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Infections have remained low in the state, but demand for vaccines stalled as vaccine hesitancy has persisted among some Tennesseans — particularly Republicans. Lee and Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey said they hope to launch a media campaign in the next months to battle hesitancy and misinformation about vaccine safety.  Supportive lawmakers cite misinformation, individual rights But misinformation has come from within the walls of the legislature. Sen. Janice Bowling, who sponsors the legislation, previously argued COVID-19 vaccines could cause genetic modification — a theory d...

Commissioner to Visit Cannon Classes April 15, 2021 th, 2021.  She will visit Woodland Elementary School and Cannon County High School.  Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Dr. Peggy Schwinn While at Woodland Elementary School Commissioner Schwinn will visit students in classrooms and will focus on the implementation of the Governor’s Civics Mini Grant Program of $15,000.00 that the school received last year.  The purpose of these grants is to fund school and district initiatives that provide programs, resources, and professional development that emphasize life-long civic lear...

Credit Chas Sisk / WPLN News The state Senate has approved a measure that would let guardians opt their children out of lessons on the LGBT community. The bill requires teachers to give the families of students at least 30 days’ notice before offering any instruction in a curriculum on sexual orientation or gender identity. “It is up to parents to decide what should or shouldn’t be in their family and taught,” says state Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon. “It is not up to government to — it’s not our role — to dictate how and what a parent would say is appropriate for their children o...

"One has to sometimes pass laws incrementally," he said. McNally said he is confident the U.S. Supreme Court will uphold Tennessee's abortion ban from last year. "We feel like it was a very reasonable approach that we took, and I think it's something that will sustain in court challenges," he said.  Lawmakers embrace bill requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains The only abortion-related bill advancing this year is one requiring pregnant women or abortion clinics to bury or cremate aborted fetuses. The measure cleared a House subcommittee Tuesday afternoon. House Majority Leader Rep...

Tennessee bill allowing religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccines advances in Senate Yue Stella Yu, Nashville Tennessean A Tennessee bill barring government mandates of COVID-19 vaccines and allowing religious exemptions even during a pandemic advanced in the Senate on Wednesday, after hundreds rallied outside the Capitol to push for the initiative. The 8-1 vote Wednesday by the Senate Health and Welfare Committee marks a victory for proponents who argue the legislation promotes limited government and individual freedom. It signals a setback for health care professionals ...