Early Voting for Tennessee’s first primary election of 2026 is upon us and there’s a bill making its way through the committees which seems to put Republicans passionately on both ends of the spectrum regarding whether or not these elections should be closed to party “members” or open to anyone.
If you were to ask anyone, Republican or Democrat, what are the top 3 things they are following on a federal level, one answer would be the SAVE America Act.
The SAVE Act is an acronym for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act and Ii case you haven’t had time to read the bill yourself, here’s the gist:
On Monday, Chairman Todd Gardenhire (R-Chattanooga) moved ten bills to February of next year.
The problem with this decision is though it is in his power to reschedule bills, he chose to put these bills on a calendar that does not exist, under a Senate that will operate under new rules, with members who may not even be on the committee because of it being an election year.
This week, the legislature heard two bills with the exact same intent, to collect data from school districts in order for the General Assembly to form informed decisions.
It was determined this week that transparency in regards to illegal immigration is desired among Republicans, but data that would help shape the Education Freedom Scholarships, or “school voucher” program is not a priority.
As I was writing this commentary on Thursday, a student at Old Dominion University had just yelled “allahu akbar” and opened fire on his classmates. The student was a former Army National Guard member who was in prison for 8 years for his involvement with the Islamic State. He killed one student and injured two others before being stopped and killed by fellow ROTC students.
As it turns out, many counties across our state are adding fertilizer runoff to our water systems without our consent or quite frankly, our knowledge.
Fluoride has become a hot topic and source of debate. In one group, you have Republicans who roll their eyes and tell those who want to ban the “drug” to get out their aluminum hats and just comply with what the government thinks is best.
