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The Tri-Star State: Recapping The Legislative Special Session

Samantha Max / WPLN

The special session for the Tennessee General Assembly has ended, but the controversy coming out of it is still going strong.

The state extended wide ranging protection for businesses and schools from COVID-19 lawsuits. One measure essentially ended a months-long racial justice protest near the capitol steps. That bill caused divisions even between members of the Republican supermajority.

WPLN’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán and Samantha Max have been covering the debates inside and the protests outside. They say the new legislation is already causing the demonstrators to rethink their approach.