TN Health Department To Pay Ex-Vaccine Chief $150,000 In Lawsuit Settlement
After Two Years, Tennessee’s Former Top Vaccine Official Is Set To Receive $150,000 As Settlement In Her Lawsuit Against The State.
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Parental Rights Bill That Counteracts “Mature Minor Doctrine” Heading To Governor’s Desk
A Bill That Counteracts The “Mature Minor Doctrine” Passed The House Yesterday In A 74 To 25 Vote Split Almost Entirely Along Party Lines.
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Former Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey Rejected For Position On ETSU Board OF Trustees
On Wednesday, The House Education Administration Committee Voted Against Appointing Former Tennessee State Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey To The ETSU Board Of Trustees, Despite Being Appointed By Governor Bill Lee.
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Former TN Dept of Health Commissioner Piercey Joins ETSU Board of Trustees (Op-Ed)
Lisa Piercey And The Tennessee Health Department Were Accused Of Marketing To Minors And The GOP Led Government Operations Committee Was Rightly Concerned With The Strategy Of Circumventing Parents. Now Piercey Will Sit On The Board Of Trustees That Has Already Requested A Blanket Authority To Mandate Vaccines.
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Lobbyists For Titans Stadium Include Family Members Of Top Tennessee Officials
To Secure Passage Of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s $52.8 Billion Budget, Which Included $500 Million In State Bonds To Fund A New Domed Stadium For The Tennessee Titans, The Organization Built A Team Of 15 Individuals To Lobby Legislators To Secure Their Votes. Among The Lobbyists Included Nicole Watson, Wife Of Senator Bo Watson And Virginia Ezell Briley, Daughter Of Tennessee’s Commissioner Of Tourist Development, Mark Ezell.
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Tennessee Department Of Health Commissioner Departing From State Government
Governor Bill Lee Announced That Tennessee Department Of Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey Will Depart From State Government And Enter The Private Sector.
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Nashville And Memphis Prevented From Mandating Masks
Leaders In Nashville And Memphis Are Once Again Eager To Mandate Masks For Their Cities, Despite Waning Numbers Of Cases, But Governor Bill Lee Says That A New Emergency Declaration Is Not Needed.
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Almost 1,200 Reports Of Human Trafficking In Tennessee For 2021
Human Trafficking Continues To Be A Public Health Concern In Tennessee. Through Mid-December 2021, The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation’s Human Trafficking Hotline Had Received 1,185 Tips Or Leads Related To Human Trafficking Concerns.
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Lawmakers Delve Into No-Bid Contracts With Eye On McKinsey Deal
State Lawmakers Are Taking A Tougher Stance On Sole-Source Contracts, Asking Hard Questions Of State Agencies And Homing In On Deals The State Signed With Mckinsey & Co.
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Tennessee Health Officials Issue Warning About Counterfeit Drugs
Tennessee Has Seen A Rise In Overdose Deaths And Counterfeit Pills. The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation, The Department Of Health, And Other Groups Held A News Conference On Monday, October 11, To Warn Tennesseans About This Epidemic.
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