Federal funds targeted to keep unemployment fund from draining
State leaders say they plan to use federal CARES Act money to keep from "extinguishing" the state’s $1.2 billion unemployment insurance trust fund.
Topic: Bill Lee
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May 2020
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Black Caucus seeks end of COVID-19 identity sharing with law enforcement
The Tennessee Caucus of Black State Legislators is asking Gov. Bill Lee’s Administration to stop giving names and addresses of COVID-19-positive people to law enforcement, contending it will cause people who don't trust the government to avoid testing.
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Camper, Democrats urge removal of voucher funding in budget crisis
With a $700 million budget shortfall looming, House Minority Leader Karen Camper said the state needs make the Education Savings Account program its first cut.
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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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Memphis field hospital impresses state officials
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says the goals of preserving lives and livelihoods has been a difficult balance at times. And Tennessee Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey says testing statewide is moving toward focusing on clusters and outbreaks of the virus just as local health officials are making the same shift.
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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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Governor’s Economic Recovery Group tilted toward business demands
Gov. Bill Lee’s Economic Recovery Group, stacked with state commissioners and business lobbyists, leaned heavily toward business demands to restart the economy, mainly because it was afraid many would go under without a reboot
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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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House, Senate could lock horns over priorities when session resumes
House and Senate leaders could run into disagreement on whether to concentrate only on the state’s budget in a COVID-19 economic disaster or take up hot social items such as abortion restrictions, constitutional carry and even the Bible bill when the Legislature returns June 1.
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Governor heard the call to open barber shops and salons
Gov. Bill Lee heard from barber shop and salon operators and decided to expedite the reopening of those businesses in most of the state, allowing them to reopen May 6, three weeks earlier than expected.
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House Democrats call for unemployment protection as state returns to work
Tennessee’s House Democrats urged Gov. Bill Lee’s Administration to reverse policy and provide people with unemployment benefits even if they're scared to go back to work as the state opens businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Memphis was set to reopen this week, until weekend spike in positive cases
Elected leaders in Shelby County's cities were moving toward a May 1 reopening of the economy until a surge in positive COVID-19 cases last weekend, and that now has leaders debating what the numbers mean and exactly when reopening will occur.
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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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Governor: Resuming restrictions not ‘off the table’
Gov. Bill Lee refused Monday to rule out a renewal of his “safer at home” order in case COVID-19 cases surge again as people return to restaurants, stores and jobs this week.
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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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Hospitals set to receive nod for elective surgeries
Campbell Clinic says its Memphis hospital partners will have extended operating room hours, including weekends, to catch up on the backlog of elective surgeries.
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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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Tennessee to reopen restaurants and retail stores with $5B loss in GDP projected
Facing a possible $5 billion loss in gross domestic product from the COVID-19 crisis, Tennessee will open restaurants Monday, April 27, in 89 counties, even before lifting a “safer at home” order. Shelby County is not included in the re-opening.
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Governor to allow restaurants and retail stores to open next week with social distancing
Gov. Bill Lee announced plans Thursday, April 23, for restaurants and retail establishments in rural and suburban counties to start opening next week on a limited basis using social distancing guidelines. A “safer at home” order in Memphis remains in effect at least until May 5.
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First-term senator (and nurse) battles horror of COVID-19 cases
Instead of staying at home during the COVID-19 crisis, state Sen. Katrina Robinson went to work — inside a New York hospital.
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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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Local coronavirus case rate slowing down
In the past week, coronavirus cases in Shelby County increased by 25% — a 14% decrease from the previous week.
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State leaders figuring out how to spend $3.6B in federal stimulus funds
Tennessee leaders are trying to figure out how to spend $3.6 billion in federal COVID-19 funds, about half of which has arrived in the state as officials remain worried about tax revenue shortfalls and their impact on state and local budgets.
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Herrington: Lee’s decision is no green light; now we all live in the flashing yellow
Impatience was always going to be part of this matrix: There’s a natural urge to get past bad situations without fully dealing with them. But a governmental failure has fed this impatience, and it didn’t come from Nashville.
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Governor promises support for urban mayors in reopening economy
Gov. Bill Lee is pledging to work with Shelby County and urban mayors statewide as they develop independent plans for reopening economies separately from the state’s more rural and suburban areas, which can kick in as early as April 27.
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