General Assembly taking aim at local COVID rules in special session
Whitney Gulledge prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccination on Feb. 21, 2021, at Southwest Tennessee Community College - Whitehaven Center. (Brad Vest/Daily Memphian file)
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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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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