What’s Happening To This Good Red State of Tennessee? (Op-Ed)

I Moved To TN As A Political Refugee, From A State That Paid Little Heed To Our Constitution.
First, I Looked Hard At TX, SC, GA, And AL. I Chose TN And Was Thrilled When I Arrived. The People Were Courteous And Friendly. Their Children Helped Open Doors For Me, And Said Please And Thank You. Little Stuff, I Know, But Tn Felt, To Me, Like What America Used To Be.
Since I’ve Come, And Observed Tennessee Conservatism More Closely, I Am Finding Things I’d Hoped Never To See.

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Bill To Axe Policy Giving Teens Access To Vaccines Without Parental Permission Advances

A Bill That Effectively Ends The So-Called “Mature Minor” Doctrine That Has Allowed Some Tennessee Teens To Get Vaccines Without Parental Permission Advanced In The Legislature Wednesday.

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‘Taxpayer-Funded Censorship Campaign’ Under Fire At Congressional Hearing

The Biden Administration’s Collusion With Social Media Companies And Others To Censor Speech Related To Covid-19, Election Integrity And Other Issues “Was Far More Pervasive And Destructive” Than Initially Thought, A Key Witness And Sitting U.S. Senator Testified At A Thursday Congressional Hearing.

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Big City Mayors Silent After Research Shows Citywide Vaccine Mandates Didn’t Work

Researchers Analyzed Nine U.S. Cities That Implemented Vaccine Mandates During The Pandemic And Found That Those Mandates Had No Real Effect On The Spread Of COVID-19. Now, Those Cities’ Leaders Are Not Responding To Questions About Their Mandates And The Economic Impact They Had On Residents.

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Biden Touts Successes During State Of The Union, Critics Point To Inflation, Deceptions

Critics Noted Biden Largely Ignored The Border Crisis In His State Of The Union Speech, As Well As The Threat China Faces To U.S. Security. They Also Pointed To What They Said Were His Many Deceptions.

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TennCare To Spend $500M Because Of Enrollment From Pandemic

TennCare Currently Has $1.1 Billion In Its Reserves And Expects It To Cost $500 Million Of Those Reserves Over The Next Year As It Re-determines Medicaid Eligibility For Those Additional 500,000 Members Who Joined The Plan Over The Past Three Years.

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House Republicans To Target Border Crisis, IRS Funding, More With New Majority

Now That U.S. House Republicans Have A Leader In Speaker Kevin McCarthy, They Are Turning Their Eyes Toward An Agenda With Investigations And A Few Key Legislative Goals.

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TennCare Costs Will Increase As Emergency COVID Waiver Ends

Throughout The Federal Covid-19 Emergency, Tennessee’s Medicaid Service TennCare Has Been Barred From Removing Those Who Initially Qualified For Services. Starting On April 1, However, The Emergency Will End And So Will The Federal Matching Dollars That Went Into The Program.

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