Tennessee House speaker, U.S. senator challenge Nashville mayor’s request for TIRRC funding

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: June 4, 2026

Words: 471

Last Updated: 6 days, 13 hours ago

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Two top Tennessee Republicans are objecting to a funding request by Nashville’s mayor for an immigrant rights group, saying it could violate the state’s anti-sanctuary city law.

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a gubernatorial candidate, said in a post on X this week that Tennesseans should be “outraged” that Mayor Freddie O’Connell is seeking $735,000 for the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, or TIRRC. She called the organization a “pro-illegal alien nonprofit.”

“I urge …

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