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Chattanooga city employees asking for 5% wage increase after police and fire raises
City of Chattanooga employees are asking the City Council to bump a proposed raise by two percentage points and establish a minimum wage of $45,000.
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Trump stronghold in Georgia grapples with health risks of ICE detention sites
This rural city about 45 minutes east of Atlanta has been trying to stave off a new identity of "prison town" as it fights the opening of what could become the nation's largest immigration detention center, holding up to 10,000 people.
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Ballot question on Dalton’s Confederate statue doesn’t mean it’s coming back
On the recent partisan primary ballot in Northwest Georgia, Republican voters in Whitfield County had a chance to weigh in on whether a statue of Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston — removed after protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020 — should be returned to downtown Dalton.
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American allies warn division weakens deterrence in calls for global unity to meet new threats
American allies stressed the need for unity at a top defense conference Sunday, saying that as threats increasingly transcend regions, cooperation is more important than ever, even as Washington has become more critical of its traditional friends.
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Years of tension with Georgia lawmakers led up to runoff for state superintendent
State Schools Superintendent Richard Woods has told lawmakers multiple times that reading instruction in Georgia is on the right path – but they're not buying it.
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Iowa Democrats hoping to flip a US Senate seat are torn over which of 2 hopefuls has the best shot
Iowa Democrats say they want to vote in Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary for the candidate who gives the party its best chance to flip a Republican-held seat in November.
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Candidates for California governor scramble to deliver final pitch to voters with days to go
The end of California's chaotic governor's race was approaching Saturday as leading candidates rushed to deliver their closing arguments before voting concludes Tuesday.
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Louisiana enacts new congressional districts in a bid to give the GOP another seat
Louisiana enacted a new map of congressional districts Friday that is designed to help Republicans pick up a seat while eliminating one of the state’s two majority-Black House districts, both of which are represented by Democrats.
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Alabama Democratic voting turnout surges, Republican turnout falls during May 19 primary
Alabama's May 19 primary saw a decrease in Republican turnout from four years ago and an increase in Democratic voting, though a majority of voters chose to vote in the GOP primary.
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Watchdog group accuses Blanche of misconduct in Tennessee prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A national watchdog group alleges Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche breached ethical rules in the Tennessee prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was cleared last week of criminal charges after a judge concluded the prosecution had been vindictive.
