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January 31, 2024

National News

Opinion | Mayorkas impeachment efforts makes clear what Republicans truly care about

Republicans would prefer to have chaos at the border than actually solve our border crisis.

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/mayorkas-impeachment-republicans-immigration-dan-goldman-rcna136435

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and a MAGA Meltdown

The fulminations surrounding the world’s biggest pop icon — and girlfriend of Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce — reached the stratosphere after Kansas City made it to the Super Bowl.

www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/us/politics/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.R00.Y_u-.uQZudrj4LkAj&bgrp=c&smid=url-share

January 30, 2024

Today, according to Clare Foran, Manu Raju, and Morgan Rimmer of CNN, House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told his Republican colleagues that he will not bring forward the bipartisan immigration bill senators have been working on for months, calling it “absolutely dead.”

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/january-30-2024?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

A bill to end protections for Tennessee wetlands draws pushback – Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee Rep. Kevin Vaughan, a Collierville developer, is sponsoring a bill to end protections for nearly half a million acres of wetlands.

tennesseelookout.com/2024/01/31/a-bill-to-end-protections-for-tennessee-wetlands-draws-pushback

State agency: Not possible to track impact of Tenn. broadband sales tax exemption – Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee has no way of knowing if a $31 million and counting sales tax exemption for broadband companies like AT&T is working as intended.

tennesseelookout.com/2024/01/31/state-agency-not-possible-to-track-impact-of-tenn-broadband-sales-tax-exemption

Local News & Arts:

Heritage School: Redwork Embroidery

Maddi will teach attendees how to stitch a Valentine's Day themed redwork design.

www.livingheritagemuseum.org/2024/02/03/166771/heritage-school-redwork-embroidery

Once a week The Morning Fax and WYXI RADIO will feature an in-depth interview with State Representative Mark Cochran and State Senator J. Adam Lowe from Capital Hill in Nashville. The interview will feature proposed legislation during the current General Assembly and those bills that will especially pertain to the local district. The interview will be broadcast on WYXI RADIO during the local news segment at 7:05 a.m.; 8:05 a.m.; 12:05 p.m.; and 5:05 p.m. The initial interview will be today. Tune to FM-94.5 or AM-1390 to listen.

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

This is 59: Author Chin-Sun Lee Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"I’m a late-bloomer in many ways, but at least I’m blooming, not withering."

open.substack.com/pub/oldster/p/this-is-59-author-chin-sun-lee-responds?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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