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Democrats eye chance to take control of Georgia’s Public Service Commission
Georgia is 1 of only 10 states that elects its utility commission -- the board that has final say over how much nearly 3 million Georgians pay for electricity.
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State approves $30M for Starbucks’ Nashville location
Tennessee officials approved $30 million for Starbucks Corporation's planned Southeast headquarters in downtown Nashville despite opposition from a conservative group and questions about the company's treatment of coffee shop workers.
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Questions raised about doctor who was overseeing abandoned execution
Around 11 a.m. CDT Thursday in the execution chamber at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, a medical doctor stepped in and attempted to place a central IV line in Tony Carruthers' chest.
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AAA predicts 45M to travel as gas notches four-year high for Memorial Day
Chattanooga could be spot for summer value
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‘Caught at the border’: One Georgia trooper made 78% of her agency’s arrests in Walker County that led to ICE custody, data shows
The Tennessee-Georgia line, where Rossville Boulevard becomes Chickamauga Avenue, has become a risky section of pavement for people who are in the country without legal authorization.
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‘He doesn’t want to go out there and take some pastor to jail’: Notable quotes from a week of Chattanooga area news
People who had a way with words in the news last week.
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Hamilton County lawmakers’ votes varied on passing Congressional map that splits majority-Black district
The Hamilton County delegation was a mixed bag on votes during a special session where GOP lawmakers passed a new congressional district map that split a majority-Black and only Democrat-held district in three, following a Supreme Court ruling that carves out Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and lifts requirements to consider race when drawing districts.
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Chattanooga budget request includes funding for new citywide litter crew
The city of Chattanooga may be poised to hire over a dozen people for its first official litter cleanup crew.
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Soddy-Daisy approves rezoning for pipe fabrication shop
Soddy-Daisy city commissioners unanimously approved a request to rezone property at 130 Shearer St. from agricultural to manufacturing for a proposed pipe fabrication shop.
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Gov. Bill Lee taps former superintendent, UT trustee for Memphis schools takeover board
Gov. Bill Lee announced his five appointees for a new Memphis schools oversight board that will have sweeping authority over Tennessee's largest school district for the next four years.
