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Voters return Geter to Hamilton County Commission, as incumbents otherwise win contested primaries
Voters picked candidates in five contested Hamilton County Commission races to move on to the general election Tuesday night. Four of those five are set to face no general challenger on the ballot in August, effectively deciding those races.
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Weston Wamp starts fundraising committee for Hamilton County’s conservative candidates
Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp has started a political action committee to support conservative local candidates across the county after early voting data showed more Democratic ballots were being pulled than Republican in this month's primaries.
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Chattanooga mayor’s proposed budget includes 3% raise for employees, no property tax increase
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly's office has proposed a $394 million operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts July 1. The proposed budget includes a 3% raise for city employees and no change to the property tax rate.
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LIVE: Hamilton County primary results for contested commission, school board races on May 5, 2026
Here are the results from Hamilton County's May 5, 2026, primary elections for Democratic and Republican candidates for County Commission, School Board and Criminal Court Clerk.
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Tennessee GOP to limit public input on redrawing U.S. House map
Protesters descend on State Capitol
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Alabama Legislature’s special session draws protests in Montgomery, Birmingham
As Alabama legislators Monday convened for a special session on potential redistricting, at least 400 people turned out for a protest at the Alabama statehouse, calling the session unconstitutional and demanding the state's current maps be preserved.
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Tennessee law seeks to ensure conscious robots won’t have human rights
Tennessee law now explicitly excludes artificial intelligence, computer algorithms and machines from its definitions of person, life and natural person.
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Hixson Rep. Reneau has legal and ethical concerns about congressional redistricting
A Hamilton County Republican is breaking from the GOP over plans to redraw congressional maps to eliminate the last Democrat-held seat in Tennessee at a special session scheduled to begin Tuesday.
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GOP club board votes against having chair of Hamilton County Republican Party speak
The board for the Pachyderm Club, a GOP group in Hamilton County, recently voted against having the county Republican Party chair speak at a weekly lunch meeting, as was originally planned.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee calls special session for redistricting
Sen. Watson says time is the biggest constraint
