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☆ Lizzo protests Tennessee drag ban, inviting drag queens on stage in Knoxville
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Toyin Owoseje | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Lizzo made her stance on Tennessee’s anti-drag-show legislation clear by inviting drag queens onstage at her Knoxville concert. Last month, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed legislation banning “adult cabaret” artists from performing in public and/or in the presence of children. The controversial bill listed “male or female impersonators,” which is widely interpreted to mean drag queens. In a show of defiance, Lizzo, known for her vociferous support of body-positivity and self-love, welcomed queens including Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, Asia O’Hara and Kandy Muse from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” to join her performance at the Thompson-Boling Arena on Friday. “But why would I not come to the people who need to hear this message the most, the people who need to feel this release the most?” Lizzo told cheering fans.

☆ Opinion: Top secrets come spilling out
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. Writing for CNN Opinion, Rep. Justin Pearson noted, “This should be a chastening moment for revanchist forces in Tennessee’s legislature and across the country. Over the long haul, the undemocratic machinations employed to oust us from office are destined to fail. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once famously said that the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice. “As a Jewish historian,” Perry wrote, “I worry about the tension between preserving the memory of past hardships while not locking our entire history into a tale of oppression.

☆ What the Texas Abortion Pill Ruling Means for Abortion Access
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

What Led to Tennessee’s Expulsion of Two Democrats for ‘Disorderly Behavior’ Tennessee’s Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday expelled Democratic lawmakers Justin Jones and Justin Pearson for speaking out of turn on the House floor. WSJ’s Mariah Timms explains what led to the expulsions and what could happen next. Photo: Cheney Orr/Reuters

☆ Opinion: Why expelling me from the legislature backfired on Tennessee Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Justin J. Pearson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Editor’s Note: Tennessee Rep. Justin J. Pearson is a Democrat and former community activist in Memphis. And yet, calls for common sense gun reform measures fall on deaf ears in our legislature where a Republican supermajority is wildly out of step with most people’s values. People in Tennessee aren’t even required to purchase a permit to publicly carry guns in the state of Tennessee. And we are required by the Tennessee State Constitution to object to policies injurious to the well-being of our constituents. My constituents sent me to the Tennessee State House to continue this work in their name.

☆ Tennessee’s Political Divisions Deepen Between State and Its Cities
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The contentious ouster of Tennessee state lawmakers Justin Jones of Nashville and Justin Pearson of Memphis is the latest skirmish in a longstanding power struggle between Republicans who control the state’s politics and Democrats in charge of its fast-growing cities. Now, after GOP legislators used their majority power to expel the two representatives last week, Democrats in the metro areas plan to use their authority to send them straight back, with Nashville-area politicians vowing to act on Monday.

☆ WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich: A Timeline of His Detainment
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Watch: Jones Voted Back Into Tennessee’s House of Representatives
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

AI Hallucinations to Befriending Chatbots: Your Questions AnsweredThere is so much changing in artificial intelligence right now and generative AI is raising a lot of new questions. WSJ tech reporter Karen Hao joins host Zoe Thomas to answer listener questions on AI. This is the second episode of Tech News Briefing’s series “Artificially Minded”. New episodes drop every Monday in April. Illustration: Getty Images

☆ What Led to Tennessee’s Expulsion of Two Democrats for ‘Disorderly Behavior’
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Donald Trump Hush-Money Case: Meet the Key Players A few key individuals connected to the Donald Trump hush-money case were critical to the criminal charges against the former president. Here’s what you need to know about the players involved. Illustration: Ryan Trefes

☆ Tennessee Legislature Set to Expel Three Democrats After They Called for Gun Control
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Tennessee’s Republican-led House of Representatives is set to expel three Democrats on Thursday, a rare punishment after they spoke out of turn on the House floor following last week’s mass shooting at a Nashville school. The House is scheduled to vote on resolutions to force out the three representatives who spoke abut gun control: Gloria Johnson , Justin Jones and Justin Pearson .

☆ Tennessee Legislature Set to Expel Three Democrats for ‘Disorderly Behavior’ During Gun-Control Protest
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Tennessee’s Republican-led House of Representatives is set to expel three Democrats on Thursday, a rare punishment after they spoke out of turn on the House floor following last week’s mass shooting at a Nashville school. The House is scheduled to vote on resolutions to force out the three representatives who spoke about gun control: Gloria Johnson , Justin Jones and Justin Pearson .

Tennessee’s Republican-led House of Representatives expelled two Democratic lawmakers Thursday, a rare punishment for speaking out of turn on the House floor following last week’s mass shooting at a Nashville school. The House voted Thursday afternoon to force out Justin Jones and Justin Pearson , two of three lawmakers who spoke about gun control. But lawmakers failed to get the two-thirds majority needed to expel their colleague Rep. Gloria Johnson .

☆ Tennessee Legislature Expels Democrat for ‘Disorderly Behavior’ During Gun-Control Protest; Voting Continues on Two Others
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Tennessee’s Republican-led House of Representatives expelled a Democratic lawmaker Thursday, a rare punishment after he and two others spoke out of turn on the House floor following last week’s mass shooting at a Nashville school. The House voted Thursday afternoon to force out Justin Jones , one of three lawmakers who spoke about gun control. Lawmakers were also expected to vote on motions to oust Rep. Gloria Johnson and Rep. Justin Pearson .

☆ Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Restricting Transgender Healthcare for Minors
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Mariah Timms | Laura Kusisto | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Tennessee lawmakers made these measures a priority for this year. NASHVILLE—Tennessee’s governor on Thursday signed legislation that blocks physicians from providing treatments to minors related to their gender identity, one of dozens of bills moving through legislatures that would impose limits on access to transgender healthcare for children and teenagers. The law, signed by GOP Gov. Bill Lee , prohibits doctors from providing certain treatments to anyone under 18 even with parental consent if the procedure is used as part of transgender healthcare. Those treatments could include prescribing medications that can delay the onset of puberty or hormones that can cause physical changes such as the development of facial hair or breasts.

Towns said the lawmakers could have until early spring, otherwise, to develop and fine tune any proposals that emerge from Nichols' death. Share this -Link copiedMemphis police’s vaunted Scorpion unit is deactivated after Tyre Nichols' death Memphis police’s vaunted Scorpion unit has been permanently deactivated. Share this -Link copiedNFL calls for change after 'senseless death' of Tyre Nichols A day after the release of video showing the police beating of Tyre Nichols, the NFL on Saturday condemned the violence. Demonstrations continued Saturday in Atlanta, Boston and Charlotte following the release of video footage showing five former Memphis police officers beating Tyre Nichols, who died on Jan. 10. Attorney Blake Ballin’s comments follow the release of video footage showing the officers punching and kicking Tyre Nichols during a Jan. 7 traffic stop.

☆ Most Abortion Bans Include Exceptions. In Practice, Few Are Granted.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Amy Schoenfeld Walker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

But abortion-rights advocates say legal exceptions do nothing but make abortion bans appear more reasonable than they really are. One shows states with abortion bans with exceptions for rape or incest and the other shows states without those exceptions. One shows states with abortion bans with exceptions for fatal birth defects and the other shows states without those exceptions. One shows states with abortion bans with exceptions for patients with severe health risks and the other shows states without those exceptions. One shows states with abortion bans with exceptions for the life of the patient and the other shows states without those exceptions.

☆ A New Year’s Resolution for Stemming Retail’s Returns Tsunami
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Alan Amling | Thomas Golds | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

So why haven’t retailers taken significant steps to improve the returns process and stop it from imploding their profitability? Photo illustration: Laura KammermannThe first step in solving the problem is to appoint an executive responsible for the end-to-end returns process. Researchers at the University of Tennessee have broken the returns process into five “pathways” to help returns executives better understand improvement opportunities. The best way to mitigate returns costs, of course, is to find ways to limit returns before they happen, in the pre-sale process. As goods move through the returns process, costs and waste increase dramatically.

☆ Drag queens take on Tennessee bill seeking to restrict their performances
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Andrew Davis | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

At 5 Points Diner & Bar in Nashville, Tenn., drag performer Veronika Electronika can often be seen strutting between brunch tables. The measure, known as Senate Bill 3, was introduced by Tennessee Republican Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson in November. Tennessee has proposed 31 anti-LGBTQ bills this year, the most of any state, according to Freedom for All Americans. “We tip our servers, we tip our bartenders, we tip our hair stylists, and we tip our drag queens,” she said. As for Veronika, she said she’s determined to rally enough opposition to scuttle Tennessee’s drag bill before it becomes state law.

☆ Test scores dropped to lowest levels in decades during pandemic, according to nationwide exam
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Across the country, math scores saw their largest decreases ever. But while reading scores dipped, math scores plummeted by the largest margins in the history of the NAEP test, which began in 1969. Every region saw test scores slide, and every state saw declines in at least one subject. Several major districts saw test scores fall by more than 10 points. In fourth grade, Black and Hispanic students saw bigger decreases than white students, widening gaps that have persisted for decades.

☆ Vanderbilt to pause gender-affirming surgeries for minors
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced Friday that they are pausing gender-affirming surgeries for minors in order to review their practices. If successful, it’s unclear if VUMC would be allowed to resume gender-affirming surgeries for minors, regardless of their internal review. On average, VUMC has provided five gender affirming surgeries to minors every year since its transgender clinic opened in 2018. “The revenues from this limited number of surgeries represent an immaterial percentage of VUMC’s net operating revenue,” Pinson wrote. Only a handful defended the clinic’s services, with some saying the transgender health care they received had been life-saving.

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