TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 13, 2020

As Tennessee continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Bill Lee today extended his stay-at-home order, mandating non-essential businesses remain closed until April 30. That move aligns the state with the federal government's recommendation. The decision comes after Vanderbilt University projected there would be a resurgence of cases if the state abandoned its current approach, the Tennessean reports. Also at the daily news briefing today, Lee announced formation of an economic recovery group to be led by Tennessee Department of Tourist Development Commissioner Mark Ezell. The group will work with public officials, health care professionals and impacted industries on a "phased reboot" of the economy. In related news, the city of Knoxville extended its safer at home order today until April 20, WBIR reports.

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