Lee prepares to resume limited nursing-home visitation
Testing for COVID-19 of every nursing home and long-term care facility in the state will be completed by the end of the week, Gov. Bill Lee said.
Topic: Gov. Bill Lee
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June 2020
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Lee: ESA funds will be removed from fiscal 2021 budget
Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher program is out for the 2020-21 school year that begins this fall.
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Governor’s budget plan calls for cutting voucher spending in half
Gov. Bill Lee’s plan eliminates $58 million proposed for teacher pay increases and includes $50 million for an employee buyout program.
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State Supreme Court won’t hear school voucher appeal
A Davidson County chancellor in early May ruled the voucher program unconstitutional, saying the Legislature forced the program on Shelby and Metro Nashville without local approval.
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National Guard to remain mobilized across state
A day of peaceful protest of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis, Minnesota police erupted into violence Saturday night in Nashville as people set fire to the Metro Nashville Courthouse, clashed with police, then broke out windows and started fires in Lower Broadway honky-tonks and businesses.
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May 2020
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Lee promises to preserve state funding for schools in budget crisis
It will be up to the state Legislature to set priorities on new education spending, such as a teacher pay hike, a scaled-down literacy initiative, and the state’s embattled education savings account program, the governor said.
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State hits 400,000 coronavirus tests
”That means 6% of our population has stepped forward and asked for a test and received one,” Lee said during his press briefing.
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State issues guidelines for non-contact sports, summer camps, higher ed
Six counties – Shelby, Madison, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox and Sullivan – may continue to follow individual reopening plans created in consultation with state and local health departments.
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Tennessee to stop sharing COVID-positive information with law enforcement
Gov. Bill Lee’s Administration is ending a highly-criticized policy of sharing COVID-positive information with 911 boards and law enforcement agencies across the state, saying plenty of PPE is available and urging first responders to wear it when they interact with people.
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Five education issues to watch as Legislature resumes
As lawmakers begin returning to the Capitol, they’ll face cratering revenues and the need to make deep cuts to Tennessee’s spending plan.
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Attorney General asks Supreme Court to intervene in voucher lawsuit
Gov. Bill Lee said the State Attorney General has filed a request for the Tennessee Supreme Court to take the Education Savings Account case and allow it to move forward while the case is on appeal.
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Governor boasts of strong coronavirus testing program
Gov. Lee pointed out a Harvard study found seven states are testing enough to open their economies; Tennessee was one of them.
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Watch Gov. Bill Lee’s briefing
Gov. Bill Lee’s coronavirus press conference is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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Appeals Court declines voucher program work during appeal
The Tennessee Court of Appeals rejected the state's efforts to keep working on the Education Savings Account program while it's under appeal and set an Aug. 5 hearing for arguments, which could make it difficult for the program to get the go-ahead in time to start offering vouchers this year.
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Lee tours new, $51M coronavirus care facility in former CA building
The hospital will open when numbers of COVID-19 patients make it necessary; they will arrive by ambulance in a drive-up bay off Beale Street.
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An open letter to Gov. Bill Lee about gun legislation
Easy access to guns has brought on an epidemic that has injured or taken the lives of more citizens, including children, than the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tennessee’s education voucher mess is slimier than a salamander
Gov. Bill Lee called the day the House passed the school voucher law last year an “historic day.” If so, the bar for historic days is lower than a salamander’s belly.
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First responders need to protect themselves, too
In the age of COVID-19, suspicions that police are not trustworthy must take a back seat to the certainty that this pandemic will spread without adequate safeguards.
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Judge denies motion to proceed with school vouchers pending appeal
Davidson County Chancellor Anne C. Martin also scolded the state education department for its “mixed messaging” in continuing to take applications for the voucher program without alerting parents about the status of the legal case.
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Chancellor strikes down school voucher law
Davidson County Chancellor Anne C. Martin has struck down the state’s private school voucher law, known as the Education Savings Account (ESA) Pilot Program.
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Conaway: Our parents deserve better from us
We can’t even stand up and come together as one to fight something that’s killing us for two or three months without falling apart. After all, we need our nails done and a haircut.
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April 2020
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Tennessee Pledge outlines reopening
”While many Tennesseans start the process of returning to work, every business in Tennessee has the responsibility to create a safe workplace,” Gov. Bill Lee said.
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Road to Recovery: How does Memphis compare with Nashville in rebound from COVID-19?
As Tennessee begins easing coronavirus restrictions today, Memphis leaders continue to grapple with reopening plans. Has Memphis kept pace with peer cities in the region? And how do its coronavirus response and recovery plans fare with its great rival to the East — Nashville – which already has published a plan to reopen gradually over the coming months?
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Governor visits Memphis clinic, field hospital ahead of statewide reopening
At Christ Community Health Services' Frayser clinic, Lee said the focus of his weekend trip to Memphis is to inspire hope and enthusiasm for testing in under-resourced communities.
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We’re missing national unity in this crisis
The dissension has filtered down to statehouses and into the streets, with thoughtless protesters thumbing their noses at social distancing and demanding that states end stay-at-home orders.
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