Nashville TennesseanWe'll have the latest news on the fight against the coronavirus in Tennessee below — as always, for free, because we want to share this vital information with our community. To support our mission, .PATIENT PRIVACY:NASHVILLE SCHOOLS:UNREPORTED CASES:Nashville's East Public Health Center closes after staffer tests positiveNashville's Metro Public Health Department announced Sunday it has closed its preventive care clinic at the East Public Health Center after an employee there tested positive for COVD-19.The employee who tested positive did not have direct...…Nashville TennesseanWe'll have the latest news on the fight against the coronavirus in Tennessee below — as always, for free, because we want to share this vital information with our community. To support our mission, .PATIENT PRIVACY:NASHVILLE SCHOOLS:UNREPORTED CASES:Nashville's East Public Health Center closes after staffer tests positiveNashville's Metro Public Health Department announced Sunday it has closed its preventive care clinic at the East Public Health Center after an employee there tested positive for COVD-19.The employee who tested positive did not have direct...WW…

Nashville Tennessean Conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro is moving to Nashville, and he's bringing The Daily Wire's headquarters with him.The move was announced Tuesday andShapiro said on Twitter he has been repeatedly asked when he would leave California and now is the time. The company's headquarters will relocate as well, and a company CEO told Deadline he expects most of the company's 75-person staff will follow. "Terrible governance has consequences," Shapiro said on Twitter of California's leadership. Shapiro is editor of The Daily Wire, a conservative media...…Nashville Tennessean Conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro is moving to Nashville, and he's bringing The Daily Wire's headquarters with him.The move was announced Tuesday andShapiro said on Twitter he has been repeatedly asked when he would leave California and now is the time. The company's headquarters will relocate as well, and a company CEO told Deadline he expects most of the company's 75-person staff will follow. "Terrible governance has consequences," Shapiro said on Twitter of California's leadership. Shapiro is editor of The Daily Wire, a conservative media...WW…

Nashville TennesseanView CommentsThe Tennessee Poison Center has seen an increase in calls related to cleaning supply overexposure as well as a jump in people hospitalized after ingesting hydrogen peroxide as Tennesseans try to ward off the coronavirus.Since the coronavirus hit Tennessee, health care workers at the center, housed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, have fielded more calls from people across the state who have possibly overexposed themselves to disinfectants.Dr. Rebecca Bruccoleri, the medical director of the Tennessee Poison Center, told The Tennessean that people...…Nashville TennesseanView CommentsThe Tennessee Poison Center has seen an increase in calls related to cleaning supply overexposure as well as a jump in people hospitalized after ingesting hydrogen peroxide as Tennesseans try to ward off the coronavirus.Since the coronavirus hit Tennessee, health care workers at the center, housed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, have fielded more calls from people across the state who have possibly overexposed themselves to disinfectants.Dr. Rebecca Bruccoleri, the medical director of the Tennessee Poison Center, told The Tennessean that people...WW…

Nashville TennesseanView CommentsA federal court issued an order Friday preliminarily blocking a Mt. Juliet zoning ordinance that banned certain abortions.Federal Judge Eli Richardson issued an order striking down the ordinance, which made it impossible for national abortion provider carafem to perform surgical abortions at its office inside the city limits The judge's order, however, isn't determinative of the issues raised in the lawsuit. The carafem clinic first opened its doors in Wilson County in March 2019 and passed by the city still allowed for medication...…Nashville TennesseanView CommentsA federal court issued an order Friday preliminarily blocking a Mt. Juliet zoning ordinance that banned certain abortions.Federal Judge Eli Richardson issued an order striking down the ordinance, which made it impossible for national abortion provider carafem to perform surgical abortions at its office inside the city limits The judge's order, however, isn't determinative of the issues raised in the lawsuit. The carafem clinic first opened its doors in Wilson County in March 2019 and passed by the city still allowed for medication...WW…

Nashville TennesseanView CommentsOn Thursday, the state asked the Supreme Court of Tennessee to supersede in the education savings account program lawsuit, hoping to avoid a lengthy appeals process that will impede the state's ability to launch the program. If the high court intervenes and assumes jurisdiction over the case, then the appeals court would be bypassed. A hearing before the appeals court isn't scheduled until Aug. 5, which would "virtually eliminate" the possibility of implementing the ESA during the 2020-2021 school year. Gov. Bill Lee told reporters...…Nashville TennesseanView CommentsOn Thursday, the state asked the Supreme Court of Tennessee to supersede in the education savings account program lawsuit, hoping to avoid a lengthy appeals process that will impede the state's ability to launch the program. If the high court intervenes and assumes jurisdiction over the case, then the appeals court would be bypassed. A hearing before the appeals court isn't scheduled until Aug. 5, which would "virtually eliminate" the possibility of implementing the ESA during the 2020-2021 school year. Gov. Bill Lee told reporters...WW…