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March 16, 2023

National News:

US releases video of Russian jet dumping fuel on its drone

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Pentagon on Thursday released footage of what it said was a Russian aircraft pouring fuel on a U.S.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drone-us-intercept-b28e38a7cd046f8685b89a3038973e49

Texas announces takeover of Houston schools, stirring anger

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials on Wednesday announced a state takeover of Houston's nearly 200,000-student public school district, the eighth-largest in the country, acting on years of threats and angering Democrats who assailed the move as political.

https://apnews.com/article/houston-schools-texas-takeover-eae680bec5fbd3b419c2583fb850d42e

The last paragraph of the article below reminds me of Indivisible.

March 14, 2023

Two years ago, in the midst of the pandemic, I whipped off a quick and somewhat flippant letter about why March 15 is a crucially important day in American history. It became one of the most popular things I’ve ever written, so popular that when I was asked to write a book based on these letters, I centered the book around it.

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-14-2023?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Tennessee school leaders prepare for new literacy law amid teacher shortages and a tight timeline – Tennessee Lookout

A new third grade retention law could strap school systems like Metro Nashville Public Schools, which is already understaffed.

https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/03/13/tennessee-school-leaders-prepare-for-new-literacy-law-amid-teacher-shortages-and-a-tight-timeline/

Amendment to controversial third grade law passes first legal hurdle

The amendment would allow students to use their most recent benchmark test score to show they are proficient in reading and move on to the next grade.

https://dailymemphian.com/section/metro/article/34833/amendment--third-grade-law-retention-passes-first-legal-hurdle?utm_source=email_edition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=evening_2023-03-15

House committee moves forward a bill to allow narrow exceptions to Tennessee's abortion law – Tennessee Lookout

A bill to allow very specific exceptions to Tennessee's abortion ban passed a key House committee Wednesday.

https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/03/15/house-committee-moves-forward-a-bill-to-allow-narrow-exceptions-to-tennessees-abortion-law/

Governor Lee let the payment to his website lapse and someone snatched it up and made some changes... Yikes!

Home | Governor Bill Lee

https://www.governorbilllee.com/

Local News:

Please join us for a membership meeting about the upcoming MCDP Reorganization where we will explain the process of choosing leadership and voting in a new executive committee for the 2023-2025 session.

If you are interested in running for a position on the Executive Committee or volunteering to sit on a committee, we'd love to talk to you! Volunteers are also welcome!

We will be meeting at HQ (9 Kilgore St., Athens) for 6:00pm, tonight, March 16th.

See you then!

McMinn County Democratic Partyhttp://www.mcminncountydemocrats.org/

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