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Commentary: State Leaders Own Responsibility For Low Vax Rates
An emergency medicine physician tells lawmakers to urge vaccines for the good of Tennesseans.

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An emergency medicine physician tells lawmakers to urge vaccines for the good of Tennesseans.

Amanda Wood reported poor supervision of workers housed in the Nashville Mayor's office who were participating in a federal jobs program.
Black lawmakers have been working for years remove the bust, saying it hurts them each time they get off the second-floor elevator.
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Politicos are salivating watching the Jim Cooper-Odessa Kelly matchup.
Following a 5-2 vote by the State Building Commission, the bust of the slave seller and KKK grand wizard is being moved to the State Museum.
Luke Prokop's announcement comes in a year when the state became the nation’s leader in passing discriminatory anti-LGBTQ bills.
Sen. Kerry Roberts: consult with your legal counsel if you “bully” individuals to take vaccine.
Two Metro Nashville Council Members accused colleagues of pitting Black and Hispanic communities against each other.
The Department of Children’s Services suspended the Chattanooga organization's license over allegations of sexual misconduct.
Organizers held signs in front of U.S. senators' Nashville district offices.
Marcy Meldahl says Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, is doing her best to misrepresent the proposed legislation.
The county, which has a growing population, has never had its own water supply.
Gustavo Ramirez, 16, had been working on a scaffold without a harness during construction of a hotel when he fell 120 feet to his death.
Gov. Bill Lee, who last year sought removal of the bust from the State Capitol, has scheduled a press conference for Thursday.
Tennessee Lookout's editor says the firing of the state's immunization director was a "boneheaded" move.
Also in this edition of Stockard on the Stump: Immigration is under review.
Tennessee and the rest of the nation have seen a surge in thefts for precious metals.
Dr. Shelley Fiscus noted the letter could have been written and dated after she was fired.
Farmers who live nearby the quarry fear contamination in the wells and ponds they rely on for water