Hemp bill conflict could fire up House, Senate finance committees • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee lawmakers are headed for a showdown over the hemp law, which could significantly limit products containing intoxicating derivatives under the Senate version. Both measures were considered by the House and Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday and could affect regulated industries that earn tens of millions of revenues on sales of between estimated $280 million […]
TERENCE P. JEFFREY: Carter’s Greatest Conflict vs. Reagan’s
When President Jimmy Carter ran for re-election in 1980, he had to compete against former California Governor Ronald Reagan. It wasn’t a contest. Reagan captured 44 of the 50 states. and won Over 8 million popular votes. Why was Carter’s re-election effort so disastrous? Perhaps the most important reason, but not the only reason, is […]
Internal Watchdog Urges Biden’s Green Loans Office To Stop Working On New Loans Amid Conflict Of Interest Concerns
An internal federal watchdog agency ordered the Biden administration’s Green Loans Office to stop working on new deals, citing concerns that it was poorly managing potential conflicts of interest in its operations, an internal federal watchdog said in a letter Tuesday. I asked for it. Department of Energy (DOE) Inspector General Terry Donaldson I wrote […]
GORDON CHANG: Biden’s Milquetoast China Approach Has Paved The Way For History’s Next Great Conflict
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell: “These are not dual-use capabilities” told reporters On September 10, in Brussels, he briefed China on aid to Russia for use against Ukraine. “These are components of a very substantial effort on the part of China to help maintain, build and diversify various elements of Russia’s war machine.” Campbell […]
‘Clear Conflict of Interest’: Environmental Justice Advisors Raked In Nearly $500 Million From Taxpayers
Environmental justice advisers in the Biden-Harris administration are expected to receive or influence the spending of nearly $500 million in grants from the agencies they advise. These advisors are members of the 36-member White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC). WHEJAC is an obscure but influential White House agency created in January 2021 by the […]
Every Member Of Major Blue City School Board To Resign Amid Conflict With Mayor
All seven members of the Chicago Board of Education agreed to resign in late October following disagreements with the mayor over the school district’s budget, announced Friday. Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez have been at odds in recent months over the mayor’s proposal to close a $1 billion gap in […]
Israel Begins Ground Operation In Lebanon As Conflict With Hezbollah Heats Up
The Israeli military announced on Monday it would launch a ground operation in Lebanon as the conflict with the terrorist organization Hezbollah rapidly escalates. Israel and Hezbollah have been at war for nearly a year, but tensions and cross-border skirmishes between the two sides have escalated dramatically in recent weeks. In the latest move, the […]
Lloyd Austin Orders Military To Stay On Alert As Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Heats Up
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered the military to remain on high alert as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalates. Tensions between the Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah and Israel are on the brink after Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on Friday. The United States has a variety of […]
Putin Raises Specter Of Nuclear War As West Wades Even Deeper Into Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lowered the threshold for using nuclear weapons against a Western country, further escalating an already protracted war that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and shows no sign of ending. Putin Announced During Meetings Russia's Security Council warned on Wednesday that the country's nuclear doctrine has been expanded […]
Mike DeWine’s History Raises Concerns About Potential Conflict Of Interest With Haitian Migrants
Ohio's Republican governor, Mike DeWine, faces a series of conflicts of interest on key issues in the state, including the Haitian migrant crisis that is affecting Springfield. Governor DeWine recently pledged assistance to Springfield to assist with the influx of Haitian migrants. According to DeWine and his wife have had extensive ties to charities in […]
