Fleischmann & Kustoff Vote Yes For $400M Federal Vaccination Database

Two Republican U.S. House Representatives From Tennessee Have Voted To Pass The Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act Along With 78 Of Their Republican Colleagues. If This Bill Is Passed By The Senate And Then Signed Into Law It Will Appropriate Funds For A Federal Vaccination Database To The Tune Of $400 Million.

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TN Educators Least Concerning Challenges Are Student Privacy & Health, Professional Development, Survey Finds

A Recent Survey Conducted By The Professional Educators Of Tennessee Shows That Of The 620 Educators That Responded, The Biggest Challenges They Face Are Teacher Morale, Student Discipline And Student Attitude And Behavior While Their Least Concerning Challenges Are Student Privacy, Professional Development And Student Health.

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TN Banks Lack Trust In IRS With Customer’s Personal Financial Data

A Recent Proposal From The Biden Administration Seeks To Enforce A Requirement On Banks And Financial Institutions To Report Their Customer’s Yearly Gross Inflow And Outflow From Their Personal Accounts. However, The Tennessee Banking Association Has Not Bought In.

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TennCon’s BIG 7 Weekend Digest!… August 20, 2021

1) TN Dept of Health Plans To Share Children’s Private Information With Federal Government
2) Lee Signs Executive Order Giving Parents Final Say On Masks, Declines Special Session
3) Legislature Refuses To Back Down To School Systems That Defy Mask Opt-Out Order
4) Illegal Immigration Investigation In TN Continues With Study Committee
5) Illegal Immigration, Drug Seizures Spike In July
6) Congressmen Double Down On Calls To Impeach Mayorkas
7) Biden Pushes For 3rd Dose, Vaccine Mandate For Nursing Home Workers

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TN Dept of Health Plans To Share Children’s Private Information With Federal Government

In A Letter That Was Sent To All TN School Superintendents, TN Dept Of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey And TN Dept Of Ed Commissioner Penny Schwinn Outlined The State’s Directive To Collaborate With The Federal Government To Collect And Share Data Concerning Contact Tracing Of Children Among Other Private Information.

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Senator Blackburn Introduces Federal Data Privacy Legislation

U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn And Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) Have Introduced Legislation To Provide Americans With More Choice And Control Over Their Data And Direct Businesses To Be More Transparent And Accountable For Their Data Practices.

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Tennessee ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Over Transgender Bathroom Signs

The Tennessee Chapter Of The American Civil Liberties Union Filed A Federal Lawsuit Against The State’s New Transgender Bathroom Law On Friday, Claiming The Law Is “Unconstitutional” And That It Is A Violation Of First Amendment Rights “Against Compelled Speech.”

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Tennessee Attorney General Pushes to Stop Instagram For Kids

Tennessee’s Attorney General Is Teaming Up With A Group That Is Petitioning Facebook To Put A Halt To Its Plans To Design A Version Of Instagram For Children.

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‘For The People’ Act Threatens Donor Privacy And Free Speech

H.R. 1 Would Sow Discord Among The Population While Serving To Entrench Those Currently In Power By Stifling Free Expression. There Are Many Ways To Heal The Divisions In Our Society. H.R. 1 Would Accomplish The Exact Opposite, Treating Political Activism As A Dirty Endeavor While Painting A Bright Red Target On The Backs Of Those Who Do Partake. Neither Party Is Innocent In Sowing Rancor And Discord. And Both Can And Must Do Better By Uniformly Rejecting H.R. 1and Moving To Mend The Bitter Divide.

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