Can this Big Business-Biden romance last?
It s … complicated.
Increases in the federal minimum wage, higher corporate taxes, and stricter environmental regulations are among issues that could dampen any affection between them.
But leaders and lobbyists for 10 of the nation s top trade and business groups including the US Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the American Petroleum Institute said that they had had encouraging early conversations with President Joe Biden and administration officials.
All signaled enthusiasm for at least some of the items on Biden s business agenda and described common interest in COVID-19 relief, infrastructure investment, and immigration reform.
Lewis Thomason, Ogletree Deakins, The Belcourt Theatre announce updates
The Belcourt Theatre has been approved for a $20,000 National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Arts Projects award.
According to a release, the Belcourt’s grant is among 1,073 grants across the country (and 11 in Tennessee) totaling nearly $25 million that were selected during the first round of fiscal year 2021 funding in the Grants for Arts Projects funding category. The grant will support the art house theater business’s year-round curated film programming with associated education and community engagement events.
“The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to support the Belcourt Theatre’s programming and engagement events,” Arts Endowment Acting Chairman Ann Eilers said in a release. “The Belcourt is among the arts organizations across the country that have demonstrated creativity, excellence and resilience during this very challenging year.”
Salina South and Sacred Heart students competed and debated their way into being the 2021 KSHSAA State Debate Champions over the weekend.
Salina South seniors Maya Daily and Tiana Marion are the 2021 KSHSAA Class 5A state debate champions who competed in the state competition hosted by Olathe Northwest High School. Sacred Heart s Sara Del Real and Lillina Perrin were the Class 3-2-1A champions, and their classmates Kiera Cochran and Stephanie Silverman received second during the state competition hosted by Lyons High School.
Virtual debates
The state debate competitions were held online for the first time due to taking coronavirus safety precautions. During the June 2020 KSHSAA Executive Board meeting, the board unanimously passed a virtual debate policy for the 2020-21 school year. The students debated several topics throughout the year, such as social justice, the death penalty and immigration.