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National News:

January 18, 2023

One of the promises House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) made to the extremist members of the Republican conference to win his position was that he would let them bring the so-called Fair Tax Act to the House floor for a vote. On January 8, Representative Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced the measure into Congress.

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/january-18-2023?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Conservatives Bring An Old Policy To A New Fight Over Public Schools

School vouchers, which use public funds to send some students to private schools, are more than 30 years old. But this year, bills are being introduced around t…

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/universal-school-vouches-education-culture-wars/

The true priorities of the global elite

This week, thousands of the global elite — billionaires, CEOs, celebrities, and government officials — are meeting in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum (WEF). The purpose of the event, founded by German economist Klaus Schwab, is purportedly to "

https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/the-true-priorities-of-the-global?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

What will the House Oversight Committee do?

Advance Trump's anti-democracy agenda

https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/what-will-the-house-oversight-committee?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Tennesseans seek to move on from COVID, even as a new variant appears – Tennessee Lookout

As a new COVID-19 variant moves into Tennessee, Vanderbilt's Dr. William Shaffner urges people to not become complacent about the virus.

https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/01/19/tennesseans-seek-to-move-on-from-covid-even-as-a-new-variant-appears/

Legislation introduced January 16-20, 2023 – Tennessee Lookout

The Tennessee Lookout provides an overview of legislation filed the week of Jan. 16-20, 2023, including a bill to repeal school class sizes.

https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/01/20/legislation-introduced-january-16-20-2023/

Local News:

Piedmont Lithium Inc., a leading global developer of lithium resources critical to the U.S. electric vehicle (“EV”) supply chain, announced recently the launch of Piedmont Lithium Foundation -

Power for Life, Inc. Power for Life plans to focus on important charitable and educational initiatives to support the communities in which

Piedmont expects to operate in North Carolina and Tennessee. Power

for Life intends to support various philanthropic efforts and organizations in the communities, including sponsoring science, technology,

engineering, and mathematics (“STEM”) initiatives within local K-12

and post-secondary educational institutions as well as scholarships

for current and future STEM students. Power for Life President and

Piedmont Chief Administrative Officer Kris McVey said, “As a lithium business with global assets, we want to support our communities

– whether through time dedicated by Piedmont employees to local

charities or through grants for teachers, scholarships for students, or

donations to community organizations. Supporting STEM education

is critical to advancing America’s success as a technological leader

domestically and globally. Power for Life wants to be a source of

good in our communities, and we are humbled and excited to make

programs and funding available in the regions in which we plan to

operate.” Applications are now available to residents, students, and

organizations in North Carolina and Tennessee. To be eligible for

funding, grant and scholarships, applicants should have a connection

to either Gaston County, North Carolina or McMinn County, Tennessee. The deadline to apply for a scholarship is March 1, 2023.

Scholarship recipients are expected to be announced in May

approximately. For more information on Power for Life, email

The Arts:

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