Fri
Nov 18 2022
08:49 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined with 20 other states to ask the federal government to end a vaccine requirement for healthcare workers, and to withdraw guidance related to the requirement.
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Eco warriors and politics
- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders rallies for minimum wage hike in Nashville (TN Lookout)
- Federal judge overturns Tennessee’s ban on drag shows (TN Lookout)
- State taps private law firm for Campbell public records challenge (TN Lookout)
- New TNJ edition alert: Redistricting case update, special session wrangling, AG-approved drag shows (TN Journal)
- Stockard on the Stump: House speaker avoids questions on Cothren claims (TN Lookout)
- U.S. Senate sends Biden debt limit legislation ahead of Monday default deadline (TN Lookout)
- Second lawsuit seeks to block state law aimed at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway (TN Lookout)
- U.S. Senate votes to block student loan relief, White House will veto (TN Lookout)
- Sumner County Commission poised to scrap county human resources department (TN Lookout)
- 5 Tennessee Republicans vote against debt ceiling deal in U.S. House (TN Journal)
- Two events to celebrate Tennessee Statehood Day (TN Journal)
- Cothren says records would show he consulted for Sexton on speaker’s bid in 2019 (TN Journal)
- New TNJ edition alert: Intimidation allegations in public corruption case, parents fret about retention law (TN Journal)
- Lee sending 100 Tennessee National Guard members to border with Mexico (TN Journal)
- 3rd grade retention: Find your school district scores here (TN Journal)
- Tenn. sets new record for business registrations, renewals (TN Journal)
Science and stuff
- A ‘vampire einstein’ tile outdoes mathematicians’ latest feat (Science News Daily)
- Weird black holes may hold secrets of the early universe (Science News Daily)
- Coral reefs host millions of bacteria, revealing Earth’s hidden biodiversity (Science News Daily)
- Measurements of a key radioactive decay nudge a nuclear clock closer to reality (Science News Daily)
- These ants build tall nest hills to help show the way home (Science News Daily)
- How a new Lyme vaccine for mice may protect people (Science News Daily)
- Quantum computers braided ‘anyons,’ long-sought quasiparticles with memory (Science News Daily)
- With tools from Silicon Valley, Quinton Smith builds lab-made organs (Science News Daily)
- Charting a course for the future of Science News (Science News Daily)
- Readers ask about AI ethics, monkey tool use and more (Science News Daily)
Discussing
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- Former GOP Speaker of the House Arrested Facing 20 years (1 reply)
- Why the Allman Brothers Band is the greatest Southern Jam Band of All Time or...Why Cher Married Gregg (1 reply)
- Dan Tyminski at the South West Point Ampitheater tonight...FREE (1 reply)
- Toons (1 reply)
- Democrats Propose Better Congressional Redistricting Map That Keeps Communities Together (1 reply)
- Try to Save Children's Lives and Get Fired By Governor Lee (1 reply)
- Trump Losing Streak Continues (1 reply)
- Sometime Today Roane County Will Record Its 80th Covid Death (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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