Nashville TennesseanView CommentsTennessee is officially one of 19 states where permitless gun carry will be the law.Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed a bill allowing most adults to carry a handgun without a permit, an effort that was at the top of his legislative agenda for the year.The law takes effect July 1.In a statement on Twitter on Thursday afternoon, Lee thanked the Tennessee legislature and National Rifle Association for their work to pass the bill.It allows people 21 and older to carry handguns openly or concealed without a permit, along with members of the military...…Nashville TennesseanView CommentsTennessee is officially one of 19 states where permitless gun carry will be the law.Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed a bill allowing most adults to carry a handgun without a permit, an effort that was at the top of his legislative agenda for the year.The law takes effect July 1.In a statement on Twitter on Thursday afternoon, Lee thanked the Tennessee legislature and National Rifle Association for their work to pass the bill.It allows people 21 and older to carry handguns openly or concealed without a permit, along with members of the military...WW…

Nashville TennesseanView CommentsGov. Bill Lee signed an executive order on Monday calling upon non-emergency medical providers to cancel dental procedures and most surgeries and donate their remaining medical supplies to the state.Lee's Executive Order 18, signed Monday afternoon, comes as many medical professionals on the front lines of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic struggle to obtain necessary personal protective equipment, such as masks and gloves.The order urges non-emergency medical providers who are canceling surgeries as a result of the executive order to...…Nashville TennesseanView CommentsGov. Bill Lee signed an executive order on Monday calling upon non-emergency medical providers to cancel dental procedures and most surgeries and donate their remaining medical supplies to the state.Lee's Executive Order 18, signed Monday afternoon, comes as many medical professionals on the front lines of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic struggle to obtain necessary personal protective equipment, such as masks and gloves.The order urges non-emergency medical providers who are canceling surgeries as a result of the executive order to...WW…

Nashville TennesseanView CommentsGov. Bill Lee announced Monday that his stay-at-home order will not be extended past April 30 and that some businesses around the state will begin reopening next week."For the good of our state, social distancing must continue, but our economic shutdown cannot," Lee said at his Monday afternoon briefing.A governor-appointed, 30-member economic recovery group is working with industry leaders to ensure that some businesses can reopen as early as Monday, April 27.But the green light to quickly reopen businesses doesn't necessarily extend to Tennessee's...…Nashville TennesseanView CommentsGov. Bill Lee announced Monday that his stay-at-home order will not be extended past April 30 and that some businesses around the state will begin reopening next week."For the good of our state, social distancing must continue, but our economic shutdown cannot," Lee said at his Monday afternoon briefing.A governor-appointed, 30-member economic recovery group is working with industry leaders to ensure that some businesses can reopen as early as Monday, April 27.But the green light to quickly reopen businesses doesn't necessarily extend to Tennessee's...WW…

Nashville TennesseanView CommentsHouse Majority Leader William Lamberth wants to increase penalties against rioters, a matter he is taking up days after violence and vandalism unfolded in Nashville.Lamberth, R-Portland, has filed an amendment to an existing bill to require that anyone charged with rioting be detained in law enforcement custody for at least 12 hours, as well as face a minimum jail sentence of 30 days if convicted of the crime.The amendment to  is scheduled to be taken up in the House judiciary committee Tuesday night. That bill, which raises the fine for aggravated...…Nashville TennesseanView CommentsHouse Majority Leader William Lamberth wants to increase penalties against rioters, a matter he is taking up days after violence and vandalism unfolded in Nashville.Lamberth, R-Portland, has filed an amendment to an existing bill to require that anyone charged with rioting be detained in law enforcement custody for at least 12 hours, as well as face a minimum jail sentence of 30 days if convicted of the crime.The amendment to  is scheduled to be taken up in the House judiciary committee Tuesday night. That bill, which raises the fine for aggravated...WW…