The Tennessee Star

06/08/2026

Most teachers are concerned about their students’ education amid the looming artificial intelligence revolution, a recent survey shows.

Over Half of Teachers Surveyed Worry AI May Be Making Students 'Dumber'

06/08/2026

The claim by Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell's office that the proposed $735,000 grant for the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC), a nonprofit that supports illegal aliens, is "not new" spending appears to contradict Metro Nashville's own Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Expenditures Overview, which lists no spending in the TIRRC funding account for FY 2024, FY 2025, or FY 2026, before the proposed $735,000 appears in FY 2027.

In light of criticism from Tennessee State House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville), as well as U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05), WKRN on Thursday reported, "the mayor's office said the funding proposal is 'not new,' adding that Metro has supported immigration legal services for years."

The claim by Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell's office that the proposed $735,000 grant for the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC), a nonprofit that supports illegal aliens, is "not new" spending appears to contradict Metro Nashville's own Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Expenditures Ov...

06/08/2026

As Democrat operatives have been rooted out in the Justice Department and FBI since January 2025, some very inconvenient facts have been discovered, leading to grand jury and congressional investigations into long-buried corrupt criminal activities of prominent Democrats.

06/08/2026

Dr. Omar Hamada discussed the promise of Bioscope.AI during an exclusive interview Friday with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy, explaining how the platform aims to shift medicine from a reactive model to a predictive one by identifying an individual's health risks before serious disease develops.

Dr. Omar Hamada discussed the promise of Bioscope.AI during an exclusive interview Friday with Michael Patrick Leahy.

06/08/2026

Since the FBI’s founding at the turn of the century, the intelligence community has grown from a domestic law enforcement operation to a sprawling $115 billion surveillance apparatus spanning 18 separate agencies.

06/08/2026

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, reports that Nashville officials have either not created or have not produced documentation required under Tennessee law for a proposed $735,000 grant to the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC), raising questions about whether the city is complying with statutory transparency requirements governing metropolitan government funding to nonprofit organizations.

Tom Pappert reports that Nashville officials have either not created or have not produced documents required for a proposed $735,000 grant.

06/08/2026

A coalition of immigrant rights advocates has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Tennessee law set to go into effect July 1 that would make it a crime for certain noncitizens with final deportation orders to remain in the state.

A coalition of immigrant rights advocates has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Tennessee law set to go into effect July 1.

06/08/2026

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Thursday that it will contribute more than $46 million toward a "comprehensive coal revitalization" plan at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Cumberland Fossil Fuel Plant, with the total project valued at about $116 million.

According to the Thursday release by the DOE, "This project aims to restore reliability, enhance efficiency, and extend the operational life of the coal-fired assets to meet regional demand for dispatchable power."

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Thursday that it will contribute more than $46 million toward a "comprehensive coal revitalization" plan at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Cumberland Fossil Fuel Plant, with the total project valued at about $116 million.

06/08/2026

With President Donald Trump’s approval rating underwater by over seventeen points and the GOP facing criticism over inflation and the Iran war in a critical midterm election, we would expect swing voters to be flocking to Democrats. Despite inflation and the Iran war creating strong headwinds for Republicans leading into November, Latino voters are fleeing from the Democratic Party, showing a twenty-point collapse since 2022 and a thirty-point collapse since 2018.

With President Donald Trump’s approval rating underwater by over seventeen points and the GOP facing criticism over inflation and the Iran war in a critical midterm election, we would expect swing voters to be flocking to Democrats.

06/08/2026

The Metropolitan Clerk of Nashville told The Tennessee Star on Friday that his office currently has no records related to the proposed $718,000 grant for Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors (TNJFON), the second nonprofit that provides services to illegal aliens that would receive funding in the budget submitted to the Metro Council by Mayor Freddie O'Connell, despite Tennessee law requiring a report containing their statement of proposed use, program serving residents, and annual audit be made available for public inspection.

Asked whether his office has records related to the proposed $718,000 grant for TNJFON, Metro Clerk Austin Kyle told The Star, "No, we don’t have any records for that proposal at this time."

The Metropolitan Clerk of Nashville told The Tennessee Star on Friday that his office currently has no records related to the proposed $718,000 grant for Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors (TNJFON), the second nonprofit that provides services to illegal aliens that would receive funding in the budg...