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Hamilton County conducts tests on electronic voting machines
Independent auditors tested over 100 electronic voting machines in preparation for midterm elections in Hamilton County next month, confirming no issues were identified regarding election integrity or accuracy.
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Chattanooga police drones resolve some calls without officers on scene
Six weeks since the Chattanooga Police Department launched a program dispatching drones to emergency calls, some of those drones are handling incidents without requiring an officer response at all.
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Collins, Ossoff trade personal insults during Georgia’s first US Senate debate
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Congressman Mike Collins came out swinging on the debate stage Thursday night, discussing topics like the economy, healthcare and data centers in between brutal insults ahead of the November election.
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Hamilton County Commission seeks applicants for vacant school board seat
The Hamilton County Commission is now taking applicants to fill the District 11 seat on the Board of Education vacated by Democrat Jill Black in August.
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Bottoms, Jackson face each other for first, and likely only, time in Georgia governor’s race
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson clashed Tuesday night over healthcare, crime, data centers and election security in what will likely be the only opportunity for voters to see the two candidates for governor side by side.
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Ban on state property tax on November ballot for Tennessee voters
Tennessee voters will decide Nov. 3 on an amendment to the state constitution that would prohibit lawmakers from imposing a state-level property tax.
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Tennessee lawmakers began hearings on medical marijuana, TBI rep calls weed ‘dangerous drug’
Tennessee lawmakers held hearings to discuss implementing a limited medical marijuana program, but the state's top law enforcement group remains the most vocal opposition.
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With Ogles out of the way, Hatcher and Molder face off in Tennessee’s 5th District
Charlie Hatcher and Chaz Molder both started running for Congress to get rid of incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles.
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Proposal requiring Georgia election workers to ‘shuffle’ ballots at the polls fails to find support
A last-minute proposal that would have required poll workers to manually "shuffle" ballots before scanning them in an effort to prevent bad actors from identifying how Georgia residents voted failed to advance at a special-called meeting of the State Election Board.
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Tennessee, Georgia voters must register by Monday for November election
The deadline to register to vote in November's election in Tennessee and Georgia arrives Monday.
