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Alexis Marshall

2020 Valedictorian Speeches: Despite Uncertainty, These Graduates Have ‘Every Reason To Hope’

By Alexis Marshall

May 22, 2020

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High school and college graduates today are facing a world of uncertainty. After being uprooted from their friends, teachers and daily routines because the coronavirus, they’re entering “the real world” at a daunting time.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: 2020 Valedictorian Speeches, Metro Nashville schools, Nashville School of the Arts

More Of Nashville Can Reopen Monday As City Shifts To Phase 2

By Alexis MarshallandTony Gonzalez

May 21, 2020

Nashville Mayor John Cooper

Nashville Mayor John Cooper says the city will move to Phase 2 of reopening on Monday, allowing higher capacities and a wider array of businesses to resume work.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, John Cooper

New Unemployment Claims Slowing, But Tennessee’s Pandemic Total Tops 500,000

By Alexis Marshall

May 21, 2020

Tennessee’s latest week of new unemployment claims isn’t as dramatic as a few weeks ago, but an unusually high number of people are still filing for help. Numbers out on Thursday morning show nearly 29,000 additional Tennesseans applied last week. And more than 314,000 are relying on that assistance.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, Tennessee Unemployment

2020 Valedictorian Speeches: Turn Your ‘I Would Haves’ Into ‘I Dids’

By Alexis Marshall

May 21, 2020

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The Class of 2020 didn’t get the closure they were expecting. They had to leave the rhythm of high school or college abruptly, and join a world full of uncertainty.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: 2020 Valedictorian Speeches, graduation, high school, Martin Luther King, MLK

After Weeks Of Hot Spots In Immigrant Communities, Nashville’s Coordinated Response Has Finally Ramped Up

By Alexis Marshall

May 20, 2020

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For most of the coronavirus pandemic, Nashville’s biggest hot spot for new cases has been in South Nashville — home to a large international community. But it’s taken city officials weeks to ramp up efforts that connect immigrants and refugees to the resources they need.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, immigrants, Metro Public Health, refugees, TIRRC

Graceland To Reopen This Week In Memphis

By Alexis Marshall

May 18, 2020

Elvis Presley’s Graceland home, which typically sees more than 500,000 visitors per year, will reopen to the public on Thursday after closing in March due to the coronavirus.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: Graceland

Tennessee To Recieve $155 Million In Federal Funds For COVID-19 Testing

By Alexis Marshall

May 14, 2020

Tennessee will be receiving $155 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help expand COVID-19 testing capabilities. That’s according to a tweet today from Sen. Lamar Alexander. The Tennessee Republican has been an advocate for widespread coronavirus testing in his role as chairman of the Senate’s health committee. Alexander says in […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates

325,000 Tennesseans Now Living On Unemployment

By Alexis Marshall

May 14, 2020

While the number of new people filing for unemployment each week is ticking downward, the cumulative number relying on government assistance continues to add up. Figures from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development out this morning show more than 29,000 Tennesseans applied for unemployment benefits last week, which is still far above pre-pandemic […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: CARES Act, Coronavirus In Tennessee, Tennessee Unemployment, Tennessee Unemployment Trust Fund

Tennessee’s Tax Revenues Are Down 40%, In The First Downturn In A Decade

By Alexis MarshallandEmily Siner

May 12, 2020

State tax revenues are being hit hard by the coronavirus, but the worst could be yet to come.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates

Immigrant Advocacy Group Has ‘Deep Concerns’ About Sharing Of Coronavirus Testing Data

By Alexis Marshall

May 11, 2020

Both Nashville and the state of Tennessee have been sharing the names and addresses of people who test positive for the coronavirus with law enforcement. That worries immigrant rights advocates. The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, or TIRRC, has been helping distribute information about how and where to get tested for the virus. Policy […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Race & Equity Tagged With: Bill Lee, police, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, undocumented immigrants

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