Highlights From The Homeless Memorial, Low Life Expectancy And The Need For Affordable Housing

176 names were read aloud at this year's annual homeless memorial, representing persons who passed away in Nashville after having experienced homelessness. The homeless memorial, which this year was held on December 17, always takes place on or around the winter solstice, the year's longest night. This represents the protracted evenings that people spend in...

Legislature Passes Coronavirus Bills Despite Concerns

At the end of a special legislative session, lawmakers in Tennessee passed a set of bills. They also limited the coronavirus authorities of private businesses and local governments, allowed elections of partisan school boards and warned Glenn Funk, Davison County’s District Attorney. The Tennessee Legislature used its preferred secrecy measures as it debated the draft...

Tennessee AG Questions The Legality Of Biden’s Vaccine Order

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Tennessee’s Attorney General (AG) Herbert Slatery opposed the proposed vaccine ordinance of President Joe Biden. In a letter he wrote to the Joe Biden administration, Slatery questioned the legal status of the government policy. Earlier in September 2021, Biden made vaccination ordinances for federal employees and as a new requirement that every company with over...