Gov. Bill Lee told Tennessee lawmakers Wednesday he plans to take measured steps to re-open parts of the economy sometime in May, saying the state "can't shut our economy down for months on end" because of the coronavirus.
Abortion rights advocates have filed an emergency federal lawsuit challenging Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and state officials over his recent executive order that advocates say bans surgical abortion procedures during the coronavirus pandemic.
Gov. Bill Lee vowed full-fledged support for Hamilton and Bradley counties in the week of deadly tornadoes and storms that sweep Southeast Tennessee early Monday, saying "we pledge our full support to the residents of Bradley and Hamilton ... We are with you every step of the way."
Up to 50,000 Tennesseans could be hospitalized for COVID-19 under a worst-case scenario model presented last week by Vanderbilt University's Department of Health.
Hamilton County hospitals hope to begin rapid COVID-19 tests in May after plans to begin the tests this week fell through.
Tennesseans will soon have access to rapid test results for the coronavirus, Gov. Bill Lee and founder of American Family Care Dr. Bruce Irwin announced Wednesday.
In his weekly COVID-19 briefing with Tennessee legislators, Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday urged senators to "take heart" and "be hopeful" while pointing out the pandemic is coming at the intersection of both Easter this coming Sunday and Passover, a Jewish holiday that runs April 8-16.
Tennessee and some local governments will receive a combined $2.7 billion under Congress' recently approved CARES Act, which provides relief to embattled states, the head of the state's Unified Command, Stuart McWhorter, told legislators Wednesday during a telephone conference call.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's administration said Monday the governor has no intention to use - let alone try to implement - controversial 2016 crisis medical treatment guidance he inherited from a previous administration that has alarmed the state's disability community.
Gov. Bill Lee said Monday he is "encouraged" by the latest modeling from the University of Washington that estimates the rate of projected infections and deaths from COVID-19 have fallen well below projections made a week earlier, before the governor ordered Tennesseans to stay at home.
