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September 2020
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State’s recruiting of Chinese investment questioned
Legislators could question Gov. Bill Lee’s administration this week over reports it is recruiting Chinese investment to Tennessee amid a trade war and questions about whether China misled the world over COVID-19.
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Gov. Lee backs education commissioner Penny Schwinn: ‘I am pleased’ with her work
Lee was twice asked to address the lack of confidence in Schwinn among some of his own party’s lawmakers. At least one Republican legislator has suggested holding a no-confidence vote on the education chief.
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Shelby County sheriff calls governor’s police reform plan ‘starting point’
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner supports Gov. Bill Lee’s police reform plan amid nationwide chaos over alleged police brutality, saying it is a “starting point” to improve police work and relationships with communities.
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Watch live: Gov. Bill Lee’s latest briefing
Gov. Bill Lee’s Thursday press briefing is in progress.
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Rose talks Megasite, state economic recovery at Arlington chamber luncheon
State Sen. Paul Rose wants to make sure that Gov. Bill Lee lives up to his stance that West Tennessee will get its fair share of attention.
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Tennessee to publish school-related COVID data
The information will be published and updated weekly by the state education department — not the health department — and will rely on reports from the state’s 147 school districts.
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August 2020
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Governor extends state of emergency through September
Bill Lee signed executive orders Friday extending Tennessee’s state of emergency until Sept. 30 and allowing mayors to put mask mandates in place.
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Opinion: Anti-protest law misguided, enacted by governor who follows and doesn’t lead
The Republican-controlled state House and Senate – with Gov. Bill Lee as an accomplice – decided to make protesting on state property a felony, punishable by up to six years in prison.
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Black Caucus wants McNally explanation for posting anti-Black Lives Matter meme
The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators is demanding an explanation from Lt. Gov. Randy McNally for posting a Facebook meme threatening “vigilante-type justice” against Black Lives Matter and Antifa.
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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.
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State’s unemployed to get $900 checks through federal grant
Tennessee’s unemployed workers are to receive a check for $900 within the next three weeks through a federal grant program putting $44 billion into the national economy, state officials said Tuesday.
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Governor calls blocking media from Collierville football game ‘inappropriate’
Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday the media is important in allowing the community to see what is happening at events and called blocking reporters from a Collierville High School football game “inappropriate."
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Watch live: Gov. Bill Lee’s latest briefing
Gov. Bill Lee’s latest coronavirus briefing is in progress.
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Bill making camp-out protests a felony comes under fire
A new law stripping people’s voting rights for camping on restricted state property is drawing heat from voting rights advocates and state lawmakers who say it is unjustified.
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Leatherwood: Schools will run into challenges staying open in COVID world
Republican state Rep. Tom Leatherwood of Arlington believes schools will have a hard time staying open this year because of quarantine rules and the impact of one person testing positive for COVID-19.
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Governor lists school vouchers among his biggest accomplishments – and disappointments
Gov. Bill Lee expects the voucher rollout, which was halted when a Nashville judge overturned the 2019 law in May, will be resurrected in 2021. The Tennessee Court of Appeals is expected to rule this fall on the state’s appeal.
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Lee, Akbari defend ‘child wellbeing’ proposal despite reversal
Republican Gov. Bill Lee and Democratic state Sen. Raumesh Akbari are defending a defunct proposal by the Tennessee Department of Education for “child wellbeing checks” at homes statewide while some lawmakers call the program “overreach.”
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Governor says he now wants to make school COVID figures public
Gov. Bill Lee is shifting positions on releasing COVID-19 figures in schools, saying he wants to make the information public and is seeking federal approval.
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Fulmer: Vols could play at Neyland with 25% capacity
When Southeastern Conference teams begin playing a 10-game conference-only schedule Sept. 26, the University of Tennessee Volunteers could play football in Neyland Stadium this season with only 25,000 fans.
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Watch live: Gov. Bill Lee’s latest briefing
Gov. Bill Lee’s media briefing is scheduled for 4 p.m. today.
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Analysis: Special session displays growing rift among legislators
While some Republicans shied away from the notion they were targeting protesters with legislation toughening penalties for rowdiness, Democrats said the GOP-controlled Legislature put a "knee on their neck" during the 111th General Assembly second extraordinary special session.
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Lee Administration to nix student wellness-check program before it starts
Feeling heat from state lawmakers, parents and school districts, the Lee Administration is reversing a massive plan for school districts to conduct “welfare checks” on every child in the state because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Video: Gov. Bill Lee’s Aug. 13 briefing
Gov. Bill Lee’s press briefing is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13.
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State officials detail relief for individuals, families, nonprofits
Tennessee Department of Human Services Commissioner Danielle Barnes said 450,000 kids have been approved to receive EBT as part of pandemic food insecurity programs.
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