HealthConnections: Annual Legislative Update, 113th General Assembly 2023

By Chrissy Keuper

Published January 10, 2023 at 5:00 AM EST

If predictions hold true, there will be some vigorous discussions in Nashville and across the state when the 113^th Tennessee General Assembly convenes in January 2023.
Two issues at the intersection of people, health, and policy are the crisis associated with children in custody of the Tennessee Department of Children Services and possible modifications to Tennessee’s abortion trigger law. Dr. Carole Myers of the University of Tennessee College of Nursing speaks with Tennessee State Senator Dr. Richard Briggs. Senator Briggs is a physician and retired Army Colonel representing the 7^th District.

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Chrissy Keuper

Chrissy served as WUOT's News Director and host of monthly public affairs talk show Dialogue from late 2021 to early 2023. Her first job with the station was as weekend student announcer while earning her bachelor's in Anthropology from the University of Tennessee. She had previously been the station's local host for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered news programs; occasionally filled in as host for WUOT's Morning and Afternoon Concerts; and won multiple awards for her interviews, feature stories, and Dialogue.

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