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The Tri-Star State: The Tennessee General Assembly To Finalize Revised Budget This Week

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Tennesseans won’t know the full economic effects of the pandemic for a while but its impact on the state budget is becoming clearer. 

The Tri-Star State: The Tennessee General Assembly To Finalize State Budget This Week

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Tennesseans won’t know the full economic effects of the pandemic for a while, but its impact on the state budget is becoming clearer.  Over the last week lawmakers have been figuring how to cut hundreds of millions of dollars across all departments. WPLN’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán has been on Capitol Hill this week following the latest. […]

Nursing Home Visitations To Resume In Some Parts Of Tennessee

Tennessee is reopening visitation at nursing homes. Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey says the rollout will begin in “counties with lower disease burdens” and facilities must agree to comply with very specific guidelines. The state is allowing three options: outdoor visitation, indoors through a Plexiglas barrier and “very limited” in-room visitation for patients who aren’t physically able to do […]

What’s Next For A Lead Organizer Of Nashville’s ‘I Will Breathe’ Rally

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Protest and politics. That’s the philosophy of the Equity Alliance, one of the organizers of last weekend’s “I Will Breathe” Rally.

Working Parents Face Tough Decision On Day Camps

Nashville is reopening its economy and working parents are facing a tough decision: what to do with their kids during a pandemic. For many Middle Tennesseans that would normally include day camps.

Gov. Lee Tours Memphis COVID Care Facility

Gov. Bill Lee was in Memphis today to walk through an emergency COVID-19 care facility.  Lee says he hopes it will never be used for its intended purpose, but unlike similar facilities in other states, the Memphis site could have a life beyond the pandemic. “This one was done with foresight. And a longer-term lease that allows for an asset that this region, this city, this county, this region and […]

Key Lieutenant Of Gov. Bill Lee Leaving State Government

The man tasked with helping lead Tennessee through the COVID-19 pandemic is stepping away from public office.    Stuart McWhorter will leave state government at the end of the month for a position at his alma mater, Clemson University. McWhorter is head of the state’s COVID-19 Unified Command. He previously led Tennessee’s Department of Finance and was CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center.   More: Tennessee Wants […]

Tennessee State Parks Reopening This Weekend

Most of Tennessee’s state parks will reopen this weekend, but Parks Commissioner David Salyers says people should visit early so they can change their plans if need be.   Salyers says that if parks become overcrowded, all or part of them could be closed again. Playgrounds will not reopen, and gatherings of 10 or more are prohibited. Salyers also asked everyone to practice […]

Tennessee And Nashville Show Different Approach To Opening Businesses

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Tennessee and Nashville are making plans to reopen for business in early May.

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