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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

FBI Searches Offices And Homes Of Former Tennessee House Speaker, 3 Other Republicans

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

January 8, 2021

FBI agents leave the office of state Rep. Kent Calfee after executing a search warrant.

FBI agents searched the legislative offices or homes of four Republican lawmakers, including former House Speaker Glen Casada, as well as three aides Friday morning.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: FBI, Glen Casada, Kent Calfee, Robin Smith, Tennessee Legislature, Todd Warner

Following Chaos, Tennessee Senators Backtrack To Certify Electoral College Vote

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

January 6, 2021

Jim Cooper shelter

For weeks, Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty pledged to vote to overturn the election results. But late Wednesday night, they both flipped and voted to not block the results of the electoral college in Arizona.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Hagerty, Election 2020, Jim Cooper, Marsha Blackburn, Steve Cohen

Tennessee’s Two U.S. Senators Will Vote To Overturn Election Results

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

January 5, 2021

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When Congress votes on Wednesday to certify the election results of the presidential election, Tennessee will be in a unique position: Both U.S. senators will be voting to overturn the results. Republicans Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty have pledged to fight the certification process.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Hagerty, Bob Corker, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Joe Biden, Lindsey Graham, Marsha Blackburn

Worried About Underground Bombing Damage, Nashville Sends High-Tech Cameras Into Sewer Pipes

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

January 4, 2021

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Metro Water Services started inspecting underground sewage lines on Monday to assess damage after the Christmas Day bombing. To do it, the agency hired a contractor to send remote-controlled cameras into the pipes.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: downtown Nashville, infrastructure, Metro Water, Nashville Christmas blast, Sonia Allman

Tennessee Domestic Workers Get Organized To Soften Blow Of COVID-19 And Fight For Rights

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

December 30, 2020

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Six months ago, Karina Hernández was beginning to see her job prospects as a domestic worker disappear. She told WPLN News then that she had been without a job for months. She was having a hard time.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, domestic workers, economy, Karina Hernández, Leticia Alvarez, TIRRC

Lee’s New Executive Order Is Meant To Appeal To Those Who’ve Ignored Previous COVID Guidance

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

December 21, 2020

Gov. Bill Lee speaks to reporters during a break in budget hearings.
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A day after making a rare address to the state and signing a new executive order, Gov. Bill Lee told reporters he really wants people to listen to his message: social distancing and masks work. But his latest order, signed Sunday, lacks enforcement. It essentially serves as an additional plea to those who have ignored […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus In Depth, Coronavirus Live Updates, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Coronavirus In Tennessee, London Lamar

Gov. Bill Lee Limits Some Indoor Gatherings And Pleads With Tennesseans To Wear A Mask

By Emily Siner, Tony Gonzalez, Ambriehl CrutchfieldandSergio Martínez-Beltrán

December 20, 2020

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In a rare statewide address Sunday night, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee escalated his pleas for Tennesseans to follow COVID-19 guidelines to slow the spread of the virus. It’s now spreading faster and killing more people each day than the state has previously experienced. Lee also issued a new executive order to restrict some — but […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Coronavirus In Tennessee, coronavirus vaccine, Lisa Piercey

Tennessee To Launch COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

December 18, 2020

On Friday afternoon, the public is supposed to get an idea of how many vaccines against COVID-19 have been administered in Tennessee. The state announced it will launch a dashboard to track these numbers, as well as to break down the percentage of people immunized in each county.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, coronavirus vaccine, Lisa Piercey, moderna, pfizer

Tennessee Health Chief Defends No-Bid Contract With Company With No Experience Testing For COVID

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

December 17, 2020

Tennessee’s Health Chief Lisa Piercey is defending  her decision to grant a no-bid contract to a vendor with no experience in testing for COVID. In a hearing with legislators Thursday, Piercey said it happened during a time when the state was having issue contracting companies to help with mass testing. 

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, Lisa Piercey, Michael Curcio

Vanderbilt Poll Shows ‘Unprecedented’ Division Among Tennesseans Regarding Election, COVID-19

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

December 17, 2020

Before the pandemic started, it was clear that Tennesseans were divided politically. But a new Vanderbilt Poll shows the partisan divide is deeper than ever before, especially over questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and the results of the 2020 election.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, John Geer, Vanderbilt Poll

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