Tennessee is lowering the threshold to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to age 70. The state Department of Health estimates that the change means about 300,000 Tennesseans between 70 and 74 will now be eligible to get inoculated.
The Tri-Star State: Tennessee General Assembly Goes Back Into Session Amid FBI Raids, Deadly Pandemic
The 112th Tennessee General Assembly goes back into session on Tuesday — just days after FBI agents raided the homes and offices of three House GOP members. Also on this episode: an interview with Senate Speaker Randy McNally.
The Latest: Nashville Bombing Impacts 400 Downtown Residents; FBI Investigates Anthony Warner’s Writing
A census of the blast zone finds that seven buildings are too unsafe to be occupied, and two are in danger of collapsing.
Metro Police Find Inactive Device In Southeast Nashville
Neighbors of a home in southeast Nashville were asked to evacuate early this morning as police investigated a possible bomb that was later determined to be an inactive or hoax device.
AT&T Restores Most Of Its Consumer Service, Waives Overage Fees
AT&T says it’s made “significant progress” to restore service, but the downtown data center damaged in the Christmas morning explosion has lost its connection to the commercial power grid and suffered structural damage.
Gov. Bill Lee To Deliver Statewide Address Sunday Night On Tennessee’s COVID-19 Surge
Gov. Bill Lee is planning to deliver a speech to the state Sunday night amid a surge in COVID-19 infections. The rare address from a Tennessee governor comes as the state has been recording about 10,000 new positive cases per day and intensive-care units reach maximum capacity.
Gov. Lee Says He’ll Rely On Local Doctors To Convince Tennesseans About COVID Vaccines
Gov. Bill Lee’s administration says it will be leaning heavily on local doctors and nurses to sell the public on new vaccinations against COVID-19. Lee spoke to reporters Thursday afternoon, shortly after appearing at a roundtable discussion with Vice President Mike Pence in Memphis.
Tennessee Appeals Court Strikes Down Deal To Spare Abdur’Rahman From Death Penalty
An effort to overturn a Tennessee man’s death sentence appears to be headed back to trial. The state Court of Criminal Appeals has struck down a deal with Nashville’s district attorney that would have changed Abu-Ali Abdur’Rahman’s sentence to life imprisonment.
Fight Or Concede? Tennessee Republicans Issue Opposing Statements On Trump’s Questioning Of Election Results.
A group of 40 political leaders — including former Gov. Bill Haslam, former Sen. Bill Frist and former Congressman Zach Wamp — are calling on President Donald Trump to start the process of handing over power to President-elect Joe Biden. But the vast majority of Republicans in the state legislature are saying they stand “unequivocally” with the president […]
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