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April 12, 2024

National News

Biden administration to forgive $7.4 billion in student debt for another 277,000 borrowers

The Biden administration announced it will forgive $7.4 billion in student debt for another 277,000 borrowers, its latest round of relief.

www.cnbc.com/2024/04/12/biden-to-forgive-7point4-billion-in-student-debt-for-277000-borrowers.html

Trump's hush money trial begins Monday. Here's what to expect.

Jury selection is scheduled to begin in New York next week, and the trial could last as long as eight weeks.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-hush-money-trial-guide-what-expect-rcna145943

Colorado GOP Kicks Out Reporter Because He Doesn't Like the First Amendment & Elon Musk Admits He Did No Research Before Mistakenly Destroying Man's Life

Women More Likely to Die of Heart Disease Because of Medical Bias, Fox Pundit Thinks Biden Wants to Replace God with Trans Community (Huh?), What I'm Reading, Lesley Gore Sings "You Don't Own Me"

open.substack.com/pub/kareem/p/colorado-gop-kicks-out-reporter-because?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Tennessee bill to untangle gun and voting rights restoration is killed for the year

Tennessee lawmakers have killed a bipartisan bill for the year that would have let residents convicted of felonies apply to vote again without also restoring their gun rights.

apnews.com/article/tennessee-voting-rights-gun-rights-f8b2104bdce087e6d935b640aaf6f5e2?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

Tennessee statewide school voucher plan stalls as legislature enters final weeks • Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s push to create a statewide school voucher system is running out of time as GOP lawmakers try to iron out disagreements.

tennesseelookout.com/2024/04/12/tennessee-statewide-school-voucher-plan-stalls-as-legislature-enters-final-weeks

Stockard on the Stump: Bulso doubles down for first-cousin marriage • Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee Republican Rep. Gino Bulso, went to the mat Thursday against a bill outlawing first-cousin marriage in Tennessee.

tennesseelookout.com/2024/04/12/stockard-on-the-stump-bulso-doubles-down-for-first-cousin-marriage

Local News & Arts:

Kyshona hosts "Songwriters in the Round" — Athens Area Council for the Arts

Kyshona Armstrong is a music therapist turned singer-songwriter who uses her music to provide a voice to those who are silenced or unheard. This one night only concert is curated just for us by Kyshona to celebrate contemporary voices like Crys Matthews and Rissi Palmer. This Black Box ON TOUR perfo

www.athensartscouncil.org/upcomingevents/songwriters-kyshona-2024

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