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Tennessee Democrat’s Bill Proposal Aims to Interfere with ICE Operations

Tennessee Democrat’s Bill Proposal Aims to Interfere with ICE Operations

State Representative Gabby Salinas (D-Memphis) introduced a bill last week that seeks to interfere with the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Tennessee.

House Bill (HB) 1482 would prevent ICE agents from using areas such as public parking lots, vacant lots, public garages, public schools, and religious institution property as a “staging area.”

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John Fredericks Reports Live from Indiana as State Lawmakers Weigh Redistricting Bill

John Fredericks Reports Live from Indiana as State Lawmakers Weigh Redistricting Bill

Reporting live from the Indiana State Capitol on Tuesday, radio show host John Fredericks described an intense political scene as lawmakers consider a mid-census redistricting bill.

Indiana is pursuing mid-census redistricting as Republican lawmakers argue that other states – particularly Democratic-led states like California and Illinois – have already undertaken aggressive partisan map-drawing outside the normal 10-year census cycle.

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Metro Nashville Council Member Suara Alleges Meharry Replaced Her with Non-Muslim Employee in New Lawsuit

Metro Nashville Council Member Suara Alleges Meharry Replaced Her with Non-Muslim Employee in New Lawsuit

Metro Council Member Zulfat Suara filed a lawsuit against her former employer for alleged discrimination last week after being fired from a black medical school.

Last October, Suara, who had worked at MeHarry Medical College (MMC) since 2015, was fired by the college. At the time, Suara worked as the assistant vice president for Finance – Grant Accounting Management in the Grants Management Office.

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