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Abba’s House now-removed deacon arrested on charges of child sexual exploitation
A Hixson church removed one of its deacons after he was arrested on nine charges of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
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Chattanooga man pleads guilty to federal child porn charges
A Chattanooga man pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography in federal court Thursday after initially pleading not guilty, court filings show.
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Death penalty in Alabama would expand under House committee-approved bills
An Alabama House committee Wednesday approved two bills that would expand the list of criminal offenses eligible for the death penalty.
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Private school tuition program expansion faces Tennessee GOP opposition
Plans to substantially expand the size of Tennessee's private school tuition grant program in 2026 will meet resistance from rural lawmakers, mainly because of the high cost.
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Georgia Democrats unveil bills designed to rein in federal immigration agents
Georgia Senate Democrats unveiled a raft of proposed bills Tuesday that they say will protect Georgians from what they characterized as a rogue federal government using immigration enforcement to terrorize citizens.
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Ivey calls for Choose Act, death penalty expansion in last State of the State address
Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday called for expansions to Alabama's private school tuition program and broader use of the death penalty in her State of the State address.
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Tennessee House passes anti-drag bill as legislature convenes for 2026
The Tennessee House opened the 2026 session with rancor, passing an obscure bill targeting businesses that hold one drag show in a year.
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Tennessee lawmakers to take immigration cues from White House
Tennessee Republicans will be taking orders from the White House when they unveil a slate of bills to crack down on undocumented immigration as the 2026 legislative session opens.
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Zoning board rejects Patten Parkway development
Holiness and history trumped development Monday when a zoning board recommended the Chattanooga City Council reject a petition for a proposed downtown building following pushback from members of a nearby historic church and the personal intervention of Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp.
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CARTA taking public input on downtown shuttle
CARTA is reimagining its free downtown shuttle route and needs the public's help to do it.
