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April 14, 2023

National News:

F.B.I. Arrests National Guardsman in Leak of Classified Documents

Authorities say Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, posted sensitive materials in an online chat group.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/documents-leak-leaker-identity.html?unlocked_article_code=dCUhPomXQiu_Ejqv9Xa2nod0vlP0lr1-3qMkRdKZUjCvNuRYEb3ISbfSmbtKZa0gbSPHAHJ2twOeV2XmC922_Y2NCCY7NfKNmr981sF9IhCC8oFbBb9280r2Gfu6CV5Hp76A0J1hCdgUmrYowNeUCNxwqpHhuRwHTViVMzrUn1zgEbPeg_h2WcAfAoSb_oxjv3U0KF7YzrtRKcEH-XvidWvNvHcinBGovz9o7LWqNM9uwRMe3_s5dVwUliNthroIVC_v7qtkZgKvlPJb5RYq_pJ2cAaVkiuijbgBRkwHQ7NMOLPr265CmgjMHWvCJFe7N6p3OHcuCmvVWZ4jsMvHZpKcrUdbNg&giftCopy=4_Disclaimer&smid=url-share

Gov. DeSantis signs Florida's six-week abortion ban into law

The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature has approved a bill to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed it into law. The House gave the proposal final passage on Thursday. The six-week ban will give DeSantis a key political victory among Republican primary voters as he prepares to launch an expected presidential candidacy built on his national brand as a conservative standard bearer. The policy will also have wider implications for abortion access throughout the South as some nearby states have total bans in place. Florida previously prohibited abortions after 15 weeks.

https://apnews.com/article/florida-abortion-ban-approved-c9c53311a0b2426adc4b8d0b463edad1

State News:

Tennessee Republicans may have just handed a lifeline to Democrats

Outrage over the ouster of two Democratic lawmakers has supercharged party organizing in a Republican stronghold.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/12/tennessee-democrats-justin-jones-pearson-00091631

‘There is no legislation’: As TN governor calls for gun reform, no GOP lawmakers say they’re working on it

On Tuesday, Gov. Bill Lee stood alone as he asked for lawmakers to pass a bill to keep guns away from dangerous people. However, it isn’t clear who is working to write that legislation.

https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-politics/there-is-no-legislation-as-tn-governor-calls-for-gun-reform-no-gop-lawmakers-say-theyre-working-on-it/

‘No signs of slowing’: New CDC data shows STI increase in TN

New data from the CDC shows infections have been trending upward, and have “no signs of slowing” down.

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/no-signs-of-slowing-new-cdc-data-shows-sti-increase-in-tn/

Local News:

Athens Area Council for the Arts (AACA) is

proud to host Color Is My Middle Name, an exhibit

by Paul Fontana. The exhibit is open to the public

March 22 through May 1, 2023, with an Opening

Reception on Friday, April 21, from 5:30 – 7:00 pm

in the Willson Exhibit Room and Hall Gallery at The

Arts Center

FOOD CITY RENEWS PARTNERSHIP: Food City has renewed their annual partnership with the Juvenile Diabetes Research

Foundation. (JDRF) from now through May 2nd. JDRF is the world’s

leading foundation for type 1 diabetes research. Last year Food City

and their customers raised over $600,000. If you donate a dollar at the

than a decade Food City and their customers have raised more than $4

million dollars to fund research committed to ending type 1 diabetes.

Have to comment on below: Why not pass safer gun control laws???

U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) introduced H.R.

2491, the Securing Aid for Every (SAFE) School Act. The SAFE School

Act establishes a $900 million grant program that will allow public and

private schools to train and hire veterans and former law enforcement

officers to serve as school safety officers, hire off-duty law enforcement

officers, and provide funding to harden schools and increase physical

security. Congressman Fleischmann introduced H.R. 2491 as the companion bill in the House of Representatives to U.S. Senator Marsha

Blackburn’s S. 1107 in the Senate. “The shooting at the Covenant

School in Nashville broke my heart and the hearts of every Tennessean

and American. No child should ever be lost to gun violence, and no parent should ever lose a child to gun violence. We must protect our nation’s schools and children from evil individuals who seek to cause

senseless harm to others,” said Rep. Fleischmann. My bill, which is the

companion to Senator Blackburn’s legislation, is commonsense and will

provide funds for both public and private schools to hire and train former

law enforcement professionals and veterans to be SROs and allow

schools funds and the flexibility to increase security as they see fit. I

sincerely hope that my colleagues in Congress and President Biden see

the importance of this commonsense bill and quickly pass it into law, so

we can keep our children safe.”

The Arts:

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