Massachusetts governor proposed unemployment relief fund worth $1 billion
- Massachusetts Governor, Charlie Baker on August 18 filed a $1.6 billion supplemental budget to give unemployment insurance relief for employeesÂ
- The money provided in this legislation relies mainly on the $5 billion surplus coming from increased tax revenues which were unexpected
Lt. Governor Randy McNally reasserts Tennessee executive order for school masks
- Recently, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 84 which requires schools to allow parents to opt out of mask requirements for students
- Lieutenant Governor, Randy McNally threatened ‘other remedial options’ if districts don’t allow opt-outs as Nashville and Memphis school districts oppose the order but nevertheless noted: “I Trust local school boards to make their own decisions to keep students safe at school.”