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July 16, 2026

Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., a lawmaker with a pharmacy background, is introducing a bill that would require health insurance companies that provide transgender procedures to also pay for detransitions and adverse effects.

Harshbarger fears that,  under many current plans, transitioners who consider reversing their sex-reassignment procedures are stuck with what is effectively a financial one-way door.

July 8, 2026

The criticism of WNBA officiating has now reached Capitol Hill.

Just days after Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark publicly called on the league to do a better job protecting its players, a group of Republican lawmakers is demanding answers from WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert.

June 25, 2026

After the United States Senate voted on Wednesday to go on a 19-day recess instead of voting on the SAVE America Act, the House Freedom Caucus declared that the House of Representatives should not act on Senate legislation until the voter ID legislation is passed.

June 15, 2026

Members of Congress are calling for increased oversight and reform after a Haitian national in Florida was convicted in a healthcare fraud conspiracy that prosecutors said involved more than $58 million in false claims targeting Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers using a federal drug discount program.

May 26, 2026

SEVIERVILLE — Veterans, their families and other members of the community met on the Sevier County Courthouse lawn on Monday to honor and remember those who gave their lives serving in the nation’s armed forces.

Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters and Rep. Diana Harshbarger both spoke during the Memorial Day event.

April 29, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJHL) – On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers introduced the Safeguarding the Overall Protection of Minors (STOP) Act in Washington, D.C.

The act would ban gender transition procedures performed on minors, impose strict civil penalties on perpetrators and create a federal compensation fund dedicated to helping victims recover, according to a news release from Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN).

March 9, 2026
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The Rotary Club of Elizabethton recently marked a century of community service wi