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Week ending May 13 could be deadliest for people in 45-64 age group in Tennessee

By Volunteer State News | May 28, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 224 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending May 13.

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Week ending May 6: 24 deaths among Hispanic people in Tennessee

By Volunteer State News | May 28, 2023

There were 24 Hispanic people who died in Tennessee in the week ending May 6, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Upper threshold of death expectancy exceeds death count in Tennessee during week May 13

By Volunteer State News | May 28, 2023

Tennessee's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending May 13, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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TN AG Skrmetti Leads 19 State Coalition Urging President Biden to Adhere to the Constitution and Use the Lawful Process to Resolve the Debt Ceiling Debate

By Volunteer State News Report | May 28, 2023

Federal law requires congressional approval to raise the debt ceiling

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Gov. Lee Authorizes Tennessee National Guard Deployment to Secure Southern Border

By Volunteer State News Report | May 28, 2023

100 Tennessee troops to curb ongoing border crisis, support Operation Lone Star

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Week ending May 13 could be deadliest for people in 25-44 age group in Tennessee

By Volunteer State News | May 27, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 82 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending May 13.

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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Sues Avid Telecom over Illegal Robocalls

By Volunteer State News Report | May 27, 2023

Avid Telecom is accused of initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people on the Do Not Call Registry

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Hagerty Announces 2023 First Session Summer Interns

By Volunteer State News Report | May 26, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) on may 22 announced the students serving as interns in his Washington, D.C. and Tennessee offices for the 2023 first summer session.

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TN AG Skrmetti Leads 23 State Coalition Urging Financial Institutions to Uphold Their Fiduciary Duties in Their Proxy Votes

By Volunteer State News Report | May 26, 2023

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in urging various financial institutions to adhere to their fiduciary duties when voting their shares in the ongoing proxy season

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Tennessee: 34 people age 25 and younger are estimated to have died during week ending May 6

By Volunteer State News | May 25, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 34 individuals under the age of 25 died during the week ending May 6.

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Tennessee's Blackburn: Unregulated immigration the consequence as Biden 'halts deportations, funds migrant flights, and ends Title 42'

By Volunteer State News Report | May 25, 2023

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is warning of the consequences of unregulated immigration policies.

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Congressional Record publishes “FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS” in the Senate section on May 23

By Volunteer State News | May 25, 2023

The Congressional Record published “FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS” in the Senate section on May 23.

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Hagerty, Murphy Introduce Legislation to Target Deadly Fentanyl Before It Reaches U.S. Border

By Volunteer State News Report | May 25, 2023

United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on may 19 introduced the Combatting Fentanyl Trafficking from China and Mexico Act, bipartisan legislation to tackle the fentanyl crisis by cutting off the fentanyl supply chain before the finished product enters the U.S., including by targeting bad actors in Mexico and China involved in the production and transit of fentanyl to the U.S. through a combination of sanctions and incentives.

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Hagerty, Sullivan Introduce Legislation to Bolster LNG Projects, Weaken Putin’s Grip on Energy

By Volunteer State News Report | May 25, 2023

United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) on may 18, on the eve of the G-7 Summit in Japan, introduced the Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act, legislation to promote the financing and development of new energy infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific region—with a focus on natural gas—in order to end U.S. allies’ dependence on Russian natural gas in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and on high carbon-emitting energy sources.

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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in Tennessee during week ending May 6?

By Volunteer State News | May 24, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 312 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending May 6.

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ICYMI—hagerty Joins Balance of Power on Bloombergtv to Discuss Debt Ceiling, G7 Summit, Upcoming Banking Hearing

By Volunteer State News Report | May 24, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking, Appropriations, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, on may 17 joined Balance of Power on BloombergTV to discuss the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, President Biden’s attendance at the G7 summit, and his upcoming Senate Banking hearing with financial regulators.

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Hagerty, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to End Government Collusion With Big Tech to Censor Americans’ Speech

By Volunteer State News Report | May 24, 2023

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), on may 18 reintroduced the Disclose Government Censorship Act, which seeks to end government-directed speech suppression and viewpoint censorship by requiring basic transparency regarding when Americans’ government is attempting to control what they can say or read.

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Blackburn, Senate Republicans Rebuke Biden Rule Allowing Biological Males in Women’s Sports

By Volunteer State News Report | May 24, 2023

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and 20 other Republican colleagues in issuing a clear rebuke of U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s proposed changes to Title IX and condemning the Biden administration’s plan to force schools to allow biological males to compete in female sporting events.

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Sens. Blackburn, Cruz Call For Probe Of Bud Light Potentially Marketing To Underage Individuals Through Partnership With Dylan Mulvaney

By Volunteer State News Report | May 24, 2023

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, and Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on may 19 opened an investigation into and called on the beer industry’s self-regulatory body—the Beer Institute—to investigate whether Anheuser-Busch’s partnership with influencer Dylan Mulvaney violates the Beer Institute’s guidelines prohibiting marketing to underage individuals.

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372 people in 75-84 age group in Tennessee are estimated to have died during week ending May 6

By Volunteer State News | May 23, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 372 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending May 6.