TOP NEWS: 'Vote Them Out': ​Tennessee GOP Ends Special Session Without Major Gun Reforms

 

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August 29, 2023 Top News 'Vote Them Out': ​Tennessee GOP Ends Special Session Without Major Gun Reforms "The biggest consequence from this whole session is the embarrassment of the General Assembly through offensive measures used to keep people out of the building, silence members of the House, and eject grieving moms from committees," said one Democratic lawmaker. Jessica Corbett Advocates Sue Over 'Deceptive' Ballot Language for Ohio Abortion Rights Amendment "The Ballot Board's members adopted politicized, distorted language for the amendment, exploiting their authority in a last-ditch effort to deceive and confuse Ohio voters ahead of the November vote," said one campaigner. Jessica Corbett Complying With Right-Wing Supreme Court, Biden EPA Guts Wetland Protections "Congress and local elected officials must now step in and do more to protect clean water through durable legislation and state-based action," said one advocate. Julia Conley Sanders Says 'Much More Has to Be Done' to Cut Prescription Drug Prices "Bottom line: We should not be paying any more for prescription drugs than other countries around the world," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Jake Johnson US Treasury Department Says Unions Are Critical to Reversing 'Stark Increase in Inequality' "The evidence presented in Treasury's report challenges the view that worker empowerment holds back economic prosperity," a department economist wrote. Jake Johnson Global Air Pollution Is Cutting More Than 2 Years Off Average Human Life Expectancy: Report "Particulate pollution remains the world's greatest external risk to human health, with the impact on life expectancy comparable to that of smoking." Jake Johnson

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