EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Jim Banks Unveils Bill To ‘Help Parents Give Their Kids A Shot At The American Dream’
Republican Indiana Sen. Jim Banks introduced a bill Wednesday aimed at providing tax relief to working American families and pregnant mothers. The bill, known as the First Family Act, increases the Child Tax Credit (CTC) to $4,200 for families with children between the ages of 0 and 5. According to Bill Text, originally obtained by […]
Bill expanding Tennessee law enforcement powers during protests draws pushback
Metronashville police wear riot equipment during a 2020 protest in downtown Nashville. (Photo: Alex Kent) The GOP bill, which expands the right to arrest during public protests and police actions, has sparked push from civil rights and journalist groups as a potential violation of the First Amendment. Multipart invoice (HB55/SB30) Tennessee Rep. William Lambers of […]
California Dem Proposes Bill For Students To Live In Their Cars Amid Housing Crisis
Democrat California Sen. Corey Jackson has introduced a bill that would make it easier for some college students in Golden State to live in cars in campus parking lots. The law applies Five California State University (CSU) location, etc. 20 California Community College (CCC). Almost 500,000 CCC students experienced homelessness in 2023, as mentioned in […]
‘Give Me A Chance’: Stephen Miller, Fox News’ Bill Hemmer Tussle Over Deporting Alleged Gang Member To El Salvador
Fox News host Bill Hemmer and White House Policy deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller quarreled Monday over the deportation of suspected MS-13 gangs who were deported by President Donald Trump’s administration. The White House defended the deportation of Kilmer Armand Abrego Garcia, a citizen of El Salvador. In a heated debate over the “American […]
Bill Maher Says His Dinner With Trump Showed ‘Why The Democrats Are So Unpopular’
HBO host Bill Maher on Friday described President Donald Trump as a “possible friend” while reporting on a star-studded dinner at the White House, and critics who criticized critics who said they should have refused to meet with the Republican president for all areas they disagreed. Maher attended Dana White, president of Dana White and […]
Bill to bar giving guns to certain mental health patients stalls until 2026
Rep. Chandel Brooks, a Nashville Democrat, is wiping his eyes after a bill that would restrict gun ownership for certain mental health patients who passed a House committee. The bill was later notified in the Senate. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) Amid the question about that language, a bill was pushed in 2026 on Wednesday that […]
‘Totally Unnecessary’: James Carville Outraged By Bill To Keep Non-Citizens From Voting
Democratic strategist James Kerrville expressed his anger on Thursday about the American Voter Qualifications (SAVE) Act. The bill requires that someone to vote in federal elections be obtained before registering, so on Thursday there were only four Democrats supporting it, passing primarily along the party line. Cuomo’s Carville told guest host Chris Sununu that the […]
Pardoned ex-Sen. Kelsey wrangles for amendment to campaign finance bill
Former Senator Brian Kelsey, whose lawyer was caught, will leave the federal courthouse Fred D. Thompson in Nashville after being sentenced 21 months in federal prison. (Photo: John Partipilo) Former Tennessee Sen. Brian Kelsey is being cut straight from a short prison stint cut by the president’s pardon. The former German Town Republican, who served […]
Hamilton County principals oppose bill to require immigration status checks on schoolchildren
Immigration to Tennessee and advocates outside the Senate committee room on Wednesday after the Senate Education Committee advanced a bill that would ban public schools from registering children who are not legally in the United States in violation of federal law. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) The principal of Hamilton County Public Schools announced Wednesday opposition […]
Bill to give Tennessee AG civil rights oversight draws Democratic pushback over partisanship
“He has not been proven to be a complaint-free, independent agency or appointee,” said Sen. Charlan Oliver, a Democrat from Nashville, who has introduced a bill that will hand over an investigation into discrimination complaints against Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skulmetti. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) The bill, which dissolved Tennessee’s independent civil rights watchdog and […]
