Lee, criminal justice advocates differ on clemency
Some criminal justice advocates say Gov. Bill Lee has not lived up to a commitment to use his clemency power.
Topic: Gov. Bill Lee
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July 2021
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GOP lawmakers demand answers on immigration issues
Republican lawmakers discussing refugees demanded transparency Tuesday, July 13, from the federal government regarding unaccompanied minors.
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Officials: Feds not alerting Tennessee about migrant kids
It’s a practice that’s been taking place for years in Tennessee, but one that recently sparked criticism ahead of the 2022 midterm election as Republicans nationwide have increased criticisms of President Joe Biden’s administration handling of the border with Mexico.
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Democrats blast state plan to buy plane tickets for tourists
Gov. Bill Lee announced the state would spend $2.5 million to buy plane tickets for tourists. The decision prompted criticism that buying plane tickets for tourists is not the best use of taxpayer dollars.
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June 2021
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Infrastructure compromise tests partisan divide
The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast recaps local political development including the county’s budget season and campaign openings for the 2022 county elections. Also, the partisan divide among area legislators remains in place on voting rights and the infrastructure bill.
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Governor ramps up support for W. Tenn. ‘megasite’
Gov. Bill Lee is ordering more aggressive marketing and pushing a $52 million infrastructure investment in the Memphis Regional Megasite, located in Haywood County.
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May 2021
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Why critical race theory is a hot topic in education
Critical race theory is being banned from classrooms across the nation. Here’s what it is and why educators of color are fighting back.
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Opinion: Governor silent about law banning classroom discussion of race
Gov. Bill Lee signed the bill May 24 without comment. Because what could he really say that makes sense? His first and apparently only attempt to explain the rationale for the law would have been fine for a White Citizens Council meeting in the 1960s.
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Opinion: We live in the Great State of Mediocrity
Tennessee ranked 29th in U.S. News & World Report’s Best States ranking for 2021. ‘Here’s the scientific explanation, and I’ll try to be brief: Our state legislature is mean-spirited, small-minded, short-sighted. And cheap.’
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Will workers return as unemployment benefits wane?
Unemployment benefits will soon be dropping in Tennessee. Employers are hoping that will help convince more people to return to work as the economy improves.
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Tennessee opts out of higher federal unemployment benefits
Tennesseans on unemployment insurance won’t get the extra $300 per week provided by the federal government as of July 3, Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday, May 11.
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Legislative session ends with satisfied Republicans, disappointed Democrats
Lawmakers wrap up legislative session viewed differently by Democrats and Republicans.
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Tennessee moves to ban no-knock warrants
Tennessee legislators moved in the final days of their just-completed session to ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants, both changes sought by activists in the wake of the police-involved deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.
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How did permitless carry become Tennessee law?
While neither side is completely happy, the law allowing Tennessee gun owners to carry openly with or without a permit sailed through the legislature — and with relatively little pushing from gun advocacy groups.
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April 2021
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80% of COVID vaccine allotment went unused last week, state says
In early April, the City of Memphis was giving 60,000 shots a week. Monday, April 26, it gave a total of 1,100 shots across all of its public drive-thru venues.
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State decision on virtual learning means big change for SCS students
About 60,000 Shelby County families will have to return their children to classrooms or transfer to a virtual school next year due to a mandate by the Tennessee Department of Education.
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COVID no longer public health emergency, Gov. Lee says
Gov. Lee has requested counties with independent health departments — Shelby, Madison, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox and Sullivan — that have remaining business restrictions or mask requirements to lift all measures no later than May 30.
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Background checks no longer required for Tennessee gunowners
The measure applies to firearms that are concealed and ones that are openly carried.
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Pervis Payne gains new supporters as reprieve set to expire
Pervis Payne, a Shelby County man on death row for 33 years, has gained new supporters as a reprieve is set to expire and the state Supreme Court may set a new execution date.
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March 2021
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Tennessee lawmakers sending Gov. Lee permitless carry gun bill
The bill, which had already passed the Senate, passed the House 64-29 Monday. Some Republicans defected to vote against the measure, whose opponents include influential law enforcement entities.
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Vaccination signups for residents 16 and older to open Friday
All residents age 16 and older will be eligible to get vaccine appointments beginning next week, Shelby County Health Department Deputy Director David Sweat told county commissioners Monday afternoon, March 22.
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Pandemic reveals concurrent realities of urban, suburban students
When Shelby County Schools students entered their school buildings this month, many did so for the first time in about a year. But children attending smaller suburban municipal districts had been back for months.
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Opinion: Vaccine blunders make Harris vulnerable in 2022 reelection bid
The vaccine distribution debacle on Mayor Lee Harris’ watch will figure prominently in the GOP campaign to retake his office, the party’s Shelby County executive director says.
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As governor pushes for permitless carry, law enforcement leaders push back
Gov. Bill Lee said he plans to reintroduce a constitutional carry bill. It’s a move local law enforcement leaders say they will once again oppose.
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February 2021
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Emotions mixed as SCS students head back to buildings
SCS teachers are preparing to be joined in their classrooms by students for the first time in nearly a year.
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