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Hamilton County gets $248,000 to grow paid youth internship program
More Hamilton County teens and young adults will be able to earn thousands beginning late this summer through a paid internship program, now backed with an additional quarter-million dollars in state funding.
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Nashville council members sue state over law criminalizing a vote for sanctuary policies
Seven Metro Nashville Council members are suing over a state law that imposes felony charges -- including terms of up to six years in prison -- on local elected officials who vote in favor of immigration policies deemed to be "sanctuary policies."
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Tennessee won’t know how many new tuition grants go to existing private school students
As Tennessee lawmakers debated a new universal tuition grant program earlier this year, one financial analysis projected that 65% of grants would go to students already enrolled in private schools.
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Chattanooga Mayor Kelly’s community development pick falls short of council OK
The Chattanooga City Council did not reconfirm an administrator appointed by Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly on Tuesday, surprising some.
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Small plane crash in Dunlap kills one, seriously injures another
One of two occupants in a single-engine aircraft that crashed in Dunlap has died, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Alabama regressed in child well-being ranking but could improve in future post-pandemic data
Alabama fell four ranks in overall child well-being in the national KidsCount numbers released this month.
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Tennessee targets late 2026 unveiling of Crockett statue
Tennessee is planning to install a bronze statue of legendary frontiersman David Crockett by fall 2026 in front of the State Capitol.
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Trump approves FEMA aid for some Tennessee counties as state disaster costs mount
President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for select Tennessee counties on Friday, opening the door to federal recovery support for individuals and county governments that suffered costly damage from April storms.
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Three years later, debate over abortion limits in Georgia is far from settled
Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case enshrining abortion rights across the country, was overturned three years ago Tuesday in a case known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, intensifying a yearslong battle over access to reproductive health care in Georgia.
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Suit seeks to block Tennessee law that makes it a crime to ‘harbor’ certain immigrants
A federal suit seeks to invalidate a new Tennessee law that would make it a felony to "harbor" immigrants without legal status.
