thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Crom Carmichael Reflects on Joe Biden’s History of Poor Decision Making, Connections to China, and T

Crom Carmichael Reflects on Joe Biden’s History of Poor Decision Making, Connections to China, and Tara Reade

Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast live from Music Row on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Leahy was joined on the newsmakers line by the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael .
During the second hour , Carmichael advocated that it was important to get the economy back open and take care of America ’ s economic wellness .
Later in the segment , he reviewed Joe Biden ’ s stance on China and many of his detestable wrongdoings and current allegations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1993 .
Leahy : We are joined now by our good friend and the original all-star panelist , Crom Carmichael .
Good morning , Crom .
Carmichael : Michael , how are you , sir ?
Leahy : Great .
I ’ m great .
Got a little bit of cabin , studio fever .
I ’ m ready for all of this to be over and get out and get moving again .
How about you ?
Carmichael : Well , it ’ s not going to be over but it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moving again .
Leahy : That ’ s a very good way to describe it , Crom .
Carmichael : This is going to be with us and we ’ ll find out whether or not the summer heat knocks it out for a period of time .
And I suppose if it does we ’ ll find out if it actually comes back next year .
Which it might .
But in any event , we are better prepared .
But we ’ re going to have to get moving .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we need to get the economy back open and take care of the other risks that are associated with this disease that has nothing to do with healthcare but with economic wellness .
Leahy : We have a story that might be of interest to you , Crom .
There is going to be a presidential election in November .
And it ’ s going to be Joe Biden against Donald Trump .
Former vice president Al Gore , you know the global warming scaremonger .
That guy said they had nice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden said , if I ’ m back I ’ ll be in the Paris Climate Accord .
I think Joe Biden has been wrong about just about everything hasn ’ t h ?
Carmichael : Yeah .
His entire life is a work of incredible personal accomplishments from a financial standpoint ( Leahy laughs ) of himself and his family .
But his decision making has been a catastrophe .
If he were a stockbroker he would be the guy that somebody would stand up and say that because of Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ d say before I knew him I was a billionaire ( Leahy laughs ) and he has caused me to lose virtually everything .
Leahy : Back in May , I got this clip out about Joe Biden who ’ s utterly compromised on China and we ’ ll get to that in a bit .
But here ’ s what he had to say about China back in May .
Leahy : Crom , ( Laughing ) what do you have to say to that utter idiocy .
Carmichael : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There ’ s just no other way to describe it .
And the other thing is that he ’ s in China ’ s pocket .
I mean his son flew over there with him and ended up getting one and a half billion dollars from the Bank of China .
Carmichael : One of the Chinese owned banks .
The Bank of China gave one half billion dollars .
That ’ s billion with a B .
His son got that and the Democrats do not care .
And Democrats , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way the Chinese run their government is the way the government ought to be run .
They love their power .
They love the power that the Chinese Communist Party has .
Leahy : They only wish they could have that kind of authoritarian control in Michigan and some of the other states .
( Chuckles ) Carmichael : Yeah .
So at any rate , that quote will come up .
The congressional soundbite that will come up , the video will be Nancy Pelosi in her kitchen with her refrigerator freezer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ typical person ’ s car when the country is in shutdown and she ’ s advising everybody to eat chocolate .
It is the Marie Antoinette moment of our time .
Leahy : Yeah .
Got a little curveball for you on this .
So Joe Biden said he would nominate a woman to be his vice president .
He ’ s also said he will nominate a black woman for the Supreme Court .
Now , what do you think the odds are that he would nominate Clarence Thomas ’ s accuser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carmichael : Highly unlikely .
Highly unlikely because Anita Hill is too old .
Carmichael : People want to appoint justices who are going to serve for a much longer period of time .
Anita Hill has got to be in her 60s .
Leahy : I think she might be about 60 right now maybe .
Yeah .
Leahy : I ’ ll check on that in a bit .
Anita Hill was , of course , Clarence Thomas ’ s accuser claiming verbal sexual harassment back in the 1990s when she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Joe Biden led the high tech lynching of Clarence Thomas who ’ s African American .
Leahy : And Thomas performed very well in that and was confirmed .
Carmichael : Well that was a con job and Joe Biden knows it .
And will not go to heaven unless he confesses that .
( Leahy laughs ) That ’ s not a joke .
I don ’ t think it ’ s funny .
Carmichael : It ’ s not funny .
He is a detestable human being for what he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next to him was Kennedy who was equally detestable .
Because they both knew that that was a complete con job .
Complete con job .
Not one of Anita Hill ’ s statements under oath before the Senate was true .
Not one .
I stayed home for two days and watched the hearings and I sat there and I recorded them and watched it again and made a list of 23 contradictions on Anita Hills ’ side .
And not a single contradiction in Clarence Thomas ’ s because Anita Hill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not have a single witness in her case .
Anita Hill ’ s case .
Not a single witness who said that she named Clarence Thomas .
They tried to say that she said things contemporaneously with the events they said , well did she say Clarence Thomas did those things by name ?
And not one of them would say so .
There ’ s a reason for that .
Every one of the people that testified on behalf of Anita Hill was a lawyer .
And everyone knew that if they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later recanted they could be cited for perjury and go to jail .
Leahy : Anita Hill by the way Crom is 63 years old .
She is a University professor of wait for it…social policy law and women studies at Brandice University .
That ’ s her career right now .
Leahy : A couple of days ago on April 25th Joe Biden called Anita Hill up to say that he was sorry for all of the questionings she endured 28 years ago .
Leahy : Now there you go .
Pointing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Tell us about Tara Reade and why he ought to be calling Tara Reade .
Carmichael : I believe Tara Reade was a Senate aid to him… Carmichael : And worked for him .
She claims and has contemporaneous witnesses who say that she said he did it after time that she told other people that he pushed her up against the wall and ran his hand all over her private parts .
Leahy : Yes .
Even more graphic than that .
Carmichael : Right .
When he was an old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And he ’ s a very old man now .
Carmichael : He was in his 50s .
Carmichael : She can tell you exactly where it happened .
Leahy : There is some corroborating evidence too .
She filed some sort of report that sort of disappeared .
There was a report , Crom did you see this ?
That her mother called the Larry King Show on CNN to complain about this .
And there ’ s a recording of it .
Carmichael : OK. Called the Larry King Show when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is new news .
But it ’ s out there .
There is a recording of her mother calling Larry King in 1993 complaining about her daughter having been harassed by a very well respected Senator in Washington , D.C. Leahy : That ’ s some evidence there .
Corroborating I guess you could say .
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thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Analysis: Interest Rates Indicate Unemployment Will Grow as Trump Administration Eyes Phase Four Rel

Analysis: Interest Rates Indicate Unemployment Will Grow as Trump Administration Eyes Phase Four Relief Spending

The unemployment rate will likely continue rising as the spread between the 10-year treasury on one side , and the 2-year and 3-month treasuries on the other , continue rising over the next weeks and months , an analysis of interest rates over the past four recession shows , according to data compiled by the Federal Reserve , U.S. Treasury and the Bureau of Labor Statistics .
The relationship shows that peak unemployment comes after the inversions and tends to continue until the peak the 10-year-2-year , and the 10-year-3-month spreads , with the average period lasting 26 months from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ range being from about 13 months as in the 1982 recession 30 to 31 months in the cases of the 1991 , 2001 and 2007-2009 recessions .
The question here is how quickly will the U.S. get to peak unemployment ?
Both the 10-year-2-year and 10-year-3-month spreads uninverted in Oct. 2019 , and then another brief inversion happened in the 10-year-3-month last month , but not for the 10-year-2-year .
So where to start counting from ?
October or last month ?
It ’ s impossible to know but you can produce a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unemployment will probably continue rising until at least Nov. 2020 , but could continue rising until Dec. 2021 or even May 2022 depending on the severity of the downturn .
The past is prologue but much appears to depend on the environment to foster a recovery that is put into place .
Already , with more than 26 million jobs lost and counting amid state-government-directed closures , the recession is already three times as bad as the last one , making this the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression .
So many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the unprecedented nature of the current pandemic and economic shutdown , does the sheer magnitude of the job losses mean that the downturn could be even longer ?
Will deflation take root with the U.S. dollar stronger than ever relative to foreign currencies , further exacerbating the problems we are already witnessing ?
Finally , how effective will the $ 2.7 trillion in relief including $ 730 billion for small businesses be preserving at American jobs ?
Will further stimulus help businesses to recover much more rapidly ?
And what will phase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ critical to any analysis going forward , with the imminent U.S. presidential election just to make things that much more interesting .
Since Franklin Roosevelt , Democrats have tended to win the trifecta of the White House , Senate and House whenever they win the presidency .
How would that affect the outlook in 2021 ?
The last time Joe Biden was Vice President it took 57 months to recover the jobs lost in the last recession after peak unemployment was reached .
Would reelection by President Donald Trump improve that outlook ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American people have already seen what a Democratic program for recovery looks like , and that Biden has so far failed to produce any concrete plan .
Whereas , President Trump and his team had the foresight to already put in place a massive relief program without which society itself might be at risk of collapsing right now .
What is clear is that the economic emergency will most probably continue until the election and thereafter , important context for the President to consider right now as he , his team and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four legislation ought to look like .
President Trump has said he wants Congress to go big , and so far they have delivered what he has requested .
As states begin reopening , Trump ’ s political fate will be tied to how things with the pandemic play out plus what the economy looks like in the fall , meaning what happens next is very much up to him to help America get back to work .
Go big , Mr. President .
What have you got to lose ?
Robert Romano @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Americans for Limited Government .

by Peter Hasson
Twenty-eight congressional Democrats signed a letter Wednesday condemning the Department of Education for ruling that public schools that allow biological males who identify as transgender to play girls’ sports are violating Title IX civil rights legislation.
Democratic Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal joined 27 House Democrats in signing the letter, which charged that the department’s order “discriminates against transgender youth” by restricting girls’ sports to biological females.
“The decision of the Department of Education to issue a determination targeting transgender student athletes on the eve of Pride Month is not coincidental. It is a transparent example of their campaign against the rights and dignity of LGBTQ+ children,” Connecticut Rep. Jahana Hayes, the letter’s lead signer, said in a press release.
The DOE on May 15 issued a ruling stating that public schools that allow biological males into girls’ athletics are violating Title IX, which protects women’s access to education and athletics.
The Department of Justice previously backed a lawsuit filed by high school girls in Connecticut who said the liberal state’s transgender policies violated their rights.
Sports across the country are on hold due to the novel coronavirus, but biological males who identify as transgender have previously racked up accomplishments in female athletics.
Franklin Pierce University runner CeCe Telfer, for example, won an NCAA DII women’s track championship in May 2019. Telfer is a biological male who identifies as transgender.
University of Montana runner June Eastwood, a biological male who identifies as a transgender woman, was named the Big Sky Conference’s female athlete of the week in October 2019. Both Eastwood and Telfer previously competed on their university’s men’s team before switching to the women’s team.
Rachel McKinnon, a biological male who identifies as transgender, won women’s cycling world championships in both 2018 and 2019.
Wednesday’s letter isn’t the first instance of Democratic politicians arguing in favor of allowing biological males into female athletics.
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar in February 2019 called for an investigation into USA Powerlifting for barring biologically male athletes from women’s events.
A piece of Democratic legislation called the Equality Act, which passed the House with unanimous support from Democrats, would require schools to allow biologically male athletes into girls’ sports, if the male athletes identify as transgender.
Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, pledged to get the Equality Act passed into law within his first 100 days in office, if he wins the November election.
“Transgender equality is the civil rights issue of our time,” Biden wrote in a January tweet. “There is no room for compromise when it comes to basic human rights.”
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Peter Hasson is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.


thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Bill Hagerty Releases New Ad Criticizing Joe Biden and His Ties to China

U.S. Senate candidate Bill Hagerty has released a digital ad that he said exposes presidential candidate Joe Biden for defending the Communist Chinese regime — as opposed to Biden holding them accountable for creating a global pandemic .
“ As President Donald Trump stands up to China and holds them accountable for the Wuhan virus , Beijing Biden has defended the Communist Chinese regime and even parroted their talking points , ” Hagerty said .
“ Beijing Biden ’ s family ’ s close economic ties to China are well known , and his track record of defending China prove @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation .
In the Senate , I will continue to stand with President Trump to push back against the Communist regime ’ s propaganda and hold them accountable for what has become the crime of the century.
” As The Tennessee Star reported earlier this month , Hagerty released a television ad touting the candidate holding China accountable for what he called that nation ’ s deceitful actions .
Hagerty said China ’ s leaders continue to mislead and cover up their Wuhan coronavirus data .
China , Hagerty said , even accuses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
“ The Chinese Communist regime ’ s efforts to conceal and destroy valuable evidence – including silencing their own people – regarding the Wuhan coronavirus is the crime of the century and the greatest coverup in human history , ” he said .
“ The Communist Chinese leaders must be held accountable for the death and destruction leveled on their own people and for the widespread damage to the world ’ s health and economy , ” Hagerty added .
“ In the Senate , I will continue to stand with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Communist China ’ s deception about the origins and the impact of this deadly virus , along with holding organizations like the World Health Organization accountable for perpetuating the Communist regime ’ s propaganda.
” The U.S. Senate candidate received President Donald Trump ’ s endorsement to replace the retiring Sen. Lamar Alexander ( R-TN ) .
Hagerty previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Japan .
Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star .
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thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Audacious: Chinese Government Claims to be Victim of Coronavirus Disinformation, Accuses US of ‘Hidi

Audacious: Chinese Government Claims to be Victim of Coronavirus Disinformation, Accuses US of ‘Hiding Something’

The Chinese government ’ s foreign ministry portrayed China as the victim of coronavirus disinformation on Monday , before suggesting minutes later that the U.S. government is “ hiding something ” regarding the pandemic .
“ China always stands against disinformation campaign .
We are victim rather than producer of disinformation , ” the Chinese foreign ministry wrote from its Twitter account .
The account then suggested without evidence that the U.S. government has lied about the extent of the coronavirus pandemic here .
“ Growing doubts over the US government ’ s handling of the # COVID19 , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When did the first infection occur in the US ?
Is the US government hiding something ?
Why they opt to blame others ?
” The Chinese government has come under withering criticism both for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak in late 2019 , and a disinformation campaign it has waged to deflect blame for Beijing ’ s handling of the crisis .
The virus originated in Wuhan in November 2019 , either from an outdoor wildlife market or a lab that studies viruses in bats , according to reports .
Experts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government of withholding vital information about the severity of the virus .
Chinese officials assured the World Health Organization as recently as the middle of January that the virus was not being transmitted through human-to-human contact .
They also refused to share live strains of the virus , which slowed the ability of foreign scientists to develop tests to diagnose those infected with the virus .
The Chinese government has waged a multi-prong disinformation strategy .
Government officials and government-controlled propaganda mills have criticized other nations for their handling of their own coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump and U.S. policy makers of racism for calling the virus the “ Chinese virus ” or “ Wuhan virus.
” Beijing has also portrayed itself as helping other nations with medical supplies and equipment , even though much of it has been found to be defective .
The communist regime ’ s most aggressive disinformation strategy has involved blaming the United States and other Western nations of being the point of origin for the virus .
On March 12 , Zhao Lijian , a deputy director of the Chinese foreign ministry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asserted on Twitter that the U.S. military might have seeded coronavirus in China .
“ It may be that the U.S. military brought the epidemic to Wuhan , ” he tweeted .
U.S. intelligence officials reportedly assessed that Chinese government agents helped disseminate text messages and social media posts asserting that the U.S. government planned to institute a nationwide curfew .
The CIA has also reportedly concluded that the Chinese government has falsified data on the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the country .


thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Democrat Pelosi Praised Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Ford’s ‘Courage,’ But Ignores Biden Accuser Tara

Democrat Pelosi Praised Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Ford’s ‘Courage,’ But Ignores Biden Accuser Tara Reade

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi supported and praised Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh ’ s accuser Christine Blasey Ford , but has maintained silence on 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden ’ s accuser Tara Reade .
Ford leveled accusations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh in September 2018 , launching a media onslaught and a series of congressional hearings into the allegations against the now-Supreme Court justice .
Throughout these events , Pelosi expressed support for Ford .
“ It took great courage for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford to come forward with her story , ” Pelosi tweeted in September , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ owed a thorough investigation of the grave & credible allegations against Brett Kavanaugh.
” The Democratic House speaker tweeted a short time later : “ We must # BelieveSurvivors .
I ’ m proud to stand with my Democratic colleagues in support of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.
” “ This morning , I took time to watch Christine Blasey Ford ’ s deeply moving opening statement .
Thank you for your bravery , Dr. Ford , ” Pelosi tweeted on September 27 , 2018 , accompanied by a picture of her watching Ford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi also expressed opposition to Kavanaugh before Ford ’ s accusations became public , saying that Kavanaugh was likely to prevent abortion access and must not become a Supreme Court justice .
“ Brett Kavanaugh has proven he can not be trusted to defend a woman ’ s right to choose .
We must stand united against him & the ongoing Trump assault on women ’ s health care , ” Pelosi tweeted July 10 , 2018 .
She tweeted on July 17 , 2018 : “ A vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American women the pre-existing condition protections they deserve.
” The Democratic House speaker has not discussed Reade ’ s allegations against Biden , and endorsed Biden ’ s presidential bid Monday .
She has not responded to multiple requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation regarding Reade ’ s allegations .
The former Biden Senate staffer accused the former vice president of kissing her , touching her and penetrating her with his fingers without her consent when she worked for him in 1993 .
The Biden campaign , which has not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DCNF , has denied the assault and said it “ absolutely did not happen.
” 56-year-old Reade told the DCNF in a Friday interview that her sexual assault accusations have become a “ partisan tool , ” saying that Republicans have weaponized her and Democrats have both ignored and discredited her .
“ It ’ s inexcusable , ” she told the DCNF .
“ I ’ m sorry that I ’ m politically inconvenient , but my perpetrator was Joe Biden .
And people need to deal with it.
” She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying that though she is a third-generation Democrat with a suffragette grandmother and a Democratic activist mother committed to fighting racism , she never wishes to be a part of the Democratic Party again .
“ I ’ m not voting in a national election , ” Reade added .
“ There is no democracy for me .
I think , in my case , that democracy died in that corridor in 1993.
” Reade does understand that Biden is a pro-abortion candidate facing President Donald Trump in the upcoming 2020 election — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maintained silence around her accusations are anxious to preserve abortion access in the United States .
But she said that Biden has a “ pretty sketchy history on reproductive rights , ” pointing to the former vice president ’ s flip-flops on abortion stances throughout his political career .
If the Democratic Party marginalizes her or discredits her , she said , this “ lessens the credibility for women to come forward.
” “ I ’ m strongly pro-choice , ” she said .
“ I have no problem saying that .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assault and sexual harassment are equally as important.
” Mary Margaret Olohan is a reporter at Daily Caller News Foundation .
Photo “ Speaker Nancy Pelosi Watching Ford Testimony ” by Speaker Nancy Pelosi .


thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Commentary: The Sour Revolution of Bernie Sanders

Truly transformative social movements usually complete cycles .
They start with a crisis , build momentum , organize , gain power , and then institutionalize .
The French Revolution combined intellectuals , peasants , and convicts into a force that the mighty King Louis XVI and his professional army could not stop .
Their effort culminated with the king ’ s execution on the guillotine in 1793 .
After this , the various revolutionaries had to face the question of which vision of that revolution would be imposed .
Many of them did not survive that stage of their revolution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them were guillotined and , eventually , all of the elements they detested about the monarchy were restored under Napoleon Bonaparte .
This cycle isn ’ t unique to the history of France and , indeed , it ’ s the template for most “ revolutions.
” What American progressives have learned through their own bitter experience but seem to forget every time is that their revolutionary program is incompatible with the organizational interests of the Democratic Party .
Nevertheless , the 2020 version of Senator Bernie Sanders ( I-Vt. ) dutifully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was—may have sounded the death knell for his movement .
The legions of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed youth who knocked on doors and phone banked for Sanders in 2016 will be eight years older in 2024 , regardless of who wins this year .
The candidate himself will be 82 years old during that coming election cycle , having already undergone heart surgery once during this past campaign .
Worse yet , his strategy of appeasing his Democratic colleagues has prevented any viable alternative from developing and there is no figure capable of being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race in 2016 , Bernie Sanders started a political action organization known as Our Revolution , based on the title of his book ( also coincidentally a 1905 book collection of essays by future Bolshevik Leon Trotsky ) .
This was supposed to be the foundation for supporting progressive organizing across the nation , headed initially by Bernie ’ s veteran adviser Jeff Weaver .
Bernie ’ s 2016 staffers objected to Weaver ’ s leadership on the grounds that his strategies for television-based publicity were outdated .
By 2017 Weaver was booted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a former state senator from Ohio .
Turner was more popular among the Bernie base than Weaver due to her frontline appearance as his surrogate , but in substance the group was neither revolutionary nor populist in its structure .
The chairman of Our Revolution was Larry Cohen , a former union boss from the Communications Workers of America ( CWA ) .
Besides Turner , other Democratic ex-politicians on the board included Jim Hightower and Lucy Flores .
In 2018 Flores and fellow Hispanic activist Catalina Velasquez departed Our Revolution over a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over support for the DREAM Act .
Flores would also later accuse Biden of touching and kissing her inappropriately during an appearance during her run for lieutenant governor in Nevada .
With total revenue each year from 2016 and 2017 approaching $ 3.4 million it would be expected that Our Revolution made a massive splash , but its 2017 federal 990 tax disclosure listed salaries and wages as accounting for $ 1 million in expenses , more than any other category .
The only candidate who was a direct recipient of funds in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be elected Lt .
Governor of Virginia and is best known for being accused of sexual assault during Virginia ’ s political crisis in February 2019 .
Our Revolution also made $ 100,000 in grants to the Progressive Change Campaign Committee—a PAC that , rather than support Sanders or his fellow progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren ( D-Mass . )
in 2016 , had decided to urge frontrunner Hillary Clinton to “ adopt ” Warren ’ s policies .
Most of Our Revolution ’ s grants , however , went to branches of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other states with almost $ 250,000 going to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe .
Then in 2018 , the year of its first midterm election , Our Revolution PAC had the chance to change the Democratic Party and nudge it to the left .
Yet according to public records , their expenditures amounted to a paltry $ 10,254 on five candidates—all in red-state congressional districts , and all of whom were defeated—compared to the $ 100,000 paid to the PCCC and over $ 187,000 in total compensation for Turner .
This is in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Justice Democrats , that cultivated successful Democratic challengers such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota .
Another often ignored node of the senator ’ s web of organizations is the Sanders Institute , a nonprofit think tank headed by his step-son David Driscoll , who earned $ 110,006 in salary in 2018 .
Yet this think tank publishes hardly any content at all , with much of the “ Research and Reports ” section occupied by Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs department reports from the late years of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) and Center for Economic and Policy Research ( CEPR ) .
It has a booklist that functions as advertising space for books by Sanders and supporters like Cornel West and Bill McKibben as well as various mediocre Democratic politicians like Rep. Rosa DeLaura ( D-Conn. ) .
Like the CEPR and the Real News Network , the Sanders Institute has Hollywood actor Danny Glover on its board of directors .
The 2020 primary cycle offered the full range of emotions for Sanders supporters—including the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the anger at the irregularities and blatant tampering in Iowa , and the incredulity of watching a moderator flout his denial of a sexist remark to Elizabeth Warren to his face .
But with the onset of the coronavirus quarantines freezing the race after Joe Biden ’ s victories in Florida and Arizona , they were forced to face the inevitable prospect of their candidate withdrawing without the race running its course .
The three-year quest to seize the Democratic Party from within was no longer feasible .
Many of the organizations that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the goal of booting retrograde candidates had counted on Sanders or a similarly radical candidate like Warren winning .
Just one month ago the Sunrise Movement , an environmental radical group , was “ mobilizing to stop Joe Biden.
” Their sister movement IfNotNow blockaded Biden ’ s headquarters before the South Carolina primary .
Most famously an activist for the pro-illegal alien group Cosecha was told by Biden to vote for Donald Trump after he demanded deportations end in November 2019 .
These three organizations are members of the Momentum Community , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centered around the Ayni Institute in Boston .
On April 9 a coalition of eight groups , among them IfNotNow and Sunrise , signed a letter to Biden giving a list of demands for their support .
Complementing it was an op-ed by Waleed Shahid in The Nation , communications director of the Justice Democrats , the electoral group that had backed Ocasio-Cortez and other insurgent Democrats in 2018 .
The letter was distributed by NextGen Climate America , another major climate activism group led by billionaire and former Democratic candidate Tom Steyer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was endorsing Biden while talking about the need for the presumptive nominee to reach out to climate activists like those working for his organization .
If NextGen was demanding new concessions from Biden in exchange for an endorsement , why were its president and director simultaneously delivering his ?
The mixed messages from progressive groups in responding to the Biden endorsement dilemma show a disconnect between the rank and file members and organizational leadership .
While Sunrise ’ s leader and co-founder Varshini Prakash has stated that it is already “ engaging ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweeted that they were not endorsing the former vice president .
While Sanders ’ endorsement of Biden is a full-on betrayal , one could argue that Prakash and Sunrise are no better given their past shaming and mockery of rival candidates like Beto O ’ Rourke and Pete Buttigieg for insufficient commitment to their agenda .
Like O ’ Rourke , Biden has received donations from the fossil fuel industry to the tune of $ 50,000 .
While there hasn ’ t been a total admission of defeat by the letter ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alexandra Rojas held back from declining to support Biden in an interview with The Hill , saying they were focused on Congress .
The above examples do not necessarily reflect the voting base that supported Sanders in 2020 , and currently there appears to be a mutiny among voters and high-profile activists .
Sanders ’ s former press secretary Briahna Joy Gray has vocally rejected endorsing Biden .
Similarly , political activist Shaun King released a five-point demand list for his endorsement that included ones like admitting that Biden is “ the architect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters have coalesced around former Young Turks commentator and comedian Jimmy Dore , who daily vents his disillusion with Bernie Sanders , and there has been a revival of the movement to support a progressive third party such as the Movement for a People ’ s Party headed by ex-Bernie staffer Nick Brana or the Green Party .
But the clock largely has run out for these efforts in the current election cycle .
The hard work needed to create an alternative in the form of gaining ballot access , raising campaign funds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neglected in order to focus on entryist campaigns to take control of the Democratic Party .
While this has moved the party ’ s message to the left , the leadership remains completely unchanged .
Biden was first elected to public office in 1970 , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ’ s ( D-Calif. ) career began in 1976 as a DNC official ) , and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer ( D-N.Y. ) was first elected as a state assemblyman in 1975 .
Schumer and Pelosi are not threatened by grassroots revolt , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ colleagues , not voters .
For those who consider themselves anti-war , Medicare for All progressives this year will be more than a repeat of past disappointments .
The genuflection of Bernie Sanders to the establishment represents the ultimate defeat of his “ revolution ” and the possible collapse of the progressive movement for the foreseeable future .
The charade of the Democratic primary season is over , and progressive activists and volunteers are waking up to the truth that Bernie Sanders ’ endorsement of Joe Biden has deflated their prospects as he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years of following their Pied Piper of Vermont have left them with nothing .
No accomplishments , no power , and no future .
Ray McCoy is a freelance journalist from the Midwest .


thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Nashville’s Small Business Owners Have New Resources to Reopen After COVID-19

Nashville ’ s small business owners have new online resources to help them reopen and navigate their way out of COVID-19 .
Nashville Metro At-Large Council member Steve Glover announced one new website , SBTFNashville.com at a press conference Monday .
Glover co-chairs the city ’ s Small Business Task Force .
For assistance , business owners may sort through that website for a list of financial resources , he said .
“ We are also working with the Metro Health Department in the coming days to try to develop a systematic plan for how we help you and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reopen and hopefully determine a date [ to reopen ] , ” Glover said , adding he and members of the task force are coordinating with Mayor John Cooper ’ s office .
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Ralph Schulz , meanwhile , said owners have additional resources through his organization ’ s website .
“ Starting later today the chamber will provide additional reopening support to all businesses .
The chamber is creating a clearinghouse of information on how different business types can safely reopen to protect their employees and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drawn from relevant trade organizations and regulatory groups .
Restaurants and retail will be added by the end of today and new business types will be added throughout the rest of the week , ” Schulz said .
“ In May and June the chamber will host a webinar series ‘ Your Partners for the Next Normal , ’ open at no cost to all Davidson County businesses on topics related to reopening to best practices to ensuring employee and customer safety.
” Also at Monday ’ s press conference , Academy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his organization will hold their 55th annual ACM Awards Ceremony in Nashville .
CBS will broadcast the event live at 8 p.m. Easter/7 p.m. Central , Wednesday , Sept. 16 , Whiteside said .
ACM officials had previously scheduled the event earlier this month in Las Vegas , but they had to postpone due to COVID-19 .
Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star .
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thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Mexico Deports Nearly All of Its Illegal Migrants Amid Coronavirus Fears, Government Reveals

Mexico has almost completely cleared out all of its migrant centers as a precaution against the coronavirus outbreak , its government announced .
The National Migration Institute ( INM ) , the agency in Mexico that manages immigration , said that it has been deporting immigrants from the country ’ s 65 migrant facilities since March 21 , according to Reuters .
The actions are being made in order to comply with safety and health guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic .
Mexico ’ s government migrant centers housed a total of 3,759 people in March .
In recent weeks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Guatemala , El Salvador , and Guatemala by air and road .
INM ’ s migrant shelters and centers have a maximum capacity of 8,524 spaces , but the agency said only 106 individuals remain .
“ Today , Mexico ’ s policy is to contain and deport , ” Victor Clark Alfaro , an expert on immigration at San Diego State University , said to Reuters .
Alfaro said the directive to reduce its migrant population coincides with pressure from the Trump administration to control its illegal alien population .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deported .
Dozens of migrant shelters operated by religious and other , non-government , organizations are still harboring foreign nationals amid the virus outbreak .
Of the migrants who remain in INM centers , many are waiting for decisions from their judicial hearings or asylum requests , while some have explicitly asked to stay in Mexico .
According to one Mexican governmental official , the majority of migrants who were deported were first detained because they illegally entered the country .
The United States , which is facing a much more severe coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) custody — many of them due to lawsuits by immigrant-rights groups claiming they are in danger of contacting the virus while in detention .
Currently , there are just under 31,000 foreign nationals in ICE detention , according to the agency ’ s latest numbers .
Thousands have been released since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic .
Jason Hopkins is a reporter at Daily Caller News Foundation .
Image “ Instituto Nacional de Migración ” by Instituto Nacional de Migración .


thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Detroit Democrat Jonathan Kinloch Pushing Censure of State Lawmaker Says Elected Dems ‘Do Not Belong

Detroit Democrat Jonathan Kinloch Pushing Censure of State Lawmaker Says Elected Dems ‘Do Not Belong to Themselves’

Michigan Democrats plan to censure the state lawmaker who “ broke protocol ” by thanking President Trump for recommending hydroxychloroquine .
State Rep. Karen Whitsett ( pictured right ) earlier this month credited the controversial drug for saving her life after she had battled the deadly coronavirus for weeks .
Elected Democrats “ do not belong to themselves , ” explained Jonathan Kinloch , the chairman of the 13th Congressional District Democratic Party Organization ( pictured left ) .
The organization plans to vote on a resolution to censure Whitsett via Zoom on Saturday , the Detroit News reported .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ repeatedly and publicly praised the president ’ s delayed and misguided COVID-19 response efforts in contradiction with the scientifically based and action-oriented response ” from Michigan ’ s Democratic leadership , “ endangering the health , safety and welfare of her constituents , the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan.
” During a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence and other COVID-19 survivors on April 14 , Whitsett was apparently improperly gracious toward the president .
“ Thank you for everything that you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawmaker told Trump at the meeting .
“ I did not know that saying thank you had a political line .
… I ’ m telling my story and my truth , and this how I feel and these are my words.
” According to the Detroit News , Whitsett has kept busy throughout the pandemic , “ delivering food and cleaning products to those in need.
” After the censure , Whitsett will not get an endorsement from 13th Congressional District Dems , nor will she be allowed to engage in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two election cycles , according to the Detroit News .
“ At the end of the day , we have political systems , ” said Kinloch .
“ We have political parties , and political parties exist for a reason.
” Kinloch suggested that Whitsett has no personal autonomy and in fact belongs to the Democrat party of Michigan .
“ They do not belong to themselves , ” Kinloch said of endorsed candidates and elected officials .
“ They belong to the members and precinct delegates of the Democratic Party.
” President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday , and again on Friday .
Donald Trump Jr. , also offered support in a tweet , Thursday : “ What a joke .
Remember folks , the narrative can only be against Trump and if you break those rules the left will turn on their own.
” Kinloch told Detroit News that the 13th Congressional Democratic group on Sunday asked Whitsett to come in for a “ screening ” of candidates for her house district , and she refused .
“ Don ’ t play with us , ” Kinloch said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ask to have a conversation with you and you choose not to.
” He added : “ We ’ re not going to accept that .
How they handle you in Lansing as far as the Democratic caucus that ’ s on them .
But how we handle you back at home , that ’ s on us.
” In response , Whitsett said , “ I don ’ t have time for politics .
That ’ s ridiculous , during a pandemic , that they think I have time for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need me.
” The embattled lawmaker said she still identifies as a Democrat and vowed to continue fighting for her community .
“ I will continue to fight for the city of Detroit and the people in Detroit who need it the most , and that is the black community , ” she said .
“ We ’ re the voiceless , and I don ’ t care who I got to go up against to do that .
Whitsett added : “ I ’ m a Democrat , and I plan on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they will change their ways .
I have my First Amendment right , and no one will take that away from me.
” Debra Heine is a reporter at American Greatness .
Photo “ Jonathan Kinloch ” by Jonathan Kinloch and “ State Rep Karen Whitsett ” is by Rep Karen Whitsett .


thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Gov. DeWine Encourages Ohioans to ‘Have a Little #SpiritWeekOhio Fun’ and ‘Stay in Your PJ’s All Day

Gov. DeWine Encourages Ohioans to ‘Have a Little #SpiritWeekOhio Fun’ and ‘Stay in Your PJ’s All Day’

Nearly 1 million Ohioans have filed for unemployment since Gov .
Mike DeWine shut the state down , and the governor has responded by calling for a “ Spirit Week ” to have “ # SpiritWeekOhio fun ” which includes wearing pajamas .
Six of the state ’ s most influential business organizations last week sent a letter to Gov .
Mike DeWine last week urging him to reopen the economy as nearly one million Ohioans have now filed unemployment claims since the start of the coronavirus pandemic , as The Ohio Star reported Monday .
The letter was signed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ohio Business Roundtable , the Ohio Manufacturers ’ Association , the Ohio Council on Retail Merchants , Ohio Farm Bureau , and NFIB-Ohio .
While business leaders were focusing last week on the pending economic collapse , DeWine was busy making plans for coordinating pajamas and pizza days .
DeWine tweeted , “ We appreciate all of our essential workers and everyone who has stayed home to # SlowtheSpread and save lives .
As we move down # Ohio ’ s path to restart , we encourage you to have a little # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your hero : Dress up like a doctor , nurse , truck driver or whomever .
You are encouraged to draw a picture .
• Thursday : Spirit Day .
Show your spirit for your favorite sports team or school .
Some of DeWine ’ s constituents were less than impressed .
One tweeted , “ Bro I didn ’ t realize you were actually serious… ” “ Spirit week ?
!
?
!
I can ’ t wait to celebrate losing my small business by wearing pajamas .
This is the dumbest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Good to see your Twitter Arts & Crafts Playtime six-figure-salary staff are considered essential ” .
“ I look forward to your press conference ( a meeting ) where you let all of Ohio know the next steps – while wearing PJs .
Wait that would be inappropriate and odd ?
Almost like it would be for other adult to do so .
Please stop – people need unemployment paid , not spirit week ” .
Jason M. Reynolds has more than 20 years ’ experience as a journalist at outlets of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House Rotunda ” by Bestbudbrian CC3.0 .


thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Royal Oak Commission to Request Censure, Resignation from Commissioner Who Protested Lockdown

The Royal Oak City Commission is voting on Monday night whether to censure City Commissioner Kim Gibbs and ask for her resignation for attending a rally in Lansing to protest Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer ’ s lockdown order .
Gibbs attended a rally on April 15 in Lansing , where she walked on the sidewalk in front of the Capitol building , according to the agenda from the Royal Oak City Commission .
During this rally , Gibbs walked near other Michigan residents without wearing a mask .
Gibbs was protesting a “ Stay Home , Stay Safe ” lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the purchase of certain items in large stores .
The censure and resignation was requested by Mayor Pro Tem Patricia Patruch and supported by Commissioners Sharlan Douglas and Kyle DuBuc .
“ We , the members of the Royal Oak City Commission , do hereby censure Commissioner Kim Gibbs for her violation of her oath of office , her violation of executive orders issued under the Michigan Constitution and state laws , and in violation of her duty to protect the public health and safety , ” the censure reads .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her office as city commissioner.
” The Thomas More Law Center is representing Gibbs and says that any censure or resignation request would violate the commissioner ’ s First Amendment rights and the commission is only seeking a censure due to her politics .
“ Governor Whitmer recently publicly acknowledged the right to public demonstrations , but the Royal Oak Commission has not received the message , ” said Richard Thompson , TMLC ’ s president and chief counsel , in a statement .
“ Gibbs is to be censured for not wearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Only Whitmer ’ s most recent order mandated masks and only requires them when in enclosed spaces .
Her most recent order was established April 24 .
Thompson said Gibbs did not identify herself as a commissioner during her participation in the protest , never intentionally violated a social distancing rule and was not charged with violating a social distancing rule .
“ Commissioner Gibbs is being punished for participating in the grand design of American democracy , ” Thompson said .
“ Neither the Governor nor the Royal Oak City Commission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Read the full agenda from the Royal Oak City Commission here .
Jordyn Pair is a reporter with The Michigan Star .
Follow her on Twitter at @ JordynPair .
Email her at [ email protected ] Photo “ Royal Oak City Commissioner Kim Gibbs ” by Royal Oak City Commissioner Kim Gibbs .
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thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Organization Claims Minnesota Legislative Committees Meeting in Small Groups to Avoid Open Meetings

Organization Claims Minnesota Legislative Committees Meeting in Small Groups to Avoid Open Meetings Law

A legal organization said members of the Minnesota Legislature are holding committee meetings in small groups in order to avoid triggering the state ’ s “ Open Meeting Law.
” The American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) of Minnesota said legislators have been deliberately meeting in small groups so they can bypass the law , which generally requires that all meetings be open to the public .
Additionally , the ACLU claimed that the dates for “ most of these ” committee meetings were not disclosed until after they had already occurred , while bill language for the COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before floor sessions started .
“ While the ACLU of Minnesota appreciates that we are in the midst of a health crisis that creates unique difficulties for communication , the very nature of the COVID-19 outbreak makes it all the more essential that our Legislature debate policy and make decisions within the public eye , with public oversight , ” ACLU of Minnesota Executive Director John Gordon said in a press release ( pictured above ) .
“ Policy agreements are being made behind closed doors without even the semblance of a public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should not function in secrecy , ” he added .
Gordon then claimed in an op-ed for The Star Tribune that the Legislature ’ s first coronavirus response bill “ was already agreed to by all four legislative leaders before it was even released to the public.
” “ Furthermore , it remains unclear how much influence leadership and the working groups still have over bill proposals .
What is clear is that , at least until April 14 , only proposals already agreed to by all leadership made it to a full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course , was that the proposals would be passed without major opposition .
Which they were .
At times , it was not merely implied , but plainly stated , ” he continued .
The Open Meeting Law applies only when a quorum ( majority ) or more of the members of the governing body in question are gathered .
However , deliberately holding meetings in groups of less than a quorum in order to “ avoid open meeting law requirements ” can be considered a violation .
“ Serial communication through telephone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quorum with the intent to avoid a public hearing or to come to an agreement on an issue relating to official business could also violate the law , ” a summary of the law from the House Research Department states .
The law allows for conducting meetings by telephone or other electronic means “ if a health pandemic or other emergency makes meeting in person impractical or imprudent.
” “ The public body must give notice of the regular meeting location , of the fact that some members may participate by telephone or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right of the public to monitor the meeting from another location .
In addition , the public body must post the notice on its website at least ten days before any regular meeting , ” the law says of meetings during a pandemic .
Gordon said this “ type of closed-door negotiation is not new , ” but should not be “ considered normal.
” “ Legislative leadership has resorted to this type of secretive decisionmaking before , in non-emergencies .
This is frustrating at the best of times , as everyone from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public is left out of the process , ” he concluded .
“ No one knows what statements are being made , what agreements are being struck and what the underlying reasoning is.
” Anthony Gockowski is managing editor of The Minnesota Sun and The Ohio Star .
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thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Jesse Ventura ‘Testing the Waters’ for Green Party Presidential Bid

Former Minnesota Gov .
Jesse Ventura said Monday that he has decided to “ test the waters ” on a third-party presidential bid .
“ If I were going to run for president , the Green Party would be my first choice .
I ’ ve endorsed the party and I ’ m testing the waters , ” the former professional wrestler said on Twitter .
Ventura said he hasn ’ t filed for candidacy but simply authorized a letter of interest sent to the Green Party on his behalf .
“ I ’ m testing the waters for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an independent .
I ’ m not a Democrat or a Republican because I know they ’ re not the solution , ” he added .
Ventura was elected Minnesota ’ s 38th governor in 1998 as a Reform Party candidate , but switched to the Independence Party while still in office .
Prior to his election , Ventura served as the mayor of Brooklyn Park , Minnesota .
He decided against seeking reelection and left the Governor ’ s Mansion in 2003 .
Ever since , he has repeatedly flirted with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ You have got to get in shape – either for Wrestlemania or you know , 2020 .
I get in shape for a reason .
What would happen in 2020 if Jesse Ventura were the candidate of the Green Party ?
” he said in 2018 after a meeting with Gov .
Tim Walz .
Ventura pitched the then governor-elect on his “ pot for potholes ” proposal and is a vocal advocate for the legalization of marijuana .
“ Minnesota has always been a leader .
But in the case of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And I think the new governor-elect is going to change that , ” he said .
Howie Hawkins , a self-described “ eco-socialist ” and co-founder of the Green Party , is currently considered the frontrunner for the party ’ s presidential nomination .
According to his campaign website , Hawkins is the “ original Green New Dealer ” and participated in the “ first national meeting to organize a U.S. Green Party in St. Paul , Minnesota in August 1984.
” Hawkins has campaigned for office several times , including three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ventura currently hosts a show called “ The World According to Jesse ” on RT , a network funded by the Russian government .
Anthony Gockowski is managing editor of The Minnesota Sun and The Ohio Star .
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thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Michigan to Face More Budget Cuts as Tax Revenues Plummet

A storm of skyrocketing unemployment paired with plummeting tax revenue have plunged the state budget into a multi-billion dollar deficit .
State Budget Office Communications Director Kurt Weiss told The Center Square in an email that tax revenues for this fiscal year are projected to drop between $ 1 billion and $ 3 billion .
There ’ s another $ 1 billion to $ 4 billion projected for Michigan ’ s next fiscal year , Weiss said .
Over 1 million people have filed for unemployment benefits , more than a quarter of the state ’ s workforce .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state ’ s unemployment rate will hit 23 percent this quarter .
Michigan ’ s reserves of unemployment funds may run out in 12 weeks , the Tax Foundation estimated .
The UM outlook projected “ combined General Fund and School Aid Fund revenues to be $ 2.6 billion lower in fiscal year 2020 , $ 3.2 billion lower in fiscal 2021 , and $ 2.2 billion lower in fiscal 2022 , ” the researchers wrote .
Whitmer and the Legislature already repurposed $ 35 million from the Michigan Reconnect program , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and $ 37 million in “ enhancement grants.
” The state enacted a hiring and spending freeze , and last week temporarily laid off 2,903 employees , Bridge reported .
The state employs about 48,000 people .
But there ’ s some federal help .
Michigan is slated to receive about $ 3.8 billion from the Coronavirus Aid , Relief and Economic Security ( CARES ) Act .
About $ 800 million of that $ 3.8 billion will fund local governments with populations greater than 500,000 ; namely , the city of Detroit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Kent counties .
Local government groups have asked for $ 1.1 billion of that money to make up for an expected drop in state revenue sharing to fund services for local governments with populations smaller than half a million .
The CARES Act currently doesn ’ t allow states to spend federal money on existing budget items that could be hurt by COVID-19 .
Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer and other governors had asked President Donald Trump and Congress for unrestricted fiscal support to states of $ 500 billion .
“ Without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state economies will be exacerbated by the cuts we know we will be forced to make , ” The National Governors Association said in a letter earlier this month .
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey said Monday on a conference call with the Detroit Regional Chamber that Michigan will have to make budget adjustments .
“ There ’ s no line item , there ’ s no project , and there ’ s no department , and there ’ s no person who ’ s immune ” from budget adjustments , Shirkey said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Sept. 30 .
“ These kinds of changes over a short period of time are really difficult to do , ” Shirkey said .
The Clarklake Republican said Michigan ’ s $ 1.2 billion rainy day fund should be used “ surgically ” because it could lower the state ’ s bond rating , which raises the cost of borrowing money .
Scott McClallen is a staff writer covering Michigan and Minnesota for The Center Square .


thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Model Developed by UT Prof Claims Jails Will Act as ‘Volcanoes’ for Spread of COVID-19 as State Pris

Model Developed by UT Prof Claims Jails Will Act as ‘Volcanoes’ for Spread of COVID-19 as State Prison Sees Massive Outbreak

A new model developed by a professor at the University of Tennessee and other academics suggests that most models on the coronavirus pandemic have failed to consider one important variable : jail populations .
Most standard COVID-19 models predict that America will experience about 101,000 deaths during the course of the pandemic , but that number increases by 98 percent to 200,000 deaths when jails are accounted for , the new model claims .
The model was developed by Dr. Nina Fefferman at the University of Tennessee , Dr. Eric Lofgren at Washington State University , and Dr. Kristian Lum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collaboration with Aaron Horowitz and Brooke Madubuonwu of the ACLU ’ s data analytics team .
“ Models projecting total U.S. fatalities to be under 100,000 may be underestimating deaths by almost another 100,000 if we continue to operate jails as usual , based on a new epidemiological study completed in partnership between academic researchers and ACLU Analytics .
That is , deaths could be double the current projections due to the omission of jails from most public models , ” a report released Wednesday claims .
It notes that jails could act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” because of the constant movement “ between jails and the broader community.
” “ They will become veritable volcanoes for the spread of the virus .
The spread of COVID-19 from jails into the broader community will occur along two vectors that are ignored in typical models , ” states the report .
It points to the high turnover in jail populations and the roughly 420,000 Americans who work in jails as sources for the spread of the virus .
The report calls for stopping all arrests for everything except the five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the FBI and doubling the rate of release for inmates .
If these two steps are taken , the model apparently predicts that as many as 23,000 inmates and 76,000 Americans could be spared .
“ The death toll will likely be significant – both in Tennessee jails and in our communities beyond – if dramatic steps aren ’ t taken quickly to reduce the number of people behind bars , ” Hedy Weinberg , ACLU of Tennessee executive director , said in a statement .
“ We know that many Tennessee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports of inadequate social distancing and a lack of access to soap , hand sanitizer and PPE in Tennessee jails and prisons .
Numerous public health experts have warned that coronavirus infections inside jails and prisons will inevitably spread into the community , as this data decisively shows .
The pandemic is making the devastating impact of decades of mass incarceration on the health and well-being of our communities – particularly communities of color – all too clear , ” she continued .
The model was developed based on data pulled from 1,242 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of at least 100 people .
According to the Tennessee Department of Corrections , 747 inmates had tested positive for COVID-19 as of Monday .
By far , the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex accounts for the most cases of COVID-19 among Tennessee inmates .
The prison had 576 positive cases as of Monday , making it the eighth-worst cluster of the virus in the country .
Anthony Gockowski is managing editor of The Minnesota Sun and The Ohio Star .
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thetennesseestar--2020-04-28--Hillary Clinton Endorses Joe Biden for President

WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday in his bid against President Donald Trump in the November national election .
Clinton joined Biden in a videoconference on the coronavirus ’ s effect on women .
“ Just think what a difference it would make right now if we had a president who listened to the science , ” Clinton said .
“ So , this is a moment where we need a leader like Joe Biden .
Joe Biden has been preparing for this moment his entire life.
” Clinton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2016 throughout the U.S. , but the U.S. decides its presidential elections in the Electoral College , where the outcome in each of the 50 states is paramount .
Clinton narrowly lost the votes in several key states , giving Trump all the electoral votes in those states and the national victory .
The former first lady and Democratic Party presidential nominee shied away from wide attacks on Trump in the first two years of his presidency but has often criticized his performance in recent months .
She is the latest key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Biden ’ s opponents for the party ’ s nomination and former President Barack Obama , under whom Biden served as vice president for eight years .


thetennesseestar--2020-04-29--Sen. Blackburn Details How Her New Bill Will Allow Americans Impacted by COVID-19 to Sue China

Senator Marsha Blackburn joined Fox Business ’ s Morning with Maria Tuesday to discuss her new legislation that wants to hold the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) responsible for the way it has handled the coronavirus .
“ You ’ ve got activists in China that say they knew for 51 days they had an outbreak , and you have the Communist Party leadership that kept it quiet for six days when they knew this was moving to a pandemic , ” Blackburn told Maria Bartiromo .
“ These were intentional decisions .
You couldn ’ t travel in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country… Every action they took made this worse.
” Blackburn said the Stop China-Originated Viral Infectious Diseases ( COVID ) Act , which was introduced last week with Senator Martha McSally ( R-AZ ) , will give U.S. citizens who have been impacted by the Chinese virus to sue the CCP .
American citizens could sue China through the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act , which allows people to sue foreign sovereign countries in U.S. courts .
The senator added that this bill proposal gives U.S. citizens the right to recoup damages for loss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ costs are devastating : trillions of dollars in economic damage , more than 22 million American jobs lost , and over 150,000 deaths worldwide and counting , ” Blackburn said on April 20 .
“ Business owners and families who have lost loved ones deserve justice .
Under this legislation , Americans will have the opportunity to take China to court in the U.S. and demand accountability for their lies and deceit.
” In Blackburn ’ s home state of Tennessee , it saw almost 400,000 people file for unemployment benefits between the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week ending on April 18 , the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce data shows .
Besides trying to hold China accountable for COVID-19 , Blackburn is also trying to make sure America is not so reliant on China for medicine .
She , along with Senator Bob Menendez ( D-NJ ) introduced the Securing America ’ s Medicine Cabinet in March .
The goal of this bill is to “ increase American manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients ( APIs ) .
” Only 28 % of API-producing facilities are in the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facilities has doubled in China since 2010 , according to Blackburn ’ s press release .
Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of Star News Digital Media .
If you have any tips , email Zachery at [ email protected ] Photo “ Marsha Blackburn ” by Marsha Blackburn .

by Scott McClallen
First, COVID-19 disrupted classes in 2020, and now it’s teachers keeping kids out of class in 2022.
More than 29,000 Minneapolis students couldn’t attend class Monday as a teachers’ union strike entered its 10th school day.
The striking teachers are seeking a “living wage,” smaller class sizes, and “safe and stable schools.”
The strike began March 8 with the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) and Education Support Professionals (ESP) saying the groups were demanding “a living wage” for ESPs, smaller class sizes, and “safe and stable schools,” the union posted on Facebook.
In a video posted on Facebook page Sunday, union officials said they want ESPs to have a minimum $35,000 annual salary.
Teacher Chapter President Greta Callahan said parties have been negotiating.
“This contract needs to get settled,” Callahan said. “We want kids back in school and it feels like we are the only ones acting like that right now.”
Average teacher salaries in St. Paul are $85,000, compared to the average Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) teacher salary of $71,535.
World Population Review says the average Minnesota teacher makes $59,221.
The Sahan Journal reported that despite the high teacher salary, raises for the Minneapolis district have lagged in recent years.
MPS said it shared its “last, best, and final” offer on Sunday that includes: 2% cost of living increases, with up to 12% raises for new teachers, in year one of the contract and 2% increases for all in the second year.
Increase starting wages for 85% of current ESPs to $23 per hour or more, bringing most full-time ESPs close to $35,000 annually.
Increase wages over two years between 8.2% and 34.6% (depending on job classification), with an average increase of 15.6%.
Move the lowest-paid ESPs from $15.45 per hour to $18 per hour.
Pay ESPs $6,000 in bonuses ($3,000 in each of the next 2 years).
$3.5 million to additional hours for ESPs.
Four additional paid duty days for professional development.
“We know that our students want to be back in school with their teachers and ESPs and our staff desperately want to see our students,” Minneapolis School Board Chair Kim Ellison said in a video. “We believe this is the fastest way possible to get our students back to school.”
The proposal would cost $9.3 million in the first year and $13.4 million in the second.
“MPS is reaching beyond its financial means on behalf of our ESPs and will need to make more than $10 million in reductions for the next school year as a result,” the MPS website says.
“We’ll be back out on the line tomorrow fighting for safe and stable schools!” the MFT tweeted Sunday.
The state’s education funding formula is based on enrollment, which has declined at MPS from 32,732 in 2019 to in 2022, 29,100.
The school doesn’t have data on where the roughly 3,632 kids who left went, MPS media coordinator Crystina Lugo-Beach told The Center Square in an email.
MPS said all pre-K through 12th classes would be canceled “for the duration of the strike.” Axios reported that the district is facing a a $21.5 million budget deficit for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
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Scott McClallen is a staff writer covering Michigan and Minnesota for The Center Square. A graduate of Hillsdale College, his work has appeared on Forbes.com and FEE.org. Previously, he worked as a financial analyst at Pepsi.
Photo “Minneapolis Public Schools” by Minneapolis Public Schools.


thetennesseestar--2020-04-29--Commentary: The Changes to Come

Commentary: The Changes to Come

The Democrats are taking their stand on the coronavirus crisis in an untenable position .
It is like building a defensive redoubt in a valley surrounded by hills in the hands of the enemy ( like the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1955 , as President Eisenhower warned them ) .
Whether this is tactical stupidity by the president ’ s enemies or strategic genius by the president or—more likely—a bit of both , is not clear except to insiders .
Readers will recall that the Democrats charged out of the gate on the issue of taking science seriously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up the gauntlet , brought prominent scientists forward , and “ flattened the curve.
” The Democrats wallowed in glee at the almost instant increase ( in a month in fact ) of unemployment by almost 30 million .
The president and the Republican leaders in Congress brought forth very generous and relatively simple financial assistance packages and the Democrats jumped aboard , trying to lard the payments with concessions to organized labor and the green terrorists , which the Republicans generally resisted .
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was confined to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had to do was put on a shirt and Skype into members of the Trump-hating media .
The fact that even this proved a syntactical challenge to him indicates the level of embarrassment self-distancing spared him .
The national Democratic leadership locked arms and deployed their media acolytes in support of a prolonged shutdown where virtually everyone in the country would be tested and those who test positively identify everyone they have been in contact with in the last two weeks and those people are chased down and the hunt for the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country to every attic , basement , homeless shelter , and rustic cabin .
The president , under this scenario , would , in the greater national and human interest , commit political suicide like a kamikaze in a good cause , and patiently explain to the next scores of millions of Americans thrown out of work by the Pelosi-Biden-Schumer counter-virus strategy , that their sacrifice is noble and inevitable .
What a godsend the coronavirus crisis was supposed to be to a political party that struck out corrupting the upper ranks of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a fraudulent narrative about illegal election-rigging with Russia , and struck out again with a fatuous presidential impeachment for unimpeachable acts with no serious evidence that the president committed the accused acts anyway .
On the heels of the total failure of their own skulduggery , the force majeure of nature , with the assistance of China ’ s duplicitous and irresponsible government , rushed to the rescue of Trump ’ s enemies .
The celebratory pleasure of Speaker Pelosi as she shows the nation her well-stocked freezer , and of presumptive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banal softball sessions with the likes of Joy Behar ( a woman lumbered with America ’ s most unsuitable first name ) , was palpable .
The NeverTrumpers have fallen in with this nonsense , more subtly , by calling for putting “ safe ahead of soon.
” This is all piffle and the Democrats have turned the heat on under the frying pan and then jumped into it .
Despite all the unctuous asseverations that nothing will be the same again and that this is a human crisis that must unite the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather tawdry politics at that .
The anti-Trump media whipped up a state of frenzy and panic with no real evidence of the medical danger , initially to set the president up for responding inadequately .
When he instead responded very effectively , they shifted course and without commending him on the lockdown , said that because he hadn ’ t developed testing capabilities quickly enough , the lockdown must be long enough to give the Democrats a chance of winning the election .
( An economic depression on the scale of some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that could put Joe Biden into the White House . )
In fact , testing only establishes whether a person has , or has had , the coronavirus up to the time of testing .
It is no magic bullet , but it has enabled extensive research that permits us to estimate the scale of this problem .
Extensive recent testing indicates that in the “ hot spot ” of New York , more than 20 percent of New Yorkers have had the coronavirus , but fewer than half of those realized it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among the 40 or so Northern Hemisphere countries that provide reliable statistics , the ultimate relevant issue is deaths per million ( or another unit ) of population .
Sweden , which has not had a shutdown but has taken some measures of protection for vulnerable groups , has had 211 deaths from this cause per million people in the country .
That is one for every 4,900 Swedes .
The United States , with all its precautions and protections , has 156 per million , or 1 in 6,400 people .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thoroughness of response , Japan , Germany , Canada , and some smaller states have better results , but the British ( 1 in 3,300 people ) , French ( 1 in 3,000 ) , Italians ( 1 in 2,450 people ) , and Spanish ( 1 in 2,100 people ) , have fared worse than Sweden .
Since about 80 percent of fatalities in all these countries are people over 60 with additionally compromised immune systems , much depends on the effectiveness of protection of vulnerable categories of people , and not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facts deduced to date entitle policymakers to come to a number of reasonable conclusions .
Even more elaborate measures should be taken for people with reduced immunity .
( The Canadian measure this past weekend of dispatching the armed forces to some homes for the elderly is better public relations than epidemiology . )
The rest of the shutdowns should be ended fairly quickly .
Here again , President Trump has acted wisely in leaving these decisions with the governors and creating conditions where Democratic governors like Gavin Newsom in California and even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to break ranks with the national Democratic leaders .
They are working now on their last plausible scenario for salvaging the presidential election , while the governors have their own voters ’ welfare to serve .
Trump has got his eminent scientific cohort on his side , and lined up scores of eminent people in every conceivable activity to support his normalization plans , and respected the requirements of federalism in leaving precise decisions to local authorities .
There is no reason whatever to imagine the result of reopening the United States ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fatality rates above Swedish levels , and there is every reason to believe , given the steps taken , that American fatalities will not be as high as 1 in 5,000 people when the crisis has subsided .
Every death is a sadness , but this is not a demographic threat or a public health assault that justifies pushing up to 1 million people a day into unemployment and the loss of trillions of dollars of value on the stock exchanges .
It has been a severe crisis , but most of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ panic generated by the irresponsible media , who thought they might destroy the Trump presidency at last .
They have failed again , and this is not such a watershed moment .
In a few months , everything will be largely back to what it was within the United States .
The big changes will be geopolitical : the mystique of the inexorable rise of China will be very faded , and the remaining credibility of the concept of the European Union will be in tatters .
Trump wins the political chess game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the medical crisis , the financial rescue , the rebound of the economy , and at the voting places of the nation .
And he will be the winner in the world .
China and Europe have long been billed as rivals to the United States as the world ’ s most powerful government and population .
We will hear less of that .
Conrad Black has been one of Canada ’ s most prominent financiers for 40 years , and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world as owner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fairfax newspapers in Australia , the Jerusalem Post , Chicago Sun-Times and scores of smaller newspapers in the U.S. , and most of the daily newspapers in Canada .
He is the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon , one-volume histories of the United States and Canada , and most recently of Donald J. Trump : A President Like No Other .
He is a member of the British House of Lords as Lord Black of Crossharbour .


thetennesseestar--2020-04-29--Rep. Green Sends Letter to House Armed Services Committee Asking for Fort Campbell Hospital Funding

Rep. Mark Green ( R-TN-07 ) sent a letter to Chairman Adam Smith and Ranking Member Mac Thornberry of the House Armed Services Committee asking them to fund Fort Campbell ’ s hospital after the base saw soldiers go to New York , New Jersey and Boston to help fight the coronavirus .
Fort Campbell ’ s 531st Hospital Center deployed 300 soldiers to New York and has helped out at Javits New York Medical Center since March 24 , according to Green ’ s press release .
An additional 10 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division were sent to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The COVID-19 outbreak is damaging our nation ’ s public health in an unprecedent way , but , as always , the United States Army has stepped up to do all it can to stem the tide .
As a veteran myself , I am grateful to each and every soldier who is placing their own health at risk to protect our people .
Our soldiers have always put service before self , and their service now is just as essential as ever .
We can not win this fight without them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in our country right now with nearly 14,000 deaths .
Major General Brian Winski , Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell , deployed 300 soldiers from the 531st Hospital Center to assist .
My district hosts much of Fort Campbell , and I am proud of the work they are doing .
They arrived on the ground in NY on Tuesday , March 24 , within 48 hours of receiving orders and have been assisting at Javits New York Medical Center .
They have brought with them extensive medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a tremendous work ethic to get the job done under pressure .
Furthermore , soldiers from the 101st have since deployed to assist in New Jersey and Boston .
Unfortunately , Fort Campbell could end up with inadequate funding due to expending funds for the current deployments .
The base hospital , Blanchfield Army Community Hospital , will have to go without necessary improvements without a backfill of their funding .
I urge Congress to prioritize a backfill of these funds in the upcoming NDAA .
This is not an eligible expense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding , so it will have to come from elsewhere in the budget .
I am ready to work together with you in any way we need to figure out a solution that works best .
Thank you for your dedication to our nation and tireless efforts to resolve this crisis .
I appreciate your time and consideration .
Should any of your staff need a staff POC , please have them contact my senior legislative assistant Joseph Danaher ( [ email protected ] ) .
I look forward to hearing from you @ @


thetennesseestar--2020-04-29--Some Tennessee Restaurants Reopen, Others Hold Off

Restaurants throughout 89 Tennessee counties reopened their doors to dine-in customers Monday with some regulations to increase sanitation and promote social distancing in accordance with Gov .
Bill Lee ’ s Tennessee Pledge .
“ We are pleased to see restaurants opened today and the great efforts they ’ re making to adopt the Tennessee Pledge , ” Lee said during a news conference .
“ I was excited to see that Puckett ’ s Restaurant welcomed customers to breakfast with tables spread apart , utilizing personal protective equipment [ and ] customer spacing .
That is the essence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commending their work and work just like it that ’ s happening all across our state.
” The pledge calls on restaurants to operate at 50 percent capacity , keep tables 6 feet apart and follow sanitization rules for menus and silverware .
Although these guidelines will not be enforced by the state , Lee believes restaurants will follow them .
Lee lifted the prohibition on dining out at restaurants for every county that doesn ’ t have its own health department .
In six counties that have their own health departments , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own schedule , including Knox County , which announced Monday it plans to allow businesses to reopen starting Friday .
Despite the ban lift , some restaurants , including a few chains , have chosen to stick with offering only take-out and delivery for the time being , including McDonald ’ s , Chick-fil-A and Dunkin ’ Donuts .
Retail shops will be allowed to reopen Wednesday .
Lee is requesting they also operate at or below 50 percent capacity , enforce social distancing and have their employees wear gloves and masks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his previous orders to shut down these establishments , and he hopes reopening many businesses gives people a light of hope about the course in which the state will be going .
He said one in six Tennesseans currently face unemployment .
If people can work from home , Lee said they should do so as much as possible .
He said state workers who can do their jobs from home will continue to do so .
He also ordered the Department of Finance and Administration to freeze non-mission critical hires to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ improve .
According to the Tennessee Department of Health , the state has 9,918 COVID-19 cases – 251 more than Sunday .
In Tennessee , 184 have died , 4,720 have recovered and 828 have been hospitalized .
The state has performed 154,402 tests .
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus .
The disease has caused at least 56,624 deaths in the U.S. , with more than 1 million confirmed cases in the country .
COVID-19 symptoms appear within two to 14 days after exposure and include fever , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Tyler Arnold is a contributor to The Center Square .


thetennesseestar--2020-04-29--Universities Hire New Diversity Czars While Collecting Federal Bailout Dollars

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic , multiple colleges are still committed to hiring administrators for diversity initiatives on campus .
This comes as thousands of universities around the country collect billions of dollars in bailout money from American taxpayers .
Colleges are receiving this money from the Coronavirus Aid , Relief , and Economic Security Act , which specifically outlines each allocation of federal money to each college .
One of the universities receiving these funds is the University of Tennessee-Knoxville , which announced Thursday that it recently hired a new “ director of diversity and community relations ” officer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school explained that the new hire is important because he will “ provide strategic leadership in creating an integrated vision and shared responsibility for facilitating the college ’ s diversity goals and for fostering and supporting a campus culture that respects and appreciates individual differences.
” The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is set to receive a whopping $ 19,258,313 in CARES bailout money .
UT ’ s other three campuses , UT-Chattanooga , UT-Martin , and the UT Health Science Center will receive an extra $ 15.6 million .
Salem State University in Massachusetts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a new vice president for diversity and inclusion , Sean T. Bennett .
He starts his new gig on June 1 .
Salem State is set to receive more than $ 6.5 million in CARES Act funding .
“ While the COVID-19 crisis has placed intense strain on us all , the challenges present an opportunity to reflect on our broad commitments to inclusion and engagement , ” Bennett said in a statement after being hired .
The university describes Bennett ’ s job as being to “ implement and embed inclusive excellence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Texas-San Antonio , an institution that received a grand total of $ 29,656,887 in COVID-19 bailout dollars , announced the addition of two new diversity administrators just last week .
On Friday , the university made an announcement promoting the recent hirings of Norma Guerra , who will be the interim associate vice provost for faculty diversity , and Roger Enriquez , who will be in charge of the Westside Community Partnership as the executive director .
The university characterized Guerra ’ s job as “ advancing institutional goals to increase faculty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to promote the success of faculty who identify as Hispanic/Latino.
” Enriquez will be tasked with “ implement community-focused practices and processes that provide demonstrated benefit to our Hispanic communities.
” “ Dr .
Guerra has a strong understanding of how faculty success supports student success as well as a vision for encouraging a climate of inclusion that is so critical to attracting and retaining Hispanic and other underrepresented faculty , ” stated senior vice president for academic affairs Kimberly Andrews Espy .
Mary Larson , the vice president for university relations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his new role , “ with an intentional focus and effort on San Antonio ’ s near West Side and other key communities in line with our commitment as an HSI and to advance our institutional goals.
” Matthew Keyes is an Ohio Campus Correspondent , reporting on liberal bias and abuse for Campus Reform .
He is a junior at the Ohio State University and majors in Political Science and minors in Journalism .
He is also a member of College Republicans at OSU .


thetennesseestar--2020-04-29--Republican State Senator Kerry Roberts Discusses the Possibility of the Tennessee General Assembly R

Republican State Senator Kerry Roberts Discusses the Possibility of the Tennessee General Assembly Reconvening in June

On Tuesday ’ s Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed his weekly regular guest and all-star panelist Tennessee state Senator Kerry Roberts ( R-Springfield ) to the newsmakers line .
At the top of the third hour , Roberts weighed in on whether he thought the Tennessee General Assembly would open in June .
Roberts : You know what I was thinking about over the break ?
I was thinking about the fact that every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not God .
You are not smarter than the next person .
You are simply a public servant there to serve .
You are there to serve the people of Tennessee .
If you are a national legislator you are there to serve the people of the United States .
You are not there to tell them how to live their lives .
You are not there to tell them what ’ s good for them .
Leahy : Really ?
Most Democrats think they can tell us how to live .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ pretty big dose of humility is something that each one of us needs to have a daily reminder of where we fit into the big scheme of things .
And the only thing that qualifies each one of us is that we got the majority of the votes in elections .
And even then how many people vote ?
35 % ?
So yes , we need to walk every day with humility that we ’ re here to serve not to Lord our position over other people .
That was my thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There you go .
Sorry to distract your thoughts .
Leahy : No , no , no .
Deep thoughts with state Senator Kerry Roberts on humility .
( Laughs ) I like it !
I like it , Kerry , actually .
I wish I wish Kerry more legislators would have that same kind of idea of being public servants .
I think that ’ s a great idea .
Roberts : I think a lot do .
I think the majority , I sincerely do , knowing the people I serve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essence of who most of them and almost all of them are .
I ’ m very fortunate to serve in the Senate .
We have a great group of people .
Even the ones whose ideology may differ from where we stand on the political spectrum .
Leahy : You mean all five of them in the state Senate ?
Roberts : And even among some of the Republicans , they are not all far-right .
But yet as a group of people if you ever needed anything I think that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attention that would stop and help .
When constituents call with problems they really do want to solve the problem .
And we all get on our soapboxes every now and then to rail about something .
The bottom line is that most everyone in the Senate realizes that probably the most important aspect of their job is to help their constituents navigate problems with the state government .
Customer service is such a big part of our job .
It really is .
Leahy : Will the Tennessee General Assembly come back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yes .
So I don ’ t have a complete picture yet because it ’ s still being decided .
This is my assessment .
Probably as a body the Senate wants to go in on June first .
Deal with the budget considerations and then go home .
I think probably the House is a little bit more inclined to want to go back , stay there a bit and take care of some legislative issues .
They are important to some of the legislators as they seek re-election .
Keep in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for re-election .
But on the Senate , you only have 16 out of 33 that are up for re-election .
The rest of us are on… Leahy : You are one of the 17 up for re-election in 2022 ?
Roberts : That ’ s exactly right .
So we ’ ve got a four-year term and we ’ re staggered .
So even-numbered Senate districts are up in 2020 .
Odd-numbered Senate districts are up in 2022 .
Leahy : That ’ s our morning with state Senator Kerry Roberts .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ joining us .
Roberts : Hey thanks for having me today and I look forward to seeing you in person very soon .
Leahy : I ’ m hoping we can get the studio freedom day soon .
Got you hazmat suit ready here Kerry and six feet distance .
I look forward to seeing you in person .
Listen to the full third hour here : Tune in weekdays from 5:00 – 8:00 a.m. to the Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy on Talk Radio 98.3 FM WLAC 1510 .
Listen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Tennessee Geneal Assembly ” by the Tennessee General Assembly .