Country United States of AmericaUS Virgin IslandsUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsCanadaMexico, United Mexican StatesBahamas, Commonwealth of theCuba, Republic ofDominican RepublicHaiti, Republic ofJamaicaAfghanistanAlbania, People’s Socialist Republic ofAlgeria, People’s Democratic Republic ofAmerican SamoaAndorra, Principality ofAngola, Republic ofAnguillaAntarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S)Antigua and BarbudaArgentina, Argentine RepublicArmeniaArubaAustralia, Commonwealth ofAustria, Republic ofAzerbaijan, Republic ofBahrain, Kingdom ofBangladesh, People’s… Continue reading Advocacy group poll shows Tennessee voters support right-to-work amendment
Auto workers vote for independent union at Mexico GM plant
VOL. 46 | NO. 5 | Friday, February 4, 2022 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Workers at a General Motors assembly plant in northern Mexico voted for a new independent union to represent them after ousting an old guard union last year, according to results announced Thursday. The vote among the roughly 6,500 employees of GM… Continue reading Auto workers vote for independent union at Mexico GM plant
Heated privacy vs. policing debate continues as license plate reader bill nears final vote
An embattled license plate reader bill that would green-light a six-month pilot of the law enforcement technology in Nashville is nearing its final vote. The bill will need 21 votes on Tuesday night to clear this last hurdle — something it narrowly achieved on its second reading earlier this month, passing 22-11 with two abstentions. Passage of… Continue reading Heated privacy vs. policing debate continues as license plate reader bill nears final vote
Mediator: Purdue Pharma close to reaching a new settlement
Home > Article VOL. 46 | NO. 4 | Friday, January 28, 2022 The Associated Press Updated 1:52PM The attorneys general for eight holdout states and the District of Columbia are close to reaching a new settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would require members of the family who own the company to increase… Continue reading Mediator: Purdue Pharma close to reaching a new settlement
Poll: Majority of Americans oppose choosing Supreme Court Justices by race and gender
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GOP-led Tennessee Senate expels Democrat convicted of fraud
Home > Article VOL. 46 | NO. 4 | Friday, January 28, 2022 NASHVILLE (AP) — The Republican-led Tennessee Senate voted Wednesday to remove Democratic Sen. Katrina Robinson from office because of her recent wire fraud conviction, the first time the chamber has removed a senator since at least the Civil War. She angrily denounced… Continue reading GOP-led Tennessee Senate expels Democrat convicted of fraud
Union vote by GM workers in Mexico a test for labor rights
VOL. 46 | NO. 4 | Friday, January 28, 2022 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Workers at a General Motors plant in northern Mexico were voting Tuesday on whether to form one of the first truly independent auto labor unions in Mexican history. The vote among the roughly 6,500 employees of GM transmission and pickup plants… Continue reading Union vote by GM workers in Mexico a test for labor rights
‘The Gilded Age’ Cast Prepares Us for the Twists and Turns Ahead (VIDEO)
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Waffle House shooting trial day 2: A Bible, a flashlight, silver bars and a loaded gun
The second day of the murder trial of Travis Reinking, the man accused in the 2018 Waffle House shooting that killed four, began on time. It was Reinking’s 33rd birthday. A jury of 14 — 12 women, two men, including alternates — heard harrowing testimony the previous day from half a dozen witnesses to the shooting… Continue reading Waffle House shooting trial day 2: A Bible, a flashlight, silver bars and a loaded gun
White House: No ‘gaming the system’ on Supreme Court pick
Home > Article VOL. 46 | NO. 4 | Friday, January 28, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will meet with Senate Judiciary Committee leaders on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court vacancy and the president’s promise to nominate a Black woman to the high court. Aides said Biden’s list of potential… Continue reading White House: No ‘gaming the system’ on Supreme Court pick