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    Governor calls special session Aug. 10 to focus on COVID-19 lawsuits

    Gov. Bill Lee Monday, Aug. 3, called a special legislative session for Aug. 10 at which legislators will focus on adopting COVID-19 liability immunity legislation designed to protect small businesses and schools from an outbreak of coronavirus lawsuits.

    By Sam Stockard August 03, 2020
  • Analysis State Government

    Allegations of wrongdoing nothing new for Shelby politicians in Nashville

    The recent indictment of state Sen. Katrina Robinson isn't a first for local members of the state legislative delegation, though it is different in that the charges are not connected to her duties as a state senator.

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2020
  • State Government

    State senator Katrina Robinson indicted

    A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against state Sen. Katrina Robinson on charges of theft and embezzlement involving government programs and wire fraud.

    By Yolanda Jones July 30, 2020
  • State Government

    FBI searches Sen. Katrina Robinson home a second time

    The FBI searched state Sen. Katrina Robinson's home Tuesday for a second time. Authorities provided no details about why they were searching the home. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 28, 2020
  • State Government

    Gov. Lee recommends in-person classes, outlines contingency plans

    Gov. Bill Lee outlined the contingency plan the day after Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray said a safe reopening of in-person classes was "largely a myth" with the number of COVID-19 virus cases growing. The Memphis and Nashville school systems are the only two in the state starting the school year with online classes only.

    By Bill Dries July 29, 2020
  • State Government

    Tennessee resists White House COVID-19 recommendations

    Despite calls from a White House task force leader for Tennessee to take stronger steps to curb the coronavirus spread, Gov. Bill Lee reiterated he doesn't plan to close down the state economy again and resisted the call for a statewide mask mandate. 

    By The Associated Press August 26, 2020
  • State Government

    State Rep. Lamar appointed to emergency powers committee

    State Rep. London Lamar is hoping a new emergency powers committee she is joining will look at the governor’s executive authority and decisions affecting everything from business closings to education amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Sam Stockard July 23, 2020
  • State Government

    Governor won’t require masks statewide despite changing GOP attitudes

    Even though Republican governors are mandating masks and President Donald Trump has begun calling them "patriotic," Gov. Bill Lee continues to decline requiring face coverings statewide.

    By Sam Stockard July 23, 2020
  • State Government

    Hargett draws fire in U.S. Senate committee on state’s resistance to expanded absentee voting

    Hargett called for more federal funding for election procedures in the pandemic without Washington putting any conditions on state election officials in the process. Lawmakers questioned him closely on the state's opposition to expanded absentee balloting even after it was ordered by a state court. 

    By Bill Dries July 22, 2020
  • Premium State Government

    Kelsey backs state opposition to expanding absentee balloting in pandemic

    State Sen. Brian Kelsey’s law firm is inserting himself into the state's legal affairs again, getting involved in an absentee ballot battle with a legal brief arguing the Legislature, not the court, should determine the state’s voting laws.

    By Sam Stockard July 20, 2020
  • State Government

    State offers $115M more to most local governments for pandemic relief

    The Lee Administration is making $115 million in federal funds available to local governments to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Sam Stockard July 20, 2020
  • Premium State Government

    State struggles with constitutional questions under Lee

    Gov. Bill Lee is willing to pay the cost, no matter how high, in the legal battle over Tennessee’s new law to block abortions after a Republican-appointed judge stopped the measure from taking effect.

    By Sam Stockard July 20, 2020
  • State Government

    Potential legislative special session could be affected by pandemic

    Tennessee leaders are weighing the prospects for a special session to consider a COVID-19 liability immunity bill and several other issues in early August.

    By Sam Stockard July 16, 2020
  • State Government

    Lee says virtual education parents could draw unemployment, but Labor Department uncertain

    Tennessee parents who stay home with children for virtual education are eligible for unemployment and cash assistance, Gov. Bill Lee said this week. But the Department of Labor was unclear on the question.

    By Sam Stockard July 16, 2020
  • State Government

    Lee rejects idea of statewide mask mandate or another economic shutdown

    Gov. Bill Lee is not considering making a statewide mask mandate or shutting down parts of the economy again to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, even as cases surge.

    By Sam Stockard July 15, 2020
  • State Government

    State Legislature has three COVID-19 positives under quarantine

    Three people working in the Legislature have tested positive for COVID-19, possibly including one lawmaker who has tested positive. Plus, a former lawmaker who gave the House prayer June 18 was released from the hospital after testing positive.

    By Sam Stockard July 13, 2020
  • State Government

    Governor signs abortion ban into law, court immediately blocks

    Just moments after Gov. Bill Lee signed an abortion ban into law Monday, July 13, a federal judge blocked the measure from taking effect and set up a court battle with the ACLU-Tennessee.

    By Sam Stockard July 13, 2020
  • State Government

    Critics say Tennessee push to reopen economy is backfiring

    Gov. Bill Lee continues to call the COVID-19 pandemic a crisis, but some Memphis lawmakers question his strategy as cases spike. They say he needs to be prepared for another round of spending to help families as the school year starts.

    By Sam Stockard July 12, 2020
  • State Government

    Forrest could be designated ‘military hero’ if Historical Commission approves relocation

    The Tennessee Black Caucus is preparing to challenge the assertion that Nathan Bedford Forrest is a "military hero," which was part of the vote to shift the Confederate general's bust to the State Museum.

    By Sam Stockard July 11, 2020
  • State Government

    Capitol Commission votes to relocate Forrest bust with two U.S. admirals

    With protesters shouting in the halls of the Tennessee Tower, the State Capitol Commission narrowly voted Thursday, July 9, to relocate the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust to the State Museum.

    By Sam Stockard July 09, 2020
  • State Government

    Governor supports moving Forrest bust to State Museum

    Gov. Bill Lee is expected to tell the State Capitol Commission he believes the monument should be moved to the State Museum.

    By Sam Stockard July 09, 2020
  • State Government

    Registry of Election Finance reaffirms Towns’ settlement penalty

    The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance confirmed a $22,000 settlement penalty of campaign reporting violations for state Rep. Joe Towns in an effort to avert an open meetings lawsuit.

    By Sam Stockard July 08, 2020
  • Premium State Government

    Black lawmakers ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Forrest bust vote

    The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators is only “cautiously optimistic” the State Capitol Commission will vote Thursday to remove the monument of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.

    By Sam Stockard July 08, 2020
  • State Government

    Schools to receive $81M in CARES Act grants

    The state is doling out $81 million in grants to K-12 schools, colleges and universities to prepare for a safe reopening this August in the COVID-19 climate.

    By Sam Stockard July 07, 2020
  • State Government

    Open meetings advocates fear governor’s order provides excuse to limit public access

    The Sierra Club’s Scott Banbury raises questions about the governor's move to extend electronic meetings for local governments, while the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government says it creates a "convenient" loophole for councils and commissions to avoid public comment.

    By Sam Stockard July 07, 2020

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