Michael Crisler

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TN school voucher bill dead for the year: 'I am extremely disappointed,' governor says - The Tennessean https://apple.news/AwSi144zHQimUeMFqdVDs6g Another win for the good guys in TN (after the VW union vote in Chattanooga), aka our redheaded-stepchild public school system.
TN school voucher bill dead for the year: 'I am extremely disappointed,' governor says — The Tennessean

Money for the program is in the state budget but Lee said he is "extremely disappointed for the families who will have to wait yet another year."

As is my custom every Earth Day here is Walt Kelly's iconic Earth Day 1970 poster. After all these years the message is still the same!
#earthday
#ClimateChange
#gardening
#Allotment
@[email protected] “We skipped the light fandango, turned cartwheels 'cross the floor. I was feeling kinda seasick, but the crowd called out for more.” A Whiter Shade of Pale, by Procol Harum.
BREAKING: In a landslide victory Volkswagen workers at Chattanooga plant voted to join UAW. An enormous win for labor unions and for America. #UnionsForAll
VW workers in Chattanooga overwhelming vote to join the UAW, giving the union a key victory in the historically anti-union South. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2024/04/19/tennessee-workers-vote-to-join-uaw-union/73382830007/
Tennessee workers at VW plant vote to unionize with UAW

The UAW had tried and failed to organize the Chattanooga VW plant twice before. This time, the workers gave the union a strong victory.

The Tennessean

A vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a vote for Trump. It truly is as simple as that.

Don't let anyone gaslight you on this.

@GottaLaff One for the good guys. We don’t get many wins in TN.
“Volkswagen workers at the carmaker’s Chattanooga plant in Tennessee have voted to unionize with the United Auto Workers, a historic victory for the union and the labor movement’s efforts to expand to the southern United States.” #UnionStrong https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/19/volkswagen-unionize-uaw-tennessee?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
UAW secures historic union election win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant

Vote makes Chattanooga factory first auto plant in US south to unionize via election since the 1940s

The Guardian

In a Major Shift, #Northwest Tribes — not U.S. Officials — Will Control #Salmon Recovery Funds
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In a new legal agreement, the #Biden administration gave authority over salmon recovery funds to Northwest #tribes.

It’s a major shift after decades of control by federal power generating officials.

#News #Washington #PNW #SnakeRiver #Oregon #Fishing

https://www.propublica.org/article/northwest-tribes-not-us-officials-will-control-salmon-recovery-funds

In a Major Shift, Northwest Tribes — not U.S. Officials — Will Control Salmon Recovery Funds

The Biden administration punted on key demands from Indigenous leaders to tear down hydroelectric dams hindering salmon. But tribes won control over $1 billion for other salmon efforts.

ProPublica