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Tennessee abandoned an execution last month, but three more are still scheduled this year
It has been just over a month since executioners in Nashville abandoned the lethal injection of Tony Carruthers, who was strapped to a gurney for more than an hour as they tried and failed to place a secondary IV line.
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Report: Tennessee schools rank high in racial and economic segregation
Tennessee has among the most racially segregated public schools in the country, according to a new report.
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Former CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger floats replacing Blackburn in U.S. Senate
Damon Hininger, the former CEO of Tennessee-based private prison operator CoreCivic, is interested in being Tennessee's next U.S. senator when the seat opens up.
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Chattanooga Airport board sues Tennessee leaders over board makeup
The Chattanooga Airport's board of directors has filed a lawsuit against Tennessee's top leaders, seeking to impede a state law that would vacate the panel and replace it with members mostly selected by state officials.
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Manchester man’s death marks 10th boating-related fatality of the year
A Manchester, Tennessee, man has died while paddling on the Barren Fork River near downtown McMinnville, Tennessee.
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Georgia is losing farmland fast. Is a state conservation fund enough to save it?
Georgia's legislature has allotted $2 million for the first year of the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund.
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Rural Tennessee needs family doctors. Can $200K lure them to the state’s small towns?
In a small clinic room in Sparta, Tennessee, Dr. Ty Webb moved his chair near his 70-year-old patient and encouraged her progress with weight loss and smoking.
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Gov. Kay Ivey makes four appointments to the Alabama Public Service Commission
Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday appointed four people to the Alabama Public Service Commission under a law passed in the spring that significantly expanded the membership of the utility regulator.
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Montgomery lawsuit challenges Tommy Tuberville’s residency
A lawsuit filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court on Wednesday seeks to put Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville on trial over allegations that he does not meet residency requirements for the governor's office.
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Report: Tennessee sees decline in most measures of child well-being
Tennessee experienced a sharp decline in measures of child well-being in recent years, according to a state-by-state assessment of federal economic, educational, census and health data analyzed yearly by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
