The Flyover View, May 12, 2023 | Heartland Politics, News, and Views

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