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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 14, 2021

Republican leaders in the House and Senate are still working to obtain the support needed to call a special session on COVID-19 issues, Tennessee Lookout reports. In the Senate, members appear to be split on whether to call for a special session, with some arguing that the Biden administration’s mandates need a response and others concerned that a special session would be used to impose new mandates on private businesses. Lawmakers are set to return to Nashville Oct. 18 for a session focusing on the Ford-SK Innovation plant planned for the Memphis Regional Megasite.