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Chattanooga council member’s ties to nonprofit put new spotlight on ethics
City’s elected leaders allowed to vote on matters benefiting their employers
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Georgia Republican legislative leaders reject governor’s call for 2028 redistricting
Georgia’s Republican legislative leaders on Wednesday rejected Gov. Brian Kemp’s call to redraw congressional and legislative districts during a special session, citing concerns about moving too quickly after a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakened federal Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters.
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Chattanooga City Council passes first vote on Kelly’s proposed budget
The Chattanooga City Council gave a thumbs-up to Mayor Tim Kelly's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, passing its first step to ultimate approval.
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Georgia’s vote-counting method will soon be banned. Lawmakers will try to find a fix this week
When Georgia lawmakers return to the Capitol this week for a special session, they are expected to try to clean up an election mess of their own making.
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Former US Sen. Lamar Alexander: Listening and bipartisanship are political necessities
Conservatism properly understood includes moderation, former Tennessee Gov., U.S. Secretary of Education and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, told the Downtown Rotary Club on Thursday.
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Healthcare dominates conversation with Republican primary opponents for Tennessee House
Healthcare dominated a conversation between Republican primary opponents, current Tennessee Rep. Michele Reneau of Hixson, and challenger Tony Hullender of Signal Mountain at a GOP club meeting on Thursday morning in Hixson.
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House is set to fund Trump’s immigration actions for the rest of his time in the White House
Tensions rise in Washington as House Republicans push a controversial $70 billion immigration enforcement bill to the brink. With near-unity required and a backdrop of political backlash, this legislation could reshape the future of Trump's deportation agenda — will it clear the hurdles, or stall in a partisan showdown? “It's long overdue,” said Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., of the bill. “We have to fund border security and immigration enforcement, and it's sad that Republicans have to do it on our own.”
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Republican senators warn surveillance program may lapse after Trump intel pick backlash
Republicans are warning the White House that a critical surveillance authority is likely to lapse this week amid bipartisan backlash over President Donald Trump's pick to temporarily lead the nation's intelligence community.
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Federal judge strikes down Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, contradicting an earlier federal court ruling upholding the fee hike.
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Netanyahu and Trump are at odds over the war they started together
Israel's latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things.
