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November 2021
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Political Roundup: Lee says pandemic and related litigation continue
Gov. Bill Lee was in East Memphis for a local political fundraiser Friday, just before signing five new laws from a special session of the Tennessee Legislature and allowing a sixth bill to become law without his signature.
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Lee signs bans on most COVID mask, vaccine mandates to become law
Gov. Bill Lee Friday, Nov. 12, allowed widespread bans on COVID-related mandates to become law — some with his signature and some not.
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TennCare budget hearing fails to address $768M elephant in the room
TennCare could owe the federal government hundreds of millions of dollars, according to an audit. But at a budget hearing last week, neither Gov. Bill Lee nor any members of his panel asked about it.
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State doesn’t pay enough to compete for workers, department leaders say
At a week of budget hearings, Gov. Bill Lee’s cabinet officials said they can’t compete in the labor market.
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October 2021
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Parents, educators ask for equitable school funding
As Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn made her latest stop at the National Civil Rights Museum Thursday night, she was met with a resounding message from local parents, advocates and educators.
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Governor names CEO of Megasite Authority
Clay Bright will head operation and development of the Haywood County Megasite. He has been the Tennessee Transportation Commissioner since 2019.
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General Assembly taking aim at local COVID rules in special session
Seeking to stop local governments and businesses from enacting COVID-related rules, the Tennessee General Assembly is convening Wednesday evening for another special session. Dozens of bills were introduced Tuesday afternoon and evening.
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GOP proposal to give unemployment to those who quit to avoid vaccination
Additional bill considered during special legislative session for Ford incentives.
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State calls for community input in education funding overhaul
As part of its plan to overhaul the state education funding model, the Tennessee Department of Education announced 18 subcommittees of education leaders and stakeholders.
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Courting Ford: How the Memphis Megasite was chosen as the winning site
Memphis area industry recruiters share stories of how West Tennessee landed “the big one.”
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TennCare enrollment went up 15 months in a row
More low-income people have government healthcare now that TennCare has been effectively prohibited from taking away coverage. It’s a big shift from before the pandemic when the agency frequently took people off the rolls.
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Lee, Schwinn announce ‘rigorous review’ of education funding formula
Lee and Schwinn gave few details about whether or how much the state would increase funding for schools. But Lee said he suspects the state will increase funding, and will have the proposal ready for the state legislature when it meets in January.
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Tennesseans’ pick for new license plate revealed
Last month, more than 300,000 Tennesseans chose from four new license plates designed by Memphis-based digital marketing agency Speak Creative. We now know the winning selection.
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Lee’s mask opt-out renewal is ‘bone’ to his base, analysts say
Three federal judges have said the mask opt-out order is unlawful, but analysts say it doesn’t matter. Lee can still say he tried.
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Gov. Lee will renew mask opt-out executive order
The opt-out policy has been blocked in three metro counties, including Shelby County.
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September 2021
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Governor wants special session to approve incentives for Ford
Gov. Bill Lee will call a special session of the General Assembly on Oct. 18, he announced in a tweet Thursday, Sept. 30. COVID-related legislation may also be on the table.
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Sanford: For Gov. Lee, landing a Ford assembly plant makes his reelection a cinch
The man just brought a Ford assembly plant to the state with more jobs than anyone in this region could have imagined. How can his potential challengers, Republican or Democrat, top that?
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The long drive to making cars closer to Memphis
Memphis and the surrounding region lost out when the state’s original auto corridor was established in Middle Tennessee almost 40 years ago. But the new Ford plant in Haywood County comes with lessons from that pursuit as well as doubts and the prospect of more change beyond the electric vehicles powered by batteries made at the megasite.
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Ford to invest $5.6B in Memphis Regional Megasite
Ford Motor Company has selected the Memphis Regional Megasite for an electric vehicle and battery manufacturing campus, investing $5.6 billion and creating 5,800 jobs. Gov. Bill Lee said it was “the largest single investment in this state’s history.”
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Teachers skeptical of summer learning camps’ ‘promising results’
Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn announced good news last week — new summer literacy and math programs were a statewide success, with students seeing significant progress. But, some teachers and Democrats questioned the results, saying it’s too early to celebrate the data.
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Biden order prompts debate about liberty
The Biden administration’s recent announcements regarding COVID-19 vaccines have set up a challenge with conservative states like Tennessee and raise legal questions.
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State leaders, advocates respond to ruling against abortion ban
Days after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a restrictive abortion ban, with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to intervene, an important decision came down from another court that invalidated a similar law signed last year by Gov. Bill Lee.
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Mask-optional policies hurt children with asthma, diabetes, lawyers argue
A ruling is expected before the temporary restraining order expires on Sept. 17.
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City Council member JB Smiley enters governor’s race
The first-term City Council member claims the numbers are there to first win the August statewide primary and then the November general election. That’s despite no Democrat winning statewide office in Tennessee in 15 years.
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