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Report: Tennesseans living near data centers see bigger jumps in electricity costs
Residents in areas with data centers foot more of the bill for increased electricity costs, according to a new report by nonpartisan think tank Think Tennessee.
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Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County
The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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Change to Georgia’s ballot QR code bill could steer voting in a new direction
Georgia's ballot QR code crisis is resolved for now, but a late change to an elections bill passed during last month's special session adds a new twist to the question of how future elections across the state will be run.
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University of Alabama appears to settle with instructor fired after Charlie Kirk’s death
The University of Alabama appears to have settled a lawsuit with a former employee who said she was fired for comments made about political commentator Charlie Kirk after his death last year.
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‘It’s Real:’ Tennessee Department of Tourist Development launches anti-AI campaign
It's easy to be fooled by AI photos, so in an effort to help Tennessee travelers verify where online photos were taken, the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development has launched its new "It's Real" campaign. It's a program that promises the photos you see on its website — TNVacation.com — are not AI-generated, but the real thing.
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The family of a man shot by the Tennessee National Guard demands release of video
The grandfather of a man who was shot and killed by the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis over the weekend says he wants answers from law enforcement.
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Outpouring of grief as longtime Tennessee lawmaker Jim Tracy dies
Tributes poured in after former state Sen. Jim Tracy, a Shelbyville Republican, died Friday at Alive Hospice in Nashville from cancer. He was 69.
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Like NASCAR or Dennis Quaid? You might be hearing from Marsha Blackburn on Facebook
Republican candidates for Tennessee governor, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and U.S. Rep. John Rose, R-Cookeville, spent a combined $80,000 on Facebook campaign ads in the past three months.
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Whitfield County residents open 50-year-old time capsule buried during the bicentennial
Residents of Whitfield County gathered last week at the Whitfield County Courthouse and unearthed a 50-year-old time capsule to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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State leaders make appointments to Chattanooga Airport board amid legal challenge
A three-judge panel may decide whether the state is temporarily barred from reappointing most of the members of the Chattanooga Airport's board of directors while a lawsuit works its way through the courts.
