GOP lawmaker in Tennessee: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery
Kimberlee Kruesi
A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted for the purpose of ending slavery, commenting amid a debate over whether educators should be restricted while teaching about systematic racism in America.
During the lengthy debate on the GOP-controlled House floor, several Black lawmakers expressed concerns about the bill s impact on how certain subjects would be taught in schools, specifically highlighting the Three-Fifths Compromise. The policy was made during the nation s Constitutional Convention in 1787 and classified a slave as three-fifths of a person when apportioning taxes and states representation in Congress.
Providers and recipients of services for disabled, mentally ill and older residents pressed state senators Tuesday to fully fund such programs, saying the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated longstanding challenges in all three areas.More than 200.
Service providers and disabled, older residents seek funds
HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) Providers and recipients of services for disabled, mentally ill and older residents pressed state senators Tuesday to fully fund such programs, saying the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated longstanding challenges in all three areas.
More than 200 people signed up to testify during the Senate Finance Committee’s public hearing on the proposed two-year state budget. In the first hour, lawmakers heard repeated pleas to increase reimbursement rates for adult day care and senior centers and for home care services that help people with disabilities live independently.
Inmate dies at state prison in Windham
Arthur Gardiner, 69, died Saturday morning at the Maine Correctional Center, the Department of Corrections says.
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A Waldo County man who was serving a five-year prison sentence at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham died Saturday morning, authorities said.
Arthur Gardiner
Maine Department of Corrections
Arthur Gardiner, 69, of Swanville died shortly after 11 a.m., the Maine Department of Corrections said in a press release Sunday. According to the Department of Corrections, Gardiner’s death was not related to COVID-19.
Gardiner was serving time for charges associated with aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs. He was due to be released from the prison in March 2023. He began serving his sentence in 2018.