State Reps Propose Bill Aiming To Exempt Tennessee From Biden Executive Orders

Proposed Law Would Give Local Governments Authority To Review Presidential Executive Orders, Consider If The EO Is Outside Scope Of Federal Authority And Seek Remedy In Form Of Exemption.

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Hamilton County Schools Shift to 4 Day Per Week In-Person Learning For Grades K-8

Starting next week (February 8 – 12), Hamilton County Schools Will Be Adding Grades 6 Through 8 To The Updated Phase 2 Schedule Allowing Students To Be On Campus Four Days A Week.

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Tennessee Planning For 15% Increase In COVID Vaccine Shipments

Over Course Of The Next Three Weeks, Tennessee Is Expecting To See A 15% Bump To Its Allotment Of COVID-19 Vaccines. That Would Be 13,000 Additional Vaccines Per Week.

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Tennessee’s Current COVID Vaccine Supply Cannot Keep Up With Vaccination Goals

At Current Rate Of Distribution, COVID-19 Inoculation In Tennessee And Throughout The Nation Will Take More Than 3 Years To Complete.

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2009 Redux? Biden Cites ‘Urgent’ Need For His $1.9 Trillion Stimulus

“I Know What I Just Described Will Not Come Cheaply,” Biden Said. “But Failing To Do So Will Cost Us Dearly – The Consensus Among Leading Economists Is We Simply Cannot Afford Not To Do It.” This won’t be his only spending plan either. He promised that this $1.9 trillion initiative is an opening bid to Congress with more spending to come later.

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Unemployment Claims Spike with CARES Act Extension

Another 21,954 Tennesseans Have Filed New Unemployment Claims. This Is The Highest Number Of New Claims Tennessee Has Seen In A Single Week Since July.

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Governor Lee’s Administration Works With Biden Team On Covid Strategies

Lee said he hopes the Biden administration will help provide COVID-19 relief to Tennesseans stating that Tennessee faces a limited supply of vaccines and high positivity rate for new cases.

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