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Alabama grocery tax repeal, once on the margins, becomes bipartisan campaign issue
Repeal of Alabama's grocery tax, once an effective political impossibility, has become a bipartisan issue in the fall campaign.
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Tennessee prepares to execute Christa Pike for the murder of Colleen Slemmer
Over the course of three days in August, Christa Pike watched as lawyers and expert witnesses in a Knoxville courtroom meticulously analyzed the abuse she suffered as a child and the different methods the state could use to kill her.
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Chattanooga area colleges report growing graduate programs, breaking enrollment records
At least two area colleges are reporting overall record-high enrollments, as students return from summer and fall classes gear up at universities across the region.
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Remember When, Chattanooga?: Four East Ridge churches fell victim to arson in 1991
Thirty-five years ago, officials and residents of East Ridge were attempting to determine who was behind a series of church fires in the city. The answer would come from a local connection nearly 500 miles away.
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Will There Be Any Debate in Tennessee’s Governor Race Without Blackburn?
Sen. Marsha Blackburn refuses to debate other candidates for governor before the November election, piling on to her absence from the public throughout her campaign and spurring criticism from her opponents.
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Trump pulled the plug on EVs. Georgia EV makers are adapting and forging ahead
A year ago this month, federal immigration agents raided an electric vehicle battery plant in coastal Georgia and arrested more than 400 people, most of them South Korean workers there to help get the new factory off the ground.
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Toni Says: Qualifying for a Medicare Supplement guaranteed issue policy
Dear Toni: I have decided to retire in October when I turn 65 and will need to enroll in Medicare Parts A and B.
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Local startup Zeus Robotics plans Erlanger pilot for autonomous hospital robot
The CEO of a local robotics startup recently announced a three-month pilot with Erlanger Hospital to deploy its first autonomous logistics robot to transport lab samples inside the hospital.
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Mediation resolves no issues in $20M Nutrition World lawsuit alleging ‘Dr. Mustache’ malpractice
A court-ordered mediation in the $20 million lawsuit against local health food store Nutrition World resolved no issues in the case, according to Hamilton County court records.
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State asks judges to toss Chattanooga challenge to airport board law
Tennessee's top elected officials have asked a three-judge panel to throw out a lawsuit challenging a state law that removed and replaced Chattanooga Airport board members appointed by Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly.
