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A federal rule requiring large employers to mandate vaccines or regular testing has been blocked. That has put Tennessee’s hospitals in a bind. GANNETT Syndication Service
The emergency contract, signed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, did not go through the fiscal review process overseen by Tennessee legislators. GANNETT Syndication Service
Record increases in consumers goods are likely to stabilize. But the rising costs of healthcare, childcare and transportation services is troubling. GANNETT Syndication Service
by Jake Lowary Many Tennessee parents are not wearing masks consistently to control community spread of COVID-19, despite recommendations from public health officials, according to new a poll conducted by the Vanderbilt Center for…
by Jake Lowary Tennessee areas where mask requirements were instituted over the summer have substantially lower death rates due to COVID-19 as compared to areas without mask requirements, according to a new analysis by…
by Jake Lowary The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients reached its highest level to date on June 15, when more than 400 patients were hospitalized across Tennessee, according to a report from researchers at…
The details about how drug distributors flooded Tennessee with opioids were revealed after Knox News won a court order to make the records public. GANNETT Syndication Service
TVA officials argue that the entire region will be better off with a stronger partnership that would be created with long-term commitments. GANNETT Syndication Service
Lt. Gov. Randy McNally is opposed to the legislation because “Tennessee already has broad protection for religious freedom…” GANNETT Syndication Service
