State tax revenues are being hit hard by the coronavirus, but the worst could be yet to come.
Immigrant Advocacy Group Has ‘Deep Concerns’ About Sharing Of Coronavirus Testing Data
Both Nashville and the state of Tennessee have been sharing the names and addresses of people who test positive for the coronavirus with law enforcement. That worries immigrant rights advocates. The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, or TIRRC, has been helping distribute information about how and where to get tested for the virus. Policy […]
Tennessee Labor Department: Refusal To Work Could Jeopardize Unemployment Benefits
By Samantha Max
Employees who choose not to return to work once businesses reopen can lose their unemployment benefits, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. They say federal guidelines require workers who have temporarily been laid off during the pandemic to return to their jobs once they’re available. Refusing to work can disqualify people […]
Nashville Health Officials Dole Out Fines, Arrest In COVID-19 Enforcement
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 […]
Hands On Nashville Seeking More Volunteers For COVID-19, Tornado Response
By Samantha Max
As COVID-19 and March’s tornadoes continue to impact Davidson County, Hands On Nashville is looking for more volunteers.
Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander In Self-Quarantine After Staffer’s Positive Test
Sen. Lamar Alexander will self-quarantine at his Tennessee home after one of his staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.
Quarantining Books? How Nashville’s Library System Is Thinking About Reopening.
Library books will spend at least three days in quarantine when Nashville’s public library system reopens, and they’ll only be handled with gloves. How to circulate materials is one of many considerations library leaders are mulling, as parts of the city’s economies start to reopen.
Even As Tennessee Lifts Restrictions, It’s Still Building Overflow COVID-19 Hospitals
By Blake Farmer
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Tennessee is still preparing for the worst of COVID-19, even as the state lifts restrictions and allows daily life to resume. The state is finishing a 400-bed overflow hospital in Memphis and may build others in preparation for a resurgence of cases.
Nashville Officials Try To Reassure Public Housing Residents Over Testing
The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency is reassuring its residents that COVID-19 testing is voluntary. A spokesperson for the agency says tests are mandatory only for its employees. Tennessee health leaders’ announcement last last week that the state would begin testing in public housing projects has drawn criticism from residents. A rumor that testing would […]
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