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March 05, 2024

National News

Coast-to-coast Super Tuesday contests poised to move Biden and Trump closer to November rematch

16 states and one territory. Hundreds of delegates are at stake, the biggest haul for either party on a single day.

apnews.com/article/super-tuesday-trump-biden-rematch-primaries-2024-e36971a222a2b50d35cb0a2c603ce4d5?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

Supreme Court rules states can't kick Trump off the ballot

The decision swiftly ended the legal fight over whether states could bar Trump from their ballots based on the Constitution's 14th Amendment.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-kicked-colorado-ballot-rcna132291?fbclid=IwAR3mYU5cwcUQNm7QUFSzqpOt0sOZJOVPcXHcor2Hikk6E1f1ls4s_5Z-HnE#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17095682225788&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fsupreme-court%2Fsupreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-kicked-colorado-ballot-rcna132291

March 4, 2024

Today the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that states cannot remove Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot. Colorado officials, as well as officials from other states, had challenged Trump’s ability to run for the presidency, noting that the third section of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits those who have engaged in insurrection after taking an oath to support the Constitution from holding office. The court concluded that the Fourteenth Amendment leaves the question of enforcing the Fourteenth Amendment up to Congress.

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State News:

Rookie lawmaker works to eliminate grocery tax, petition circulating

Rep. Aftyn Behn has been working on the bill since November 2023.

www.wvlt.tv/2024/02/21/rookie-lawmaker-works-eliminate-grocery-tax-petition-circulating/?emci=8266bb1c-2dd7-ee11-85f9-002248223794&emdi=d97dcff0-3ada-ee11-85f9-002248223794&ceid=17303010

Tennessee General Assembly Legislation

Taxes - As introduced, eliminates the grocery tax;

wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2043&emci=8266bb1c-2dd7-ee11-85f9-002248223794&emdi=d97dcff0-3ada-ee11-85f9-002248223794&ceid=17303010

Present law requires the retail sale of food and food ingredients for human consumption to be taxed at the rate of 4 percent of the sales price. This bill revises this law to, instead, prohibit the retail sale of food and food ingredients from being taxed. This bill specifically provides that the sale at retail, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the storage for use or consumption in this state of food and food ingredients is specifically exempted from sales and use taxes.

Local News & Arts:

Meeting time: 5-7 ET
Meeting date: March 7th
Meeting location: Calhoun Elementary School
(150 Sherwood Ave., Calhoun, Tennessee)

The Tennessee Valley Authority values community feedback and is seeking public input on its Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for proposed removal of the Saulpaw Mill Dam located on Oostanaula Creek in Calhoun, Tennessee. The community is invited to attend an in-person open house from 5-7 p.m. ET on March 7, at the Calhoun Elementary School at 150 Sherwood Ave., Calhoun, Tennessee. Visit https://www.tva.com/nepa

The Saulpaw Mill Dam is owned by TVA and it does not generate electricity. The dam, constructed in 1869, was associated with an old flourmill that was removed by TVA in 1940 as part of flood control for construction of Chickamauga Reservoir. TVA is evaluating removal of the dam to address negative environmental impacts and potential safety hazards to the recreating public. Removal of the dam is part of a larger partnership with the Tennessee Aquatic Connectivity Team to remove barriers to aquatic life in the Tennessee River basin.

Comments can be submitted at the meeting, by email to [email protected], online at http://www.tva.com/nepa or mailed to Erica McLamb, Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market St. Chattanooga, TN 37402. The public comment period runs from Feb. 20 through March 18. All comments received, including names and addresses, will become part of the project administrative record and will be available for public inspection. Comments received during the previous comment period (Nov. 15 to Dec. 18, 2023) will be considered and do not need to be resubmitted.