Author: Jon Styf
-
Tennessee judge awards preliminary injunction against NCAA NIL rules
(The Center Square) – Tennessee received a preliminary injunction on Friday against the NCAA enforcing its name, image and likeness rules. The ruling blocks the NCAA from enforcing its interim NIL rules or any NIL restrictions until the full case is heard and a ruling rendered. U.S. District Judge Clifton L. Corker also restricted the…
-
Tennessee lawmakers push for AI protections for musicians
(The Center Square) – At both the state and federal level, Tennessee politicians are pushing protections for musicians against artificial intelligence producing fake works from them. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee legislative leaders and both musicians and music industry representatives gathered to introduce Tennessee’s Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act. The goal is to…
-
Tennessee board reviews $3.1B in ARPA spending, previews $6.2B in infrastructure
—
by
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Tennessee Financial Stimulus Accountability Group came a step closer Monday to finalizing more than $3.1 billion in federal stimulus spending while getting a preview of an estimated $6.2 billion in infrastructure funding related to…
-
Clock runs out on challenge to Tennessee’s 48-hour waiting period for abortions
—
by
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tennessee’s 48-hour waiting period for abortions will stand. The law was first challenged six years ago, with a district court ruling the statutory waiting period violated a woman’s right to have an abortion. The full…
-
Lee signs sweeping COVID bill into law
—
by
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed the state’s COVID-19 omnibus bill Friday, ensuring government entities cannot force private businesses to institute COVID-19 mandates and private businesses cannot take action against unvaccinated employees nor compel an employee…
-
Federal judge blocks school mask restriction in new Tennessee law
—
by
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A U.S. District judge in Nashville’s Middle District of Tennessee ruled Sunday school districts can continue with mask mandates despite a new law banning them. A new lawsuit was filed Friday on behalf of eight…
-
COVID special session bills still awaiting action from Lee
—
by
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee still is contemplating action on the seven bills sent to him after approval during the Tennessee Legislature’s most-recent special session. The largest of the bills was an omnibus bill regarding COVID-19-mitigation…
-
South Carolina joins lawsuit against private employer COVID vaccination mandate
—
by
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save South Carolina joined four other states and six businesses Friday in a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s mandate on private employer COVID-19 vaccinations. Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Utah are part of the petition for review,…
-
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation requests $59M increase in next year’s budget
—
by
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation requested a $59 million budget increase in its budget hearing this week with Gov. Bill Lee and advisers. The request includes $24.9 million for a career path initiative that will…