Tennessee now has some of the highest flu activity in the United States, according to the latest tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Along with Alabama, South Carolina and Washington, D.C, Tennessee is rated as “very high” for influenza spread.
Ad goes too far with claim that Joe Biden promotes surgery for trans teens
“Joe Biden and the New Left even promote surgery on teens and young adults, removing breasts and genitals.” America First Legal radio ad, Oct. 9, 2022 A radio ad targeting care for transgender youth began airing in cities around the country this fall — from Spanish-language stations in Corpus Christi, Texas, to sports talk shows […]
It’s been a week with no new monkeypox cases in Nashville
Monkeypox may be on its way out in Nashville, mirroring the national trend. The latest weekly report from the Metro Public Health Department has no new cases — a first since the outbreak began locally.
Amendment 4 asks Tennessee voters to strike the ban on ministers serving in the legislature, but not the ban on atheists
Update: Amendment 4 was passed by Tennessee voters, so the language of the state’s constitution will be updated accordingly. Find all of WPLN’s live Election Day coverage here. A violation of the Tennessee Constitution is pretty easy to spot at Nashville’s Lee Chapel AME any given Sunday.
It’s sign-up season for Obamacare plans after a record number of Tennesseans enrolled last year
More Tennesseans than ever signed up for Affordable Care Act health plans last year — nearly 274,000. And the pandemic-related trend lines are expected to continue as open enrollment begins again.
At Nashville voting sites, expect more poll watchers than normal
Nashville has seen an uptick in poll watchers this election season as conservatives nationwide put more scrutiny on voting sites. At least 240 people have been approved, according to the Davidson County Election Commission — more Republicans than Democrats — and more people are expected to sign up.
Jerry Lee Lewis has died at age 87
The iconic rock ‘n’ roll pioneer and last living member of the “Million-Dollar Quartet” — whose meteoric rise collapsed almost as quickly as he ascended, thanks to scandal — has died at age 87.
As abortion access disappears in Tennessee, a nonprofit that offers free long-acting birth control sees demand spike
Demand for long-acting contraceptives has spiked this year as abortion access vanishes in Tennessee. One nonprofit in Nashville has seen nearly twice as many patients compared to the previous year.
COVID vaccine events in Nashville have slowed — but not stopped
The Metro Public Health Department closed its drive-thru vaccination sites over the summer, but some community groups, like FiftyForward and key houses of worship, continue to host smaller vaccine events that remain free and open to the public.
Tennessee lawmakers vow to ban gender-affirming surgeries at noisy anti-trans rally
They pledged to end “irreversible body altering surgeries on minor children,” though there’s little evidence many are occurring right now in Tennessee.
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