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Hamilton County DA investigating after court clerk candidate missed disclosure deadlines
Hamilton County Criminal Court Clerk challenger Aaliyah Hakeem filed a months-overdue campaign finance report this week after a formal complaint prompted an investigation that could result in civil penalties.
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Hamilton County to open temporary downtown history museum in August
Hamilton County's new "history experience" aims to span tens of thousands of years for tourists and residents alike, according to the project's creative director.
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Tennessee increases private school tuition program vendor contract by $356M
Tennessee lawmakers are giving a $356 million raise to the company handling the state's two private school tuition subsidy programs, despite the vendor's woes in two other states.
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Judge issues restraining order in doctors’ challenge to Tennessee plan to report disabled immigrant kids
A Nashville judge on Wednesday swiftly issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Tennessee Department of Health from turning over the names of about 400 disabled and critically ill kids to a state immigration agency that cooperates with federal immigration enforcement.
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Blackburn, Fleischmann talk war in Iran: Deal concerns, midterms, gas prices, nuclear weapons
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, addressed the war in Iran while attending a Republican fundraiser in Hamilton County over the weekend. The two lawmakers also spoke about the preliminary peace deal signed by President Donald Trump.
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Chattanooga Police Department pursues $500K grant to improve victim services
The Chattanooga Police Department is pursuing a $500,000 federal grant to improve its victim services unit.
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Pet aqua cremation business opens in Chattanooga
Pet Aqua Farewells is Chattanooga's first business offering "aquamation," or alkaline hydrolysis, an alternative to flame-based cremation touted as more eco-friendly.
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TVA opens Raccoon Mountain for tours on America’s 250th anniversary
Agency compiling time capsule for 2076
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Chattanooga 250: City rebuilds after Civil War as ‘Dynamo of Dixie’
Nearly a century before Glenn Miller made Chattanooga famous with his World War II classic hit song "Chattanooga Choo Choo," rail traffic was shaping Southeast Tennessee.
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Chattanooga 250: Passage of the 19th Amendment in Tennessee gave women the vote
In 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, and was the final state needed to achieve a two-thirds majority for passage.
