Chattanoogan Bobby Klein Is Among 4 Biden Picks For TVA Board Tuesday, April 20, 2021
They include lifelong Chattanooga resident Robert P. Bobby Klein.
Others are Beth Geer, Kimberly Lewis and Michelle Moore.
The White House gave these bios:
Beth Prichard Geer is Chief of Staff to former Vice President Al Gore and serves as a member of Nashville Mayor John Cooper’s Sustainability Advisory Committee. Geer has extensive policy and outreach experience on issues including climate change, environmental justice, and regenerative agriculture. She has served in senior roles in the Clinton-Gore White House, Department of Labor, and United States Senate. As a native of rural Tennessee, she graduated with honors from Middle Tennessee State University and earned the Public Leadership Executive Certificate from the Harvard Kennedy School Senior Managers in Government program. She resides in Brentwood, Tennessee with her husband, Dr. John Geer.
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following 10 individuals to serve on key Administration boards and commissions.
Deirdre Hamilton for Member, National Mediation Board
Cynthia Hogan for Member, Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service
Catherine McLaughlin for Member, Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service
Shirley Sagawa for Member, Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service
Evelyn M. Fujimoto for Member, Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences
Lori Peek for Member, Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences
Vanderbilt Nashville poll: Overwhelming support shown for police body cams, community oversight
Approval of elected officials, education decline
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and last updated 2021-04-15 15:42:06-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â A new Vanderbilt University poll offers a glimpse at how residents of Davidson County feel about some key issues in Nashville, including the city s elected officials, police operations, education, COVID-19 and vaccines.
The poll - conducted from March 8 through March 30 - represents 1,006 registered county voters. It is conducted each year by Vanderbilt University s Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions.
Elected official, institution approval ratings decline
The approval rating for every elected official represented in the poll saw a decline. Despite that, the drops on most were less than ten percent, with all but Mayor John Cooper still at or above 60%.
Can It Happen Again?
This post is about the insurrection of 06 January and the breach of the Capitol building by protesters (rioters).
Was that a once in a lifetime incident?
A recent poll showed that most Americans think it is a distinct possibility….
A broad majority of Americans say that political violence in response to election results is likely in the United States in the next few years, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.
Overall, 71% say political violence in response to election results is at least somewhat likely, including 34% who believe it is very likely. The expectation that elections will lead to violence also cuts across party lines (78% of Democrats, 70% of independents and 65% of Republicans describe it as likely).
By James Oliphant and Chris Kahn | Reuters
WASHINGTON â Since the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have pushed false and misleading accounts to downplay the event that left five dead and scores of others wounded. His supporters appear to have listened.
Three months after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol to try to overturn his November election loss, about half of Republicans believe the siege was largely a non-violent protest or was the handiwork of left-wing activists âtrying to make Trump look bad,â a new Reuters/Ipsos poll has found.