State proposal would limit local health departments’ power even in pandemic
The Tennessee House of Representatives meets Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, in Nashville. The General Assembly is meeting for a special legislative session to block local COVID-19 measures after Republican Gov. Bill Lee declined to do so. (Mark Humphrey/AP)
The bill would give the Tennessee health commissioner the authority to determine uniform quarantine guidelines for the state and appoint county health directors.
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Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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