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Posted by: Kate Prince on Nov 3, 2021

Tennessee Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Gov. Bill Lee yesterday asking him to veto four bills passed during the General Assembly’s most recent special legislative session, WSMV reports. The letter from the Joint Minority Caucus urged Lee to veto Senate Bill 9014 regarding COVID-19 unemployment benefits, House Bill 9076 giving the governor power to issue executive orders and direct health departments during the pandemic, Senate Bill 9008 which allows for the temporary replacement of district attorneys who refuse to enforce certain laws and House Bill 9072 which allows partisan school board elections. Lee on Monday resisted stating his stance on the legislature's rollback of COVID-19 restrictions in the state, the Tennessean reports, instead saying his administration still needs time to review the package of bills.