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Sandy Pricer wants to support the community as the Hixson area Hamilton County school board member
Nonprofit CEO Sandy Pricer hopes to support the community as a Hamilton County school board member.
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Ruth Walker hopes to support students, teachers as Hixson area Hamilton County school board member
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga professor Ruth Walker plans to make data-driven decisions that support students and teachers as a Hamilton County school board member.
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Trump announces midterm convention for Republicans in Dallas in September
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Republicans will hold their first-ever national convention ahead of November's midterm elections, an unusual event aimed at boosting turnout in races that will decide whether the party maintains control of Congress.
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Hamilton County pursues one-year pause on data centers
The new county planning department will use the time to study the impacts of data centers
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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
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Trump’s fixation on voting has had mixed results. He still has ways to affect November’s elections
President Donald Trump has tried many ways to tighten his grip on U.S. elections, from signing executive orders to pushing restrictive legislation in Congress. Monday's Supreme Court ruling siding with states that accept late-arriving mail ballots was the latest example showing the limits of his reach.
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Countdown to Tennessee’s kratom ban: Chattanooga doctors and law enforcement prepare
As some smoke shops and gas stations slash prices in an attempt to empty shelves before kratom becomes illegal overnight, medical providers, law enforcement and addiction treatment specialists are also attempting to prepare for the new law to take effect Wednesday.
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America 250 celebrations bring extraordinary security challenge to Washington
Federal law enforcement authorities are preparing for one of Washington, D.C.'s, largest and most complex security operations as the nation’s capital gears up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s freedom.
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Tennessee law requires immigration review for public benefits starting this week
A Tennessee law set to take effect Wednesday will require local government agencies such as health departments to verify and report the immigration status of people applying for certain public benefits. Vivian Lozano Sterchi, chief operating officer of the Chattanooga immigrant advocacy group La Paz, said it's unclear what the ramifications of the new law will be.
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Despite polling in single digits, Republican candidate for governor Monty Fritts maintains he will win
Far more than 5% of the nearly 500 attendees at the Hamilton County Republican Party fundraiser wore stickers supporting Tennessee state Rep. Monty Fritts, R-Kingston, in his run for governor. The support on display differs from a May poll of Republican primary candidates.
