Workers at Volkswagen's Tennessee plant have voted to join the United Auto Workers — a massive win for the union.

The Chattanooga factory will be the first auto plant in the South to unionize via election since the 1940s and the first foreign-owned plant in the South to do so.

Philly DA Larry Krasner has drawn bipartisan criticism from candidates for state attorney-general — That rainy day feeling | Editorial Cartoon inquirer.com/opinion/cartoo… via @phillyinquirer

Pro tip: want to make sure lots of people read a news story? Attack it and the reporter before publication.

(SADLY) BREAKING NEWS: Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band has died at 80.
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From John Cole: Reading, writing, 'rithmetic and reloading: the Tennessee House votes today on a measure to arm teachers.

Like people haven’t heard that freaking song enough, already.

Big “dog-that-caught-the-car” energy among republicans and abortion policy right now.

This is the official agenda for the upcoming schedule of the Rules Committee of the United States House Of Representatives.

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I have no words for this.

In this week’s Tennessee Lookout: Republican swells warn Volkswagen workers that approving a plan to become part of the UAW (and thus no longer be VW’s only non-union plant) would be A Very Bad Thing. #union #uaw #Volkswagen

This week’s Georgia Recorder ‘toon: Push is coming to shove as mining interests set their sights on land close to Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp wilderness. Georgia Recorder

The GOP’s exploding victory cigar.
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2016, the sequel.

New editorial cartoon from John Cole: 'Gator sellout' tinyurl.com/4x4w9rkv #gapol

Excerpt from David Hume Kennerly’s resignation letter to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation:

“A key reason Liz's nomination was turned down was your agita about what might happen if the former president is reelected. Some of you raised the specter of being attacked by

Total Eclipse (of public records) ncnewsline.com/2024/04/08/tot… via NC Newsline

He’s a nice guy and a great recruiter. Another season in Lexington was untenable, though, given the fan base’s frustration after repeated post-season flame-outs. cbssports.com/college-basket…

Today’s The Times-Tribune cartoon: Dave’s not here, man.

Today’s The Philadelphia Inquirer: right-wing anti-Muslim bigotry threatens to derail Adeel Mangi’s nomination to the Thid Circuit Court of Appeals. inquirer.com/opinion/cartoo… via @phillyinquirer