Mid-South leaders react to the I-40 Hernando de Soto bridge closure due to crack
Tennessee and Arkansas s governors, as well as Mid-South lawmakers and Memphis mayor, are reacting to the shutdown of the bridge and what it means for the area. Author: Local 24 Staff (Local 24) Published: 3:28 PM CDT May 13, 2021 Updated: 5:11 PM CDT May 13, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Mid-South leaders, including Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, are speaking out about the “crack” in the I-40 Hernando de Soto bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Memphis.
During an event touting a new Anti-human trafficking program, Gov. Lee was asked about the bridge and upcoming repairs.
A campaign is emerging by GOP leaders to combat what they consider a national worker shortage. Arizona and Ohio became the latest states to announce plans to scale back benefits, out of a belief generous federal payments have deterred people from returning to their old positions.
(L-R) Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson with Stuttgart High School’s coding team members Logan Heinzelman, Conner Stephens, and Evan Watson. (Submitted photo)
A team of three students from Stuttgart High School competed in this year’s All-State Coding Competition held on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Logan Heinzelman, Conner Stephens, and Evan Watson comprised Stuttgart’s team.
Stuttgart qualified for the event by finishing in the top 16 out of 107 teams in February’s Governor’s All-Region Coding Competition.
For the event, Stuttgart’s team was tasked with working together to answer 100 computer science/code-related questions. Heinzelman, Stephens, and Watson then built a Phidget Rover and wrote original code to maneuver their rover through an obstacle course. The entire competition was a three-hour event.
Governors Call on President Biden to End Border Crisis
Governors Call on President Biden to End Border Crisis
PIERRE, SD – Today, Governor Kristi Noem, along with 19 governors, called on President Biden and Vice President Harris to take immediate action on the crisis at the southern border. You can read the governors’ letter here.
“The crisis is too big to ignore and is now spilling over the border states into all of our states,” wrote
Governor Noem and the other governors. “The cause of the border crisis is entirely due to reckless federal policy reversals executed within your first 100 days in office. The rhetoric of the Biden Administration and the rollback of critical agreements with our allies have led to the inhumane treatment of tens of thousands of children and undermined a fragile immigration system.”