Regional
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Ban on state property tax on November ballot for Tennessee voters
Tennessee voters will decide Nov. 3 on an amendment to the state constitution that would prohibit lawmakers from imposing a state-level property tax.
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A hearing on Kilmar Ábrego Garcia’s deportation case is abruptly canceled
A hearing for Kilmar Ábrego Garcia which was expected to determine whether the man mistakenly sent by the Trump administration to El Salvador would be deported to Liberia was abruptly canceled Tuesday for reasons that were not immediately clear.
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Jimmy White’s former partners want their property exempt from Bend rules: ‘They want out’
The owners of a plant on Chattanooga's Westside want their property exempt from the rules governing development at The Bend, a project they once worked on with local developer Jimmy White.
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Slimy lettuce, dented cans and old pizza sauce: Chattanooga area restaurant inspections for week ending Oct. 6
The Hamilton County, Catoosa County and Walker County health departments inspect food service establishments twice a year, grading them on a 100-point scale.
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Mobile clinic to bring free medical, dental, vision services to Chattanooga
A pop-up health clinic offering free medical, dental and vision care is set to arrive to Chattanooga later this month.
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Tennessee governor lets farmers use untaxed diesel on roads after Trump defers federal enforcement
Tennessee will allow farmers and loggers to use cheaper, tax-exempt diesel on public roads through the month of October to provide relief from high prices during harvest season, Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday.
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Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after Tennessee failed execution, her attorneys say
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is awake and speaking at a hospital, her lawyers said Tuesday, six days after the state's failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection left her unconscious and on a ventilator.
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Tennessee lawmakers began hearings on medical marijuana, TBI rep calls weed ‘dangerous drug’
Tennessee lawmakers held hearings to discuss implementing a limited medical marijuana program, but the state's top law enforcement group remains the most vocal opposition.
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Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore’s push to restore $8.2M defamation verdict
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Roy Moore's push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad funded by a Democratic-aligned super PAC.
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Tennessee Republicans consider more execution options after Christa Pike lethal injection fails
Some of Tennessee's top Republicans said Monday they want to explore alternative ways of executing condemned prisoners after the failed execution of Christa Pike, which relied on a large dose of pentobarbital.
