Thu
Apr 10 2014
08:00 pm
By: WhitesCreek
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Eco warriors and politics
- New EPA rules will force fossil fuel power plants to cut pollution (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee passes legislation to reform hospital certificate of need law (TN Lookout)
- Biden cracks jokes about Trump’s hair, acquires another major union endorsement (TN Lookout)
- Corporate capture, the Covenant shooting, and a crippled system we must change (TN Lookout)
- House kills anti-reparations bill despite lawmaker’s effort to save it (TN Lookout)
- Supreme Court justices appear split over whether to protect abortion care during emergencies (TN Lookout)
- Fumbling the ball on the one-yard line (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: The union will rise again. (TN Lookout)
Science and stuff
- Traces of bird flu are showing up in cow milk. Here’s what to know (Science News Daily)
- Malaria parasites can evade rapid tests, threatening eradication goals (Science News Daily)
- Noise pollution can harm birds even before they hatch (Science News Daily)
- Rat cells grew in mice brains, and helped sniff out cookies (Science News Daily)
- Newfound ‘altermagnets’ shatter the magnetic status quo (Science News Daily)
- Pelvic exams at hospitals require written consent, new U.S. guidelines say (Science News Daily)
- A new method of making diamonds doesn’t require extreme pressure (Science News Daily)
- A vaccine for bees has an unexpected effect (Science News Daily)
- Glowing octocorals have been around for at least 540 million years (Science News Daily)
- Plant ‘time bombs’ highlight how sneaky invasive species can be (Science News Daily)
Discussing
- The Constitution Won, Trump Lost in Colorado...Now What? (1 reply)
- Our Very Own George Santos, TN GOP Congressman Ogles is Pretty Much Insane (1 reply)
- Destroying Jim Jordan, All Without Mentioning Jordan's Support For Sexual Abusing Athletes (1 reply)
- Want to See Who Owns Your State Senators and Reps? (1 reply)
- 9-11 Strangest Uninvestigated Fact (2 replies)
- It's Gettin' Real, Now...Gloria Johnson Made Wonkette! (1 reply)
- Does Rep Fritts Want School Shooters to Have Access to AR 15s? (2 replies)
- How many Trees Died Trying Save Us From Global Warming? (1 reply)
- Feel Good Friday,,,From our "If Only" Dept. (1 reply)
- Tennessee Education Worsens Under Bill Lee and GOP (1 reply)
- The Most Important Thing You Will Read Today! (1 reply)
- Friday Toons (1 reply)
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid / TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding.
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Wow...
He was a trifle miffed, wasn't he?
RB
Yeah he was.
I noticed that the issue of safety turns out to be a red herring in traffic cameras. No peer reviewed study shows areas having fewer accidents and several show more accidents in camera areas. It's all about the money.
I'm still waiting for the big expose of how local officials were wined and dined and given favors in return for their votes. That story seems to have been buried.