Health care workers by thousands petition Lee’s executive order
Gov. Bill Lee makes a speech at McConnell Elementary School Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. In less than 24 hours, hundreds of health care workers from across Tennessee have signed an open letter taking Lee to task for making masking voluntary in K-12 schools. (Troy Stolt/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
Health care workers say they are standing in solidarity with colleagues in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Texas who have petitioned their state governments to remove mandates that interfere with public health.
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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