Changes to state law approved in subcommittee Wednesday will allow bodies like the Shelby County Commission and Memphis City Council to meet and take votes by conference calls.

Gov. Bill Lee introduced a “no-growth” budget for the next fiscal year, reducing a 3.1% revenue growth projection to zero and eliminating dozens of spending proposals while spending hundreds of millions to respond to the COVID-19 emergency.

The proposal aims to lift the burden of testing and other state mandates from public schools disrupted by the ongoing spread of COVID-19, as well as deadly twisters that shredded parts of Middle Tennessee this month.

It's Wednesday, March 18, and we're hunkered down, though not because the city's State of Emergency tells us we have to be. Look for how FedEx and UPS are taking care of couriers as more packages are being shipped directly to homes and, sorry, more closures and cancellations. 

A Facebook page will be the home base for this unified faith effort. You can find the page by searching for Memphis Clergy COVID-19 Response. Anyone can access the page and offer to work on a project.

As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the area and statewide, cleaning services are seeing a larger number of requests for thorough treatment of commercial and residential spaces.

• Tennessee's 98 cases mostly in patients between 18-49 years old
• Small business emergency declared
• Nike donating $500,000 to Memphis response
• Community Foundation launches response fund

As Kevin Durant and three other Brooklyn Nets test positive for COVID-19, the NBA Board of Governors hears from a former U.S. surgeon general on the "grim potential impact" of coronavirus. 

COVID-19, or coronavirus, testing has been slow and frustrating. Here's what you need to know about how it works. 

Gov. Bill Lee outlined an assistance plan Tuesday to help people survive the crisis financially and is expected to declare a small business emergency so companies can obtain federal loans to stay afloat.

Candidates are filing petitions for August election ballot.

U of M Athletic Director Laird Veatch outlined the steps the university is taking for athletes as all adjust to life under the coronavirus pandemic

The declaration doesn't close any businesses or force the cancellation of any events at this point. Strickland says it unlocks federal assistance to the city and allows the city to make quick buys of emergency equipment and supplies. 

Small businesses in Memphis may soon be receiving assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration in the form of Economic Injury Disaster loans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

FedEx reported earnings for the December-February quarter on Tuesday, March 17, amid widespread uncertainty about coronavirus impact on future.

The Rendezvous suspends eat-in service for now; caterers take big hit as events are canceled across the city.

TSSAA board of control votes to keep options open for state basketball tournaments and Spring Fling.

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma's donation of coronavirus test kits and masks to the U.S. was handled at Memphis International Airport, with a little help from FedEx.

Two inmates at the Shelby County Divisions of Corrections are isolated after viral infection. They are being tested for COVID-19. 

The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.

It's Tuesday, March 17, and also St. Patrick's Day. Our daily Live Coronavirus Blog lists a lot of cancellations, but while grocery stores worry about supplies, there's still takeout. And will Memphis in May need a new month this year?

This week was to have been a critical point in the grant process, with grant-writing and administration workshops that are required for getting a grant from the City Council.

Reacting to the national coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Bill Lee will present an “adjusted” budget by Wednesday containing funds to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and mid-state tornado victims as lawmakers hoped to take a recess of at least two months.

So far, organizers of the month-long festival say they are sticking with the May schedule but more talks are to come with the city.

We've rounded up answers to questions, such as: Is coronavirus a serious threat or just media hype? What if I think I have COVID-19? Can my pet get the virus? Why are people hoarding toilet paper?