The conservative leadership that over several decades helped move Republicans in Hamilton County from a minority to a majority party has been swept out of party office.
You've heard by now that the Trump White House has said henceforth it will choose which news outlets will be included in the press pool that covers the president.
Could we please stop all the sycophantic virtue signalling from Republican legislators by suggesting we rename this and that after President Donald Trump?
If the Republican Party is to be successful in Hamilton County, in Tennessee or in the United States, it must be a big-tent party.
Not since the "sex list" from Ashley Madison was released to the public in 2015 have celebrities and politicians been so worried.
We have admired state Sen. Bo Watson, R-Hixson, for his leadership in helping make Tennessee a financially strong state, and have supported him editorially in his re-election bids, but we have been a bit perplexed at some of the legislation he has proffered this year.
When Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly sought the city's chief executive position in 2021, he had 14 opponents in the non-partisan campaign. In his re-election bid this year, he has one.
The single amendment that Chattanooga voters are asked to approve or deny when they vote early or go to the polls in March doesn't mention members of the police or fire departments, but those two groups are at the heart of it.
With Election Day set for March 4 and early voting ending Thursday, the Chattanooga Free Press editorial page offers endorsements in the nonpartisan Chattanooga City Council races in Districts 6, 8 and 9.
Six of nine Chattanooga City Council seats are up for grabs in the March 4 election, and at least four of the seats will be won by someone who was not on the ballot in 2021.
