Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Tennessee Newsletter for Sunday August 13, 2023 ( 5 items ) |
American Library Association: AASL Commends Limitless Libraries
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 4 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release:
Acting upon a resolution submitted by the Tennessee Association of School Librarians (TASL) the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commends Limitless Libraries. The partnership is one of twenty outstanding programs, events, and products recognized in 2023 for their support of the school librarian profession and the learners the profession serves.
Limitless Libraries is a part
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Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Block Racially Discriminatory Tennessee Redistricting
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 10 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023:
The Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP, the African American Clergy Collective of Tennessee, the Equity Alliance, the Memphis A. Philip Randolph Institute, the League of Women Voters of Tennessee and several individual Tennessee voters filed a federal lawsuit challenging portions of Tennessee's congressional and state senate redistricting plans that went int
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CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS FILE FEDERAL LAWSUIT TO BLOCK RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY TENNESSEE REDISTRICTING
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 10 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023:
The League of Women Voters of Tennessee, Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP, the African American Clergy Collective of Tennessee, the Equity Alliance, the Memphis A. Philip Randolph Institute, and several individual Tennessee voters filed a federal lawsuit challenging portions of Tennessee's congressional and state senate redistricting plans that went into effect in early 2022 as
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Moms Demand Action: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Officially Calls for a Special Session on Public Safety
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 10 -- Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023:
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Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, March For Our Lives, Giffords and Brady Respond
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The Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, Brady, Giffords, and March For Our Lives released the following statement in response to Republican Governor Lee's offi
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NAGR Urges TN General Assembly to Censure Governor Lee Over Special Session Order
LOVELAND, Colorado, Aug. 11 -- The National Association for Gun Rights issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023:
National Association for Gun Rights urges the Tennessee General Assembly to censure Governor Bill Lee for ordering a special session on gun control and immediately adjourn when the session begins on August 21, 2023.
"It is clear that Governor Bill Lee is blatantly flaunting his power to call a special session while ignoring his constituents and the voices of those they chos
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