Tony Gonzalez

and that's what it comes down to like what are you willing to sacrifice at the end of the day you know people don't understand the level of sacrifice it's going to take and there's been moments where i realize that i compete because i want to win i love winning i love being the best in the world i've sat many times trying to find the balance of what i want within all this if i was losing i wouldn't be competing i'm here to win it is hard

The ads were hard to miss and included CVS sending text messages to patients about the legislation, a tactic that the state's attorney general says may have violated the law.

At issue is the Fair Rx Act, which attempts to bring down prescription drug prices.

State lawmakers say companies like CVS control too many pieces of the system, and Tennessee law now prevents this.

CVS argues Tennessee is discriminating against out-of-state companies.

It warns the law will force the closure of more than 130 pharmacies and cause the loss of some 2,000 jobs.

For NPR News, I'm Tony Gonzalez in Nashville.

Ads were hard to miss and included CVS sending text messages to patients about the legislation, a tactic that the state's attorney general says may have violated the law.

At issue is the Fair Rx Act, which attempts to bring down prescription drug prices.

State lawmakers say companies like CVS control too many pieces of the system, and Tennessee law now prevents this.

CVS sued over a similar policy in Arkansas, and the company filed in federal court immediately after Tennessee's governor signed the measure into law.

CVS argues Tennessee is discriminating against out-of-state companies.

It warns the law will force the closure of more than 130 pharmacies and cause the loss of some 2,000 jobs.

For NPR News, I'm Tony Gonzalez in Nashville.

Federal public defenders are pushing for a moratorium on lethal injections in Tennessee to allow legal challenges to be heard.

They also want to probe into the protocol and qualifications of those involved.

Last week, witnesses described more than an hour of painful attempts as a doctor failed to access a vein for the lethal injection of Tony Carruthers.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee gave Carruthers a reprieve for the rest of the year.

Lee halted executions in 2022.

An investigation found the state failed to test its lethal drugs or follow its own rules.