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The 10-member legislative working group appointed to review the possibility of rejecting federal education funding began meeting this week. We summarized our takeaways from these initial convenings.
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Supreme Court justices are far more likely to interrupt a female attorney during oral arguments than a male attorney, Axios' Will Chase and Kavya Beheraj write from a new study analyzing four decades of court transcripts: axios.com/2023/10/14/supreme…
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Your AM Call to ACTION: Urge the newly-formed Joint Working Group on Federal Education Funding not to reject Title I Funding!
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Moving our Stand Against Racism program inside to @MetroNashville Council Chambers. Getting underway soon!
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TN ranks in the bottom 10 states for education spending per student.
Rejecting $1.9 billion in federal funds for public schools is a deliberate disinvestment in our children.
On Monday morning, Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally announced the formation of a group to consider rejecting $1.9 billion in federal funds for public schools. @stockard_sam reports.
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“When we talk about back alley or secret abortions, that’s not the real risk to people’s lives, it’s handcuffs.”
@HealthyFreeTN @TNLookout
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AWAKE is joining 36 other civic engagement organizations across the South as a SOLVE Network Grantee! southerncoalition.org/solve-… via @scsj
AWAKE is opening up positions on our nonprofit board of directors! This is your chance to be a part of an incredible team dedicated to systems change through youth empowerment, advocacy training, and policy change.
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BREAKING: Tennessee legislature’s special session on public safety is adjourned “sine die.”
Thank you for hosting our team meeting at your beautiful space this morning @tnimmigrant!
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Emergency hearing over whether Tennessee House can ban small, handheld signs during special session has now begun. The plaintiffs, two on left plus a third, are here.
