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Month: April 2023
“Florida Woman Denied Abortion Miscarried in Hair Salon Bathroom, Lost Half Her Blood”
Jezebel via YahooNews: “A devastating new story in the Washington Post details how Florida’s 15-week abortion ban almost killed a woman, despite the fact that the ban nominally has exceptions in place for the health of the pregnant person. The reporting comes as the state works to finalize a ban after six weeks of pregnancy, which likely presidential contender Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is expected to…
Second Expelled Tennessee Lawmaker Reinstated
The Tennessean: “Shelby County Commissioners reappointed Justin Pearson to the Tennessee House of Representatives Wednesday to cries of applause and cheers of excitement. “When we went to the well of the House myself, Rep. (Gloria) Johnson and Rep. (Justin) Jones, we said we have an allegiance to a people, people who are tired of business…
“Gov. Bill Lee, in pivot, to sign order strengthening background checks, calls for red flag law”
WPLN: “Gov. Bill Lee is calling on the Tennessee legislature to pass a law that would restrict people who pose a threat to themselves or others from having access to guns. But while he is the chief of command in the state, if lawmakers aren’t on board, it won’t happen. Currently, Tennessee’s order of protection…
“[TN] GOP Lawmaker Who Backed Lynching Switches Committees”
Political Wire: “Tennessee state Rep. Paul Sherrell (R), who said he supported bringing back lynching as a form of capital punishment, is no longer on the House Criminal Justice Committee, WTVF reports.”
Louisville Mass Shooter Used AR Style Rifle
NY Times: “The 25-year-old man who opened fire on Monday at a bank in downtown Louisville, killing five people, told at least one person that he was suicidal before the rampage and legally purchased the AR-15-style rifle used in the shooting at a local dealership last week, officials said on Tuesday. “We know he left…
Justin Jones of TN Three Reappointed to Seat, Justin Pearson May Also Be
NBC News: “The Nashville Metropolitan Council voted Monday to return Justin Jones to the state Legislature after he was removed last week by Republicans for protesting gun violence on the House floor. The 36 council members at Monday’s meeting unanimously supported reinstating Jones. The council had suspended its rules to allow an immediate vote instead of holding…
“No One Should Be That Shocked by What’s Happening in Tennessee”
Politico: “But for those who have closely watched the chamber in recent years, the events were of little surprise. The place has been defined by partisan vitriol, pique, scandal, racism and Olympic-level pettiness for years. I know. I covered it. The protest and subsequent expulsion over decorum rules took place in a chamber where a…
TX Governor Seeks to Pardon Murderer Who Drove Into Protest Then Shot Armed Protestor
Political Wire: “Gov. Greg Abbott (R) directed the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider recommending a pardon for Daniel Perry on Saturday, one day after a Travis County jury convicted the U.S. Army sergeant in the 2020 murder of Austin protester Garrett Foster,” the Texas Tribune reports. “After 17 hours of deliberations and an eight-day…
“How redistricting brought Tennessee to this moment”
NBC News: ““Over the past few years, too many in the Republican Party have employed a series of strategies to suppress the voice of the people, from partisan and racial gerrymandering to voter suppression to outright intimidation,” former Attorney General Eric Holder, who now leads the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, said in a statement. “Now, without…