A new Tennessee law that takes effect in July will ban “community benefits agreements” for companies that have received state economic incentives. It arrives seven years after the state’s first such agreement.
Tennessee GOP forces through sweeping bill that lets businesses require masks and COVID tests but not vaccines
Tennessee lawmakers stayed at the capitol until early Saturday morning, wrapping up debates over who’s allowed to require masks, negative COVID-19 tests, or vaccines. Schools could soon face much tougher restrictions on masking requirements, and local health departments face having their powers to respond to the pandemic curtailed.