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Hamilton County voters visit polls early in high numbers ahead of primary
Hamilton County voters this year visited the polls early ahead of Thursday's election in numbers that beat the early turnout for the two most…
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Blackburn, Rose hold dueling Hamilton County rallies in race for governor
On opposite ends of Hamilton County's Tennessee-Georgia border, Republican opponents for Tennessee governor spoke at separate rallies, simultaneously, ahead of Thursday's election.
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Hamilton County unveils larger, $12M medical examiner’s office
The new $12 million Hamilton County Medical Examiner's Office is set to be fully operational Friday.
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Rose up to $13M in self-funding. Blackburn PAC gets $250K from Anthropic
U.S. Rep. John Rose of Cookeville loaned his gubernatorial campaign an additional $4 million in the final days of the Republican primary, bringing his…
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Blackburn moves $4.8M from US Senate campaign account in apparent legal ‘workaround’
A political action committee operated by officers of the conservative pro-private school voucher group Club For Growth has spent $4.81 million backing Republican U.S.…
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Blackburn shares unreleased poll, pushes back against claims of Rose momentum
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School board candidates have raised $65K since primary
In the roughly three months since the May primary election, the nine candidates vying for four contested seats on the Hamilton County school board…
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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump…
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Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan Collins
ANGOR, Maine (AP) — Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine on Saturday and will…
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Democrats select South Carolina to kick off presidential nominating contest in 2028, leave Iowa out
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina was selected Friday to once again lead off the Democratic Party's 2028 presidential nominating schedule, cementing a dramatic break…
