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Trump administration blocked from cutting local health funding for Nashville and other municipalities

A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from clawing back millions in public health funding for four Democrat-led municipalities in GOP-governed states. It’s the second such federal ruling to reinstate public health funding for several states.

Tennessee is distributing $80 million in opioid settlement funds. Here’s what to know.

Tennessee is one of many states that sued opioid manufacturers, distributors and marketers. The companies settled, and the state brought in hundreds of millions of dollars.

Speakers at ‘health freedom’ conference push back on vaccines and mandates, drawing about 1,000 people

Attendees came from all over the country, as well as nearby, for the event. And despite clear signs throughout the hotel saying that unvaccinated people should wear masks inside the resort, none were.

Nashville Haunted Houses Open With Health Department’s Modifications, Like No Screaming

2020 has been scary enough without haunted houses. But they’re finding ways to open this Halloween season, with modifications.

Nashville Requires Government Employees, Visitors At Metro Facilities To Wear Masks

Unmasked employees and visitors are officially barred from Nashville’s government buildings. That’s according to a new executive order from the mayor’s office, which requires anyone “inside any building or indoor space that is owned, managed, or leased” by Metro to wear a face covering.

Nashville Health Officials Dole Out Fines, Arrest In COVID-19 Enforcement

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As Nashville starts to reopen, the Metro Public Health Department says it’s taking enforcement seriously. This past weekend, the city made its first arrest for a violation of COVID-19 public health orders. A homeless man tried to escape a mandatory quarantine at the Nashville Fairgrounds emergency shelter, where more than 100 people have tested positive […]

Nashville Will Launch Phase 1 Of Reopening Plan Monday

Nashville will begin to ease some “Safer at Home” restrictions  Monday, even as new cases of the coronavirus continue to rise. Mayor John Cooper says the health benchmarks officials have been watching aren’t perfect, but that the city has earned a “passing grade” to start the first phase of Metro’s “Roadmap for Reopening.”

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