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Certificate-of-need reform passes Tennessee General Assembly Jon Styf, The Center Square contributor © Provided by Washington Examiner Before leaving Nashville this week, Tennessee lawmakers passed certificate-of-need (CON) reform, which would reduce the requirements and costs associated with opening, reopening or expanding a hospital. CON laws require providers to prove an area has a need before they can provide health care services. The idea behind CON regulations was that the state would limit the number of hospital beds available because empty beds, in theory, amounted t...

Measure making Tennessee a Second Amendment sanctuary passes Senate Jon Styf, The Center Square © Provided by Washington Examiner The Tennessee Senate voted Monday to make the state a Second Amendment sanctuary. Senate Bill 1335 says the state will not enforce any potential federal laws or orders that it believes violate the Second Amendment and will deem them “null, void, and unenforceable.” The measure also “prohibits the state and political subdivisions from using public resources to enforce, administer, or cooperate with the enforcement or administration of any s...