Gov. Lee issues Safer-at-Home order closing more business
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Governor Bill Lee on Friday signed an executive order activating the Tennessee National Guard and State Guard to deploy to hospitals across the state for assistance as COVID-19 cases rise and hospital capacity shrinks. Executive Order No. 68 authorizes the Tennessee National Guard and…
Biden administration on track to be most LGBTQ-inclusive in U.S. history
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – President-elect Joe Biden has repeatedly vowed to make LGBTQ rights a priority in his administration. But he won’t be working alone: The former vice president has already tapped LGBTQ appointees for several key roles and gay rights advocates are hopeful that more…
UTC counselor creates first-ever statewide counselors’ conference
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga head of counseling has organized the first-ever virtual conference for directors of counseling centers in Tennessee universities and colleges. Set to take place virtually on Dec. 4, the Tennessee Leaders in Collegiate Mental Health’s “The State…
Summit County officials wary of state program that could allow some businesses to reopen under level red
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – Businesses that have been hardest hit by novel coronavirus restrictions could find some relief in the form of Colorado’s new Five Star Certification program. The program allows businesses that demonstrate a commitment to COVID-19 guidelines to apply for a variance, which would…
Smearing presidential election will turn off young voters and undermine democracy
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – Like other higher education leaders, I made a point over the past year of urging young people to vote. The five-campus University of Massachusetts mounted a campaign to ensure that our 75,000 students would be safe as they registered and voted in…
Gov. Lee issues Safer-at-Home order closing more business
CHATTANOOGA – As pressure is mounting on Governor Lee to do more about the cornoavirus, he orders a “Safer-at-Home” order for Tennessee. The order closes all nonessential businesses. This is a step short of a shelter-in-place order. And it makes many of the restrictions already…
Biden: Trump attending inauguration is ‘of consequence’ to the country
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – President-elect Joe Biden said on Thursday that it is not important to him personally if President Trump attends his inauguration next month, but added that it would be important for the country to bear witness to a peaceful transfer of power. “Important in only one…
Governor sued over election results
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – Information the Trump campaign obtained in its Monday meeting with Arizona legislators at the Hyatt is now the basis of this latest challenge asking the courts to throw out Arizona’s election results. The suit filed in the District Court of Arizona…
How Republicans could mount last-ditch effort to contest election results
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – Some of President Donald Trump ‘s staunchest Republican allies on Capitol Hill are preparing what could be one of the president’s last long-shot opportunities to challenge the certification of the presidential election results in January and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power before Biden’s inauguration. When Congress gathers…
These are the states that have announced how many COVID-19 vaccine doses they will receive in the first round of distribution
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – Three vaccines for COVID-19 – from Moderna, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca -have shown positive results in trials, and could soon be distributed. Some states, including New York and California, have already announced how many doses they expect to receive in the first batch once…