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December 29, 2023

National News

Donald Trump is a Criminal Defendant (redux)

Recalling that historic day

open.substack.com/pub/america/p/donald-trump-is-a-criminal-defendant-171?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs state authority to block former president

Maine’s Democratic secretary of state is removing former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot.

apnews.com/article/maine-trump-presidential-ballot-election-insurrection-081fd38ce1f20be9b8423cb2f8c66dee?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

State News:

Does the Constitution protect a woman’s right to choose an abortion? – Tennessee Lookout

Columnist Ren Brabanec analyzes the U.S. Constitution and finds no prohibitions, and even support for, the right to have an abortion.

tennesseelookout.com/2023/12/29/does-the-constitution-protect-a-womans-right-to-choose-an-abortion

Local News:

Assistant Tennessee House Majority Leader Mark Cochran, of Englewood, announced $1,260,000 in community development grants for projects in McMinn County from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD). Etowah received a $630,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for a fire hall development project and McMinn County received a $630,000 CDBG for a park improvement project. “The Etowah Fire Department does an excellent job protecting the city, and this project to construct a new fire hall is well deserved,” Cochran said. “The park improvement project will help expand events at Bicentennial Park and further improve activities at that impressive facility. I’m appreciative of TNECD’s work in selecting these deserving projects.” Etowah will use its CDBG to construct a new fire hall to replace its existing 50-year-old building. McMinn County is expected to use its funds for the second phase of the bicentennial park improvement project.

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Coalition Calendar: Dec.

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