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Tennessee moves to shield gun firms after school shooting

In the wake of a deadly school shooting last month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are sending to Republican Gov. Bill Lee a proposal that further protects gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits

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Nashville flower shop refuses to serve Republican event headlined by Trump over GOP inaction on gun violence

Three children and three adults were shot dead during a school shooting in Nashville in March

The Independent UK

Mom, son who took zip ties into Senate convicted in 1/6 riot

A Tennessee man and his mother have been convicted of charges that they stormed the Capitol and brought plastic handcuffs into the Senate gallery during a mob's attack

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Tennessee girl, 4, distraught as teddy containing dead mum's heartbeat goes missing

Dad Tylor Kennedy, from Tennessee, US, is pleading for the tie-dyed rainbow teddy bear from Build-a-Bear to be returned to his heartbroken daughter after it was accidentally donated to a charity shop

Daily Mirror

Tennessee joins open letter opposing ESG

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Restored Tennessee Rep. Pearson charts progressive path

Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson never guessed he’d be expelled for leading a gun control protest on the House floor after a school shooting left three children and three adults dead

The Independent UK

Girl’s teddy bear with recording of late mom’s heartbeat mistakenly donated to thrift shop

Four-year-old’s father mistakenly dropped off the stuffed bear at a Tennessee Goodwill, after which it was quickly sold

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Gun safety demonstrators carry caskets to Tennessee Capitol

Protesters calling for gun safety legislation were blocked from bringing caskets inside Tennessee’s Capitol, but a recently reinstated legislator escorted an infant-sized casket inside before he was barred from carrying it onto the House floor

The Independent UK

With workers scarce, some states seek to loosen child labor laws

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — In the past two years, lawmakers in at least 11 states have sought to loosen child labor laws to help employers fill empty jobs, even as federal officials and news investigations suggest that many minors working in manufacturing, meatpacking and construction jobs are being exploited or hurt.

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FBI arrests U.S. soldier who applied for a job as an assassin

Josiah Ernesto Garcia was arrested in Tennessee after allegedly offering his marksman skills to a spoof hitman website.

Fortune

Commentary: Republicans won’t win back the youth vote with a culture war

Last week, the Missouri House of Representatives passed a budget that eliminated aid to local libraries amid a dispute over the constitutionality of a state ban on “explicit material” in public schools. Last month, legislators in Tennessee approved a law restricting drag performances on public property or anywhere minors might…

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Tenn. lawmakers' race to adjourn complicates gun safety push

Tennessee lawmakers are pushing to adjourn by the end of the week as they look for an exit from a session that has been eclipsed by the fallout of the Republican supermajority expelling two young Black Democrats and a growing to push to pass some sort of gun restriction legislation

The Independent UK

Power, race, and fragile democracy in Tennessee

What an almost entirely white Republican supermajority in a gerrymandered state acting to expel two young Black democratic politicians reveals about race and democracy.

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Which first-round prospects in 2023 draft meet Packers’ athleticism and age tendencies?

Packers GM Brian Gutekunst has tendencies in the first round. Young, elite athletes. Who fits the mold in the 2023 draft class?

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Breaking down the Saints’ picks from Dane Brugler’s 7-round mock draft

Breaking down the Saints' picks from Dane Brugler's extensive seven-round mock draft: Saints add several Michigan defensive linemen, Tennessee receiver

Reason

State "Higher Ed Reform" Roundup: Tennessee

How bad is that divisive concepts bill?

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Republicans won’t win back the youth vote with a culture war

The Independent UK

In Tennessee, expulsions echo a decades-old protest movement

In barely two weeks, two young Black Tennessee state legislators have gone from neophyte politicians to national prominence

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Urban League warns of extremism in State of Black America report

ATLANTA — When two young, Black, and outspoken state representatives were expelled earlier this month by the Tennessee legislature for joining a protest against gun violence, Marc H. Morial saw an alarming pattern.

Salon

Pearson on Tennessee Three's expulsion

Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson honed his voice in college. I helped him. Here is what he taught me

The Guardian - US

The modern Republican party is hurtling towards fascism

We are witnessing the logical culmination of win-at-any-cost politics – and Donald Trump has encouraged it

Tribune News Service

Francis Wilkinson: The gun debate isn’t hopeless. Just look at Tennessee

“We’re not going to fix it.” That instantly infamous line, delivered by a Republican congressman in the wake of a mass shooting at a private school in Nashville late last month, was supposed to be the lesson learned by anyone hoping for a robust response to another mass murder. Dispensing…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: At Stanford, a teachable moment on civil discourse is squandered

The ongoing controversy at Stanford University Law School over the student shout-down of a conservative speaker underscores precisely how progressive cancel culture is helping feed exaggerated Republican narratives about progressivism run amok. Republicans are just as guilty of silencing opposing views, as was immediately evident last week in the Tennessee…

The Guardian - US

Some of Trump’s party’s signature policies enjoy only meagre public support but rightwing judges and state legislators are proving adept at finding workarounds

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Friday Night Notes: Florida lands 5-star DB, Malik Blocton names his top 10 schools and more

The most significant recruitment of the week happened Thursday, when the Florida Gators got a commitment from one of the top safeties in Texas.

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