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Tennessee faces lawsuit for letting counties require masks

by Associated Press
| August 25, 2020 9:27 AM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is facing a lawsuit over Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s decision to let counties issue certain orders to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing specifically on their authority to require people to wear masks.

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