Federal Workers In Chattanooga Face Mandate Deadline In Early November

With President Biden Signing Executive Order (EO) 14043, Federal Workers In Chattanooga, Including All TVA Personnel, Are Facing Having To Get Fully Vaccinated By November 22nd Or Finding A New Job.

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Tennessee Attorney General Challenges Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

In A Letter Sent To President Joe Biden On Thursday, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery Said He Believes The President’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate On Private Employers Violates Federal Law.

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More Than Half Of U.S. States Vow To Fight Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

Twenty-Seven Republican Governors Or Attorneys General Have Vowed To Fight The Latest Executive Order issued By President Joe Biden Mandating That Over 80 Million Private Employees Receive COVID Vaccinations Or Undergo Weekly Testing, Or Their Employer Will Be Fined.

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Republicans, Business Groups Bash Biden’s Employee Vaccine Mandate

President Joe Biden’s Executive Order Requiring Businesses With 100 Or More Employees To Require Vaccinations Against COVID-19 Received A Strong Response From Tennessee Republicans And Business Organizations.

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Judge Issues Restraining Order On Lee’s School Mask Mandate In Shelby County

A Federal Judge Ruled Friday Schools In Shelby County Can Enforce A Mask Mandate Despite Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s Executive Order Giving Parents The Ability To Opt Out Of Mask Mandates.

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Families File Federal Lawsuit Against Governor Lee And Shelby County Mask Policies

Two Families In Shelby County Have Brought A Class Action Lawsuit Against Both Governor Lee And Shelby County, Claiming That The Governor’s Executive Order Allowing Parents To Opt Out Of School Mask Mandates Violates The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) And Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act.

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Biden Administration Opens Investigation Into TN Policy On Student Masking

The U.S. Department Of Education Informed The Tennessee Department Of Education On Monday It Would Be Investigating Whether The State’s Stance On Masks In Schools Is Violating The Rights Of Disabled Students.

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Judge Rules Florida School Mandatory Mask Ban Is Unconstitutional

Florida Circuit Court Judge Has Essentially Upheld A Newly-Adopted Parental Rights Bill In Ruling That Gov. Desantis Violated The State Constitution – As Well As That Law – When He Issued An Executive Order Allowing Parents To Ignore School District Mask Mandates.

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TennCon’s BIG 7 Weekend Digest!… August 27, 2021

1) Nearly 8,700 Criminals Arrested At Southern Border In Past 10 Months, Including Repeat Sex Offenders
2) TN GOP Critical Of Lee’s Handling Of Covid By Executive Order
3) Report Finds Only 53% Of State Funding For Education Used In Classroom
4) Parent Wins Victory For Rutherford County Middle School Students
5) Tennessee Music Venues Disagree On COVID Policies
6) Voting Legislation Heads To U.S. Senate, Would Expand Fed Control Over Election Rules
7) Death Toll From Tennessee Flood Rises As Biden Approves Disaster Relief

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