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National News:

Supreme Court rules for deaf student in education case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday for a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-disabilities-education-deaf-student-sturgis-fd55c0675055ccce0e4eb5f2af0115c0

Stop Overthinking It: An Indictment Would Be Bad For Trump

Yes, the Trump diehards can be expected to rise up against Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. But that still wouldn’t earn him a single additional vote.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/20/indictment-trump-bad-vote-00087892

State News:

House passes abortion decriminalization bill despite complaints it will hurt women – Tennessee Lookout

The Tennessee House passed a bill decriminalizing some forms of abortions, allowing doctors to save women experiencing deadly pregnancies.

https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/03/21/house-passes-abortion-decriminalization-bill-despite-complaints-it-will-hurt-women/

Senate panel clears path to lower permitless gun-carry age to 18 – Tennessee Lookout

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to drop the permitless gun-carry age to 18 from 21, aligning Tennessee with a pending court order.

https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/03/21/senate-panel-clears-path-to-lower-permitless-gun-carry-age-to-18/

Local News:

Parish Love Day

No foolin'! On Saturday, April 1st, we will have a parish love day. Come enjoy a donut and good company while we spend the morning giving our building and grounds some TLC! There will be outdoor and...

https://fb.me/e/2OB6CAcFz

McMinn County Democratic Party is re-organizing and we need YOU to be there!

Collectively, we will choose our MCDP leadership for the next two years. We need everyone to come out and exercise their voice!

Please come out and join us this Saturday, March 25th, 2023 at The McMinn Senior Center (205 McMinn Ave. in Athens) for the MCDP Reorganization event. Doors will open at 9am for registration. 

We'll caucus by our 5 county districts, elect two (male/female/nonbinary) representatives per district, then elect officers [chair, vice-chairs, treasurer, and secretary]. Estimated time is approximately 1.5-2 hours.

Please put this date on your calendar and be sure to join us!

The Arts:

Sounds like our Representative, Chuck Fleischmann...

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