Happy April 20th, and all that may mean to you. I’m going to highlight National Look Alike Day, though. If you’ve got a doppleganger, today’s your day!
And now, the news.
Pat Conroy
- The Veterans Administration has proposed several changes – including entirely new buildings – for its Georgia hospitals and clinics. (Alternate link.)
- The three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery are scheduled to be sentenced this summer.
- A new report identifies Southern Company (Georgia Power’s parent) as a major obstacle to climate change policy.
- The drop in the number of automatic voter registrations stems from the Department of Driver Services changing its website. (Alternate link.)
- A federal judge has ruled that Georgia voters can proceed with legal efforts seeking to disqualify Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for reelection.
- A hospital system in Tennessee is trying to use Georgia’s CON law to prevent a hospital from being built in Ringgold. (Alternate link.)
Alice Walker
- Most US airlines have dropped their mask mandates.
- The Biden Administration continues to chip away at issues with student loan repayment plans, this time correcting mismanagement in the income-driven repayment program.
- The Tunnel Fire in Arizona is still spreading rapidly.
- Florida Governor Ron DiSantis wants to end Disney’s special governing status. (Alternate link.)
- A New Jersey Catholic diocese has settled sexual abuse claims for $87.5 million.
- The New York Times has an in-depth piece looking at chronic student absences in the wake of the pandemic. (Alternate link.)
- U.S. home prices hit a record high in March. (Alternate link.)
- China is under a new series of COVID lockdowns, including cities that contain the largest and fourth largest ports in the world. Y’all get ready for a recession, depression, or more inflation in 2024… (Alternate link.)
- Here’s what’s happening in Ukraine today. Russia can’t win this war, and yet there’s still fighting.
- The United Kingdom is preparing to extradite Julian Assange to the United States.
Flannery O’Connor
- A chihuahua from Florida has broken the world record for oldest dog.