Regional
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Personal Finance: New housing affordability law has promising provisions
On June 23, members of Congress did something commendable and all too rare: They came together to pass legislation in a broadly bipartisan move to address the housing affordability crisis in the U.S.
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Early voting opens strong in Hamilton County, defying midterm primary trends
Voters on Friday likely set a Hamilton County record for ballots cast on the first day of early voting for a midterm primary, according to the county's election administrator.
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Chattanooga economist upgrades job forecast for region
A local economist has upgraded his forecast for job growth in the Chattanooga region for 2026 and 2027, but he expects President Donald Trump's efforts to revive tariffs could spur further uncertainty.
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Recent ICE killings across the U.S. spur Nashville community members, advocates to call for change
Valerie Araujo doesn't have a common last name.
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A decades-old law promised Georgians a second chance. A new law hopes to deliver
A mistake doesn't have to be a life sentence.
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Mountain City Club legal dispute will go to mediation, filing denies ‘smear campaign’
A lawsuit involving a $2 million loan and a $700,000 yacht purchased using Mountain City Club funds will go to mediation at the end of July, according to one of the attorneys working on the case.
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Rose primarily self-funding as Blackburn leads governor candidates in donations made by Tennesseans
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn has raised money from over 6,000 Tennesseans, outpacing her Republican gubernatorial rivals U.S. Rep. John Rose and state Rep. Monty Fritts in the number of individual contributions by a wide margin.
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Alabama death row inmate who stopped gas execution wants to stop lethal injection
Attorneys for an Alabama death row inmate who successfully challenged Alabama's nitrogen gas execution protocol last month have asked a federal judge to prevent the state from using a different execution method to put him to death.
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Catoosa County Board of Education raises property taxes to make up $3.5M shortfall
The Catoosa County Board of Education has voted unanimously to increase its millage rate by 1.5 points, to 15.750, increasing property tax revenue by more than 17%. The school system faced a projected $3.5 million shortfall primarily due to the older adult tax exemption residents voted for overwhelmingly in May.
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Chattanooga company buys land in Rossville for small-scale data center
A Chattanooga technology and logistics company purchased a 4-acre lot in Rossville for a data center the size of two shipping containers.
