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Representative Harshbarger’s Bill Mandating Daily Contract Reports from Department of Homeland Security Advances Out of Committee

Representative Harshbarger’s Bill Mandating Daily Contract Reports from Department of Homeland Security Advances Out of Committee

by Corinne Murdock | Aug 1, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South

  A bill from Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) mandating daily reporting on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contracts passed out of committee Wednesday. The “DHS Contract Reporting Act of 2021” was approved by the House Committee on...
Phoenix Union High School District Issues Mask Mandate, Breaking State Law

Phoenix Union High School District Issues Mask Mandate, Breaking State Law

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 31, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West

  Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) issued a mask mandate on Friday, in violation of state law. The mandate was issued three days before the district began its fall semester. “We teach and trust science, follow guidelines and recommendations from...
Tennessee’s Fired Immunization Chief Claims ‘White, Male, Rural Conservatives’ Refuse Vaccine, Willing to Risk Others’ Lives Out of Spite for Left

Tennessee’s Fired Immunization Chief Claims ‘White, Male, Rural Conservatives’ Refuse Vaccine, Willing to Risk Others’ Lives Out of Spite for Left

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 31, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South, Uncategorized

  Tennessee’s former leading vaccine official, Michelle Fiscus, said that white, male, rural conservatives refuse the COVID-19 vaccine and are willing to risk the lives of others and themselves out of spite for the left. The former Tennessee Department of...
Pfizer Launches Trials to Test Booster COVID Shots in Knoxville, Nashville

Pfizer Launches Trials to Test Booster COVID Shots in Knoxville, Nashville

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 30, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South

  Pfizer has launched trials in Knoxville and Nashville to test a third booster shot for the COVID-19 vaccine, marketed as an “updated version.” Alliance for Multispecialty Research (AMR) Knoxville’s Volunteer Research Group is conducting the...
Senate Liaison for Arizona Audit Reverses Course on Stepping Down, Will Remain Under Certain Conditions

Senate Liaison for Arizona Audit Reverses Course on Stepping Down, Will Remain Under Certain Conditions

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 30, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West

  The former Secretary of State serving as the liaison for the Arizona State Senate Audit, Ken Bennett, will remain in his capacity as liaison after all. This is the second time that Senate President Karen Fann (R-Prescott) has apparently walked Bennett back from...
Arizona Cities Reinstate Mask Mandates Following CDC Guidance

Arizona Cities Reinstate Mask Mandates Following CDC Guidance

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 30, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West

  The cities of Phoenix, Tucson, Peoria, Tempe, and Flagstaff have all announced reinstatement of their mask mandates following the updated CDC guidance. The mayors of these cities directed their officials to mandate masks in city facilities regardless of...
Twitter Suspends Accounts Documenting Arizona Audit

Twitter Suspends Accounts Documenting Arizona Audit

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 29, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West

  Twitter permanently suspended several accounts dedicated to documenting the Arizona audit. The social media giant also permanently suspended other similar or affiliated accounts covering the audit or calls for an audit in Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, Georgia,...
Vanderbilt University Awarded $25,000 to COVID-Vaccinated Staff, Postdoctoral Scholars

Vanderbilt University Awarded $25,000 to COVID-Vaccinated Staff, Postdoctoral Scholars

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 29, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South

  Vanderbilt University announced on Wednesday that it awarded a total of $25,000 to staff and postdoctoral scholars in a giveaway for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Each winner received $1,000. The university held a giveaway handing out thousands of dollars as...
Senate Liaison for Arizona Audit Announces He May Step Down

Senate Liaison for Arizona Audit Announces He May Step Down

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 29, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West

  On Wednesday, the Arizona Senate’s audit liaison Ken Bennett announced he will step down from the audit. Bennett issued the announcement on Wednesday morning in a radio interview. Bennett said it was “impossible” to function as liaison, and...
Knox County Mayor Won’t Impose New COVID Restrictions or Mask Mandates as Delta Variant Spreads

Knox County Mayor Won’t Impose New COVID Restrictions or Mask Mandates as Delta Variant Spreads

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 28, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South

  Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs won’t impose any new restrictions or mask mandates, even with the rise of the Delta variant and regular cases. The mayor made this declaration in response to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAIH)...
Pima County Recorder in Arizona Claims White Supremacy Causes Fear of Southside Tucson and Indian Reservations, Not Crime Rate

Pima County Recorder in Arizona Claims White Supremacy Causes Fear of Southside Tucson and Indian Reservations, Not Crime Rate

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 28, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West

  Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly claimed Monday that white supremacy caused fear of Indian reservations and Tucson’s Southside area – not the high crime rates. One way that white Supremacy impacts organizations is when the [people] in...
Civil Rights Activist Jesse Jackson Arrested During Filibuster Reform Protest at Arizona Senator Sinema’s Office

Civil Rights Activist Jesse Jackson Arrested During Filibuster Reform Protest at Arizona Senator Sinema’s Office

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 28, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West

  Reverend Jesse Jackson and 38 others were arrested during a protest of Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s (D-AZ) stance on the filibuster rule outside of her Phoenix office on Monday. The arrested protestors were charged with trespassing, according to Phoenix...
Arizona Attorney General Leads Charge Against Biden Administration’s Race-Based School Discipline Policies

Arizona Attorney General Leads Charge Against Biden Administration’s Race-Based School Discipline Policies

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 27, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West

  Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich responded to the Biden Administration’s interest in potentially reviving a pre-K and K-12 discipline policy based on race. The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a request...
CDC Awarded University of Arizona $15 Million to Study Vaccine Effectiveness in Children

CDC Awarded University of Arizona $15 Million to Study Vaccine Effectiveness in Children

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 27, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West

  The CDC awarded the University of Arizona (UA) $15 million to study COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and immunity in children and underserved communities. Children as young as 4 months to minors as old as 17 years will be eligible for study of the emergency use...
Shelby County Schools to Require Masks, Even for Vaccinated Individuals

Shelby County Schools to Require Masks, Even for Vaccinated Individuals

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 27, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South

  Shelby County Schools (SCS) will require masks for all individuals in schools for this upcoming school year – even for vaccinated individuals. However, employees in administrative offices are only strongly encouraged to wear masks. The district issued the...
Federal Court Dismisses Former Arizona Lawmaker’s Lawsuit Against State Legislature for Wrongful Expulsion over Sexual Harassment Claims

Federal Court Dismisses Former Arizona Lawmaker’s Lawsuit Against State Legislature for Wrongful Expulsion over Sexual Harassment Claims

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 26, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West

  A federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed by former State Representative Donald Shooter claiming that his expulsion from the legislature due to sexual harassment allegations was conspired. Circuit Court Judge Daniel Collins issued the ruling last Thursday in...
Nashville Will Extend $4.9 Million COVID Disparities Grant to Refugees, Immigrants for Testing and Vaccinations

Nashville Will Extend $4.9 Million COVID Disparities Grant to Refugees, Immigrants for Testing and Vaccinations

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 25, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South

  Refugees and immigrants will have a share in Metro Nashville’s $4.9 million grant for COVID-19 health disparities in certain racial, ethnic, and rural demographics. Metro Nashville City Council adopted the resolution to accept the funds during its meeting...
Knoxville City Council to Appoint Members to African American Equity Restoration Task Force

Knoxville City Council to Appoint Members to African American Equity Restoration Task Force

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 24, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South

  Knoxville City Council will appoint its first members to the African American Equity Restoration Task Force during its meeting next Tuesday. The task force will consist of the following members: George Underwood, Enkeshi El-Amin, Brandon Hardin, Regina Olum,...
Tucson, Arizona Petition to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 Will Appear on November Ballot

Tucson, Arizona Petition to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 Will Appear on November Ballot

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 24, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West

  The Tucson City Clerk approved the signatures for a petition to adopt a $15 minimum wage citywide, meaning it will be placed on this November’s ballot. If approved by voters, the minimum wage would increase incrementally for the next four years, starting...
State Senator Paul Boyer Withholds Vote to Enforce Subpoena Against Maricopa County, Arizona Election Officials, Says Auditors Are ‘Inexperienced, Partisan’

State Senator Paul Boyer Withholds Vote to Enforce Subpoena Against Maricopa County, Arizona Election Officials, Says Auditors Are ‘Inexperienced, Partisan’

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 23, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West

  State Senator Paul Boyer (R-Glendale) won’t hold Maricopa County election officials in contempt for noncompliance with the Senate’s subpoena for election equipment and materials needed to complete the audit. This was revealed by Senate President...
Knox County Schools Approved East Tennessee State University Dual Enrollment Course That Taught Critical Race Theory

Knox County Schools Approved East Tennessee State University Dual Enrollment Course That Taught Critical Race Theory

by Corinne Murdock | Jul 23, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South

  Knox County Schools (KCS) approved a dual enrollment course from East Tennessee State University (ETSU) that has historically taught Critical Race Theory. The KCS board of education approved the course offering, “SOWK 1030: Cultural Diversity,” as...
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