Eco Warriors and Politics

• House and Senate approve ‘significantly watered down’ Juvenile Justice reform (Tom Humphrey)
• Legislature approves alcohol sales at MTSU, TSU campus sports events (Tom Humphrey)
• Haslam to host Blackburn fundraiser; sees difficult year for GOP in governor races (Tom Humphrey)
• Legislature approves seven Haslam UT board appointments, including two last-minute nominees (Tom Humphrey)
• Bredesen leads Blackburn 46-43 in new poll (Tom Humphrey)
• ABC sting busts 17 for selling booze online via social media (Tom Humphrey)
• Harwell seeks comptroller review of TNReady contract vendor Questar (Tom Humphrey)
• VP Pence again declares support for Blackburn (Tom Humphrey)
• Whiskey barrel tax exemption bill goes to the governor (Tom Humphrey)
• Bredesen: Corker ‘feels the same way I do’ — and Trump campaigning for Blackburn won’t hurt him much (Tom Humphrey)

Science and Stuff

• Rhythm crucial in drummed speech (Science News Daily)
• Exposure to domestic violence costs US government $55 billion each year (Science News Daily)
• 'Incompatible' donor stem cells cure adult sickle cell patients (Science News Daily)
• Magma ocean may be responsible for the moon's early magnetic field (Science News Daily)
• Human impact on sea urchin abundance (Science News Daily)
• Nanowires could make lithium ion batteries safer (Science News Daily)
• As tellurium demands rise, so do contamination concerns (Science News Daily)
• Archaeologists on ancient horse find in Nile River Valley (Science News Daily)
• Brain cell's Achilles' heel may prompt hydrocephalus (Science News Daily)
• Watching nanomaterials form in 4-D (Science News Daily)

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• Top Headlines from Knox News Sentinel (1 reply)
• Meme of the Day: Sorry Donald, This Ain't No Democrat Plot! Ha! (1 reply)
• Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Gets Notable Donor (1 reply)
• Neo-Nazis are OK with TNGOP (5 replies)
• TN GOP Refuses to Condemn White Nationalists and Neo-Nazis (1 reply)
• UPDATE...Why is it legal for schools to physically assault children in Tennessee? (2 replies)
• Broadband Bill Fails to Get Out of Committee...Again (1 reply)
• Hey Flo...Did God Send Those Pornstars to Trump? (6 replies)
• Hey Flo...Five Guilty Pleas so far and More Coming in the Russia "Fake News Hoax" (2 replies)
• The End of the Trump Presidency? (1 reply)
• Want to Help Improve Stream Water Quality? Here's what you can do... (1 reply)

To date, the failure to expand Medicaid / TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding.

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