Pharmacies at more than 100 Walmart and Sam’s Club stores across Tennessee are opening vaccination appointments this week for those eligible in the current phase.
Some Tennesseans Can Get Their COVID-19 Vaccinations At Walmart Starting This Week
Nashville Will Mediate More Than 1,800 Pending Cases To Prevent Evictions
The city of Nashville is creating a new court and planning to spend $20.8 million from the federal government in an effort to prevent more than 1,800 evictions before a moratorium expires at the end of March.
Tennessee Lawmakers Try Again To Limit Transgender Students’ Participation In School Sports
The Tennessee legislature is bringing back a measure that would require transgender youth to play in sports teams that match their sex assigned at birth. The bill (HB 3/SB 228) was initially introduced last year, but the pandemic made it stall.
Nashville Fair Board Wants Mayor To Reconsider Capital Budget, Address Diversity Of Commissioners
In the past, Mayor John Cooper has advocated including public spaces and parks in the fairgrounds’ redevelopment. But in his budget proposal he left out the fairgrounds.
Nashville’s New Doula-Led Birth Center Focuses On Families Of Color
Tennessee has some of the highest infant mortality rates in the country, and nationwide Black women are more likely to lose a child than white women. A new health center hopes to lower Middle Tennessee’s rates by connecting families with doulas who will advocate for them before, during and after pregnancy.
One Statue The Tennessee Legislature Can Agree On? Dolly Parton
A measure being considered by the legislature would make the music legend the first living person to have a monument erected on the Tennessee State Capitol grounds.
COVID-19 Alone Doesn’t Account For More Deaths In Tennessee Prisons In 2020
Prison deaths in Tennessee increased by nearly 60% in 2020, compared to the prior year. But COVID-19 directly accounted for only about half of them.
Gov. Lee Wants Tennessee To Spend On Broadband, Expanded Gun Rights In Latest Budget Proposal
Gov. Bill Lee wants the state to spend about $200 million in what he hopes would bring broadband to every community across the state. The plan was announced Monday during the annual State of the State address in which Lee unveiled his $41.8 billion spending plan.
Nashville Lawyer Issues New Anti-Tax Petition, After Previous Court Defeat
A Nashville attorney is making a second attempt at weakening Metro government’s power. The new “Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act” petition has been revised from feedback given in court with the goal of voters weighing by summer.
COVID-19 Vaccinations Will Soon Begin For Nashville Teachers
Nashville announced its move to the next phase of its vaccine rollout today. Phase 1b includes teachers and child care workers, just as districts like Metro Nashville Public Schools return to in-person learning for the first time in nearly a year.
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