Dem states sue Trump administration over sudden cancellation of $11B in health funds • Tennessee Lookout
A coalition of Democratic state officials sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over a plan to cut the Department of Health and Human Services’ grants of more than $11 billion. In Washington, Republican chairman and top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee wrote HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A federal […]
‘Fatal fetal anomalies’ bill fails in Tennessee legislature • Tennessee Lookout
A bill that allows doctors to perform abortions that include “fatal fetal abnormalities,” failed in the Tennessee Legislature, forcing lawmakers to settle the risks women must face to end their pregnancy. Senate Bill 1425 The sponsorship of Sen. Richard Briggs, a Knoxville Republican, was rejected last week by the Senate Judiciary Committee, circumventing efforts to […]
FAA Investigating DCA Control Tower Fight
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating battles that erupt at the Control Tower at Reagan National Airport or at the DCA outside of Washington, DC. The brawl occurred between two air traffic controllers on Thursday, ending with blood on the control console dailymail.com It has been reported. Officers arrested 39-year-old Maryland employee Damon Gaines […]
Bill to bar certain immigrant kids from Tennessee public schools advances in Senate • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Republicans have led efforts to eliminate immigrant children from public schools and have refused to rule out the possibility that his bill would cause educators to report students to U.S. immigration authorities. Senator Bo Watson, a Republican from Hixon, has the same Laws requiring immigration status checks Of all students in each of the […]
Trump administration freezes $8M in family planning health care grants for low-income Tennesseans • Tennessee Lookout
The Trump administration suddenly suspended an estimated $8 million federal grant on Monday that provides family planning, cancer screening and preventive care to low-income Tennessee. Since the second half of 2023, more than 30,000 Tennessees have access to healthcare through affected organizations. Planned Parenthood has announced that nine of its affiliates, including affiliates that fund […]
Val Kilmer Dead At 65
Longtime Hollywood star Valkilmer died of pneumonia on April 1st at the age of 65. New York Times It has been reported Kilmer’s daughter, Mercedes, confirmed that he had passed away. Kilmer is remembered as a talented and quirky star. He played a wide range of roles in his career and was known to be […]
Death row inmate auctions his San Quentin journals, art for $80,000
San Francisco – In early 2020, Albert Jones sat in his cell in the line of Saint Quentin’s death, as he had every day for about 30 years, when reports of mystical respiratory disease began to circulate. Over the next few months, hundreds of death row inmates fell ill. Covid-19 swept the East Block of […]
Legislators now considering two bills to increase their own pay
The Arizona legislator on Monday approved two different ways to raise his salary, adding plans to significantly increase daily expenses for legislators living in Maricopa County, and became an existing proposal to retroactively adjust inflation to annual pay when voters approve. At a margin of 14-3, House Approvals Committee members agreed to ask voters to […]
