency
Last week, Gov. Bill Haslam’s office announced that the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction would leave his post at the end of June to join Florida-based private prison company GEO Group. After five years leading the state’s 14…
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Haslam’s Weak Leadership a Growing Problem for Tennessee
State Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) is sharply rebuking Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam for mischaracterizing the Tennessee General Assembly’s Tenth Amendment lawsuit against the federal government for its operation of the refugee resettlement program to the state’s Attorney General, Herbert Slatery….
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Major Tire Manufacturer Moving to Nashville
South Korean tiremaker Hankook announced Wednesday that it is relocating its North American headquarters from New Jersey to Tennessee. Company and state officials said in a ceremony at the state Capitol that 200 jobs will move to downtown Nashville, about…
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State GOP Wrestles With Trump Domination
All is not well within the Tennessee Republican Party. At least, not if you’re an establishment Republican. That’s likely not a shock if you’ve followed politics to any degree in the Volunteer State in the past few years, but the…
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