
The state of Alabama is suing the Obama administration in federal court to stop the resettlement of refugees in the state, alleging that the federal government is violating the consultation clause of the Refugee Act of 1980.
by Michael Patrick Leahy7 Jan 2016, 6:09 PM PST0

State Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver (R-Lancaster), the daughter of a refugee from Yugoslavia who came to the United States in 1952 as a twelve-year-old, wants the Tennessee General Assembly to step up if Governor Bill Haslam fails to launch a constitutional challenge to the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program.
by Michael Patrick Leahy14 Dec 2015, 10:00 AM PST0

Several Tennessee state legislators appear ready to rebel against the implementation of the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program after hearing testimony from Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons that the Obama administration has failed to comply with the Refugee Act of 1980’s statutory requirement to consult with the state prior to the placement of refugees there.
by Michael Patrick Leahy10 Dec 2015, 2:30 PM PST0

Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Haslam is apparently off the list of possible plaintiffs—governors of the 12 “Wilson-Fish alternative program” states where non-profit VOLAGS, not state governments, run the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program—the Thomas More Law Center says it is looking to represent in a constitutional legal challenge to the program.
by Michael Patrick Leahy5 Dec 2015, 1:17 PM PST0

Parents across Tennessee are taking on the state’s political and educational establishment, aiming to get rid of the recently implemented Islam-centric seventh grade Social Studies standards.
by Michael Patrick Leahy20 Oct 2015, 2:43 PM PST0

On July the 7, the Nashville Metro Council voted to ask the Tennessee Department of Transportation “to plant vegetation to block the view” of a statue of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
by AWR Hawkins13 Jul 2015, 8:20 AM PST0

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is the most recent Republican governor to buy into President Obama’s push to expand Medicaid.
by Michael Patrick Leahy29 Jan 2015, 5:30 AM PST0