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National News:

A Little Optimism in the Middle of a Lot of Mess

A First Amendment lawsuit got filed in Florida today. It’s not a First Amendment lawsuit over the new Florida law we discussed earlier this week—the one where Governor Ron DeSantis stripped academic freedom out of the classroom in Florida’s public colleges and universities and banished consideration of diversity. But it’s still a First Amendment lawsuit. Likely not the last one a unit of government in Florida will see this year.

https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/a-little-optimism-in-the-middle-of?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, transgender kids and the use of bathrooms and pronouns

Florida is banning gender-affirming care for minors, effective immediately. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a series of anti-LGBTQ+ bills on Wednesday. Others address drag shows and how schools handle the use of personal pronouns and bathrooms. Planned Parenthood immediately started canceling appointments for gender-affirming health care. DeSantis has promoted anti-LGBTQ+ legislation as he prepares to seek the GOP presidential nomination. His bill-signing ceremony at an evangelical Christian school had a campaign-like feel, with DeSantis throwing Sharpies to a cheering crowd. State Sen. Shevrin Jones, who is gay, said the governor chose a setting where he was likely to get praise for bigotry.

https://apnews.com/article/desantis-florida-lgbtq-education-health-c68a7e5fe5cf22ab8cca324b00644119

State News:

One doctor’s wish list for Tennessee's special legislative session – Tennessee Lookout

An emergency room physician offers a list of suggested gun reform measures to be considered by the Tennessee Legislature.

https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/05/17/one-doctors-wish-list-for-tennessees-special-legislative-session/

Local News:

We have been asked if we can offer our services to pick up trash for Moo Fest again this year.  If you would like to work the festival and offer any amount of time to help please let me know. The festival is June 3 and we would be working from 11am till 5pm. Any and all help in those six hours is appreciated. We will be representing the Democratic party and will be wearing their T-shirts to show the people of McMinn county that we are here and working for them because things get better when Democrats are in charge. If you are interested in helping, please leave a comment down below at the bottom of this page. - Bill Freeman 

The Arts:

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