Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland
INTRO
- Troubled Republican goons
- Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/09/e-jean-carroll-trump-trial-verdict/
- Associated Press - https://apnews.com/article/george-santos-federal-charges-updates-33667a0900271e5002459ab748d8fdc8
HEADLINE 1
- Missouri legislature passes restrictions on transgender health care and sports participation
- NYT - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/us/missouri-transgender-minors-ban.html
HEADLINE 2
- Texas plan to put chaplains in public schools is latest move to inject Christianity
- Dallas News - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2023/05/10/texas-plan-to-put-chaplains-in-public-schools-is-latest-move-to-inject-christianity/
St. Charles County Democrats First Capitol Dinner - https://www.stcdemocrats.com/event-details/first-capitol-dinner-2023-2
LIGHTNING ROUND
Ohio,
- Ohio lawmakers face legal challenges over special election
- Ohio Statehouse News Bureau - https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2023-05-10/ohio-vote-60-constitutional-amendment-august
- Norfolk Southern has recommitted to creating a fund for residents near the site of an Ohio train wreck that would cover any decline in home values since before the derailment earlier this year.
- ABC - https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/norfolk-southern-to-pay-homeowners-near-ohio-derailment-train-east-palestine-hazardous-chemicals-explosion-cleanup-senate-committee
Nebraska,
- The latest fight over gender-affirming care in Nebraska has shifted.
- Nebraska Examiner - https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2023/05/10/final-say-on-nebraska-gender-care-legislation-would-be-delegated-to-executive-appointee-and-dhhs/
Wisconsin,
- Wisconsin's young voter turnout led the nation in last November’s elections
- Wisconsin Public Radio - https://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-led-nation-youth-turnout-november-midterms
- A Native American Tribe in Wisconsin this week asked a federal court to order an emergency shutdown to the Line 5 oil and gas pipeline that crosses its reservation.
- Michigan Live - https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2023/05/wisconsin-tribe-asks-court-to-shut-down-line-5-pipeline-citing-riverbank-erosion.html
And Lastly,
- Bodycam footage from Oklahoma police searching for someone yelling for "help" ends up not being exactly what they expected.
- CBS - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oklahoma-police-bodycam-goat-yelling-for-help/
- https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=161864839903396
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Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium
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