Fri
Aug 7 2020
01:45 pm
By: WhitesCreek
A day after a top official in Gov. Bill Lee's administration said Tennessee plans to withhold the number of COVID-19 cases in schools from the public, a spokesperson said the information will not even be collected by the state.
When Lee announced guidance for school reopenings on Tuesday, state Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey said Tennessee had no plans to provide the public with data on the number of coronavirus cases and deaths at schools as many return to in-person classes.
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Eco Warriors and Politics
- Tennessee sports betting jumps 17% in January (TN Journal)
- Tennessee sports betting jumps 17% in January (Tom Humphrey)
- Tennessee Republicans' Crooked Priorities (Nashville Scene)
- The Weekly Links: Spanglish, Forever War and Britney Spears (Nashville Scene)
- New Library and Archives building to open April 13 (TN Journal)
- New Library and Archives building to open April 13 (Tom Humphrey)
- Virtual reception, real Jack Daniel’s for lawmakers (Tom Humphrey)
- Virtual reception, real Jack Daniel’s for lawmakers (TN Journal)
- The Christmas Day Bomber's Bizarre Obsessions and Dark Plans (Nashville Scene)
- Tennessee Democratic Party Facing 'Significant Financial Penalty' (Nashville Scene)
Science and Stuff
- Global warming poses threat to food chains (Science News Daily)
- Neanderthals had the capacity to perceive and produce human speech (Science News Daily)
- Half a trillion corals: Coral count prompts rethink of extinction risks (Science News Daily)
- Acute breakdown of the glial network in epilepsy (Science News Daily)
- Deciphering the genetics behind eating disorders (Science News Daily)
- A new theory for how memories are stored in the brain (Science News Daily)
- Hotter, drier, CRISPR: editing for climate change (Science News Daily)
- Will we enjoy work more once routine tasks are automated? - Not necessarily, a study shows (Science News Daily)
- Identified: A mechanism that protects plant fertility from stress (Science News Daily)
- Could our immune system be why COVID-19 is so deadly? (Science News Daily)
Discussing
- Trump Losing Streak Continues (1 reply)
- Sometime Today Roane County Will Record Its 80th Covid Death (1 reply)
- We are Dying Here! (2 replies)
- TN Legislature Passes Bill Making a Snooze at the Capital a Felony (1 reply)
- Governor "Death" (1 reply)
- Feel Good Friday Whop Frazier (Bobby Thompson) Edition (1 reply)
- Parents may choose either of two options for school (1 reply)
- Your Bandana or Cloth Mask Won't Really Protect You Much if Other Folks don't Wear Theirs (1 reply)
- Requirements for Absentee Ballot in TN (1 reply)
- Friday Toons (1 reply)
- Toons! (1 reply)
- Winter Solstice is at 9:21 PM EST Today...Alban Arthan (2 replies)
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid / TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding.
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