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Should Tennessee fully fund special education pre-K programs?
A top committee of Tennessee educators wants lawmakers to include special education prekindergarten students in the state's public school funding formula.
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Lawsuit alleges dog attack during Hamilton County shelter adoption meeting
A Hamilton County man is suing a local animal shelter, alleging a pit bull mix named Diesel bit him in both arms during a prospective adoption meeting.
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Former South Pittsburg running back receives judicial diversion
A former South Pittsburg High School running back originally charged with rape received judicial diversion after a plea agreement reduced his case to three misdemeanor assault charges.
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Warnings continue over Tennessee’s lack of sustainable transportation funding, even with toll lane project
Officials with the Tennessee Department of Transportation warned again that the state's transportation infrastructure needs continue to outpace revenues, even as a toll lane project takes shape.
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Former state official charged with cutting trees in Savage Gulf for home’s view
A former Tennessee commissioner of revenue has been accused of illegally cutting down trees within the boundary of Savage Gulf State Park to improve the view from his mountain home site in Grundy County.
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State finds no “red flags” in toll-lane bidder despite past problems
Tennessee Department of Transportation officials picked a road-building group to take on the state's first toll project despite a series of bumps the consortium's companies hit over the past decade-plus, ranging from bankruptcies to price-gouging accusations.
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Tennessee to receive $750M of $17B Facebook, Instagram settlement
Tennessee will receive over $750 million as part of a nationwide $17.1 billion settlement by Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram.
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Recent Nashville arrests highlight AI’s role in online child sexual exploitation
Nashville police made two arrests last week that highlight the way generative artificial intelligence technology is supercharging the sexual exploitation of children online.
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Tullahoma sixth grader biking to school killed in dump truck collision
A Tullahoma, Tennessee, sixth grader was killed by a dump truck Tuesday while riding a bicycle to school.
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Head of the Hooch could move to Columbus, Georgia, amid riverfront redevelopment
Organizers of one of the largest rowing regattas in the nation could choose Columbus, Georgia, over Chattanooga due to an impending closure of the downtown riverfront.
