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More questions, concerns raised over Wamp’s proposed land swap
Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp's proposal to allow industrial development on a portion of Enterprise South Nature Park in the Ooltewah area in exchange for conservation of McDonald Farm in Sale Creek faced more questions and opposition Wednesday at the Hamilton County Commission meeting.
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Chattanooga officials say they’re already using AI to improve city services
Monitoring for leaks in Chattanooga's combined sewer and wastewater system.
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Fleischmann feels ‘punitive’ towards Democrats over government shutdown
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, said he made it back to Washington, D.C., after nearly two months out of session for a Wednesday House vote that would ultimately end the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
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Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown, even though residents in some states already have received the funds.
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Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the most powerful in American politics.
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Talks to end the government shutdown intensify as federal closure nears longest ever
Talks intensified Tuesday toward a potential end to the government shutdown, as the federal closure was on track to become the longest ever, disrupting the lives of millions of Americans.
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Trump’s strength, Democrats’ message and the shutdown effect. What to watch on Election Day 2025
Tuesday marks the nation's first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, and his leadership and policies dominated the debate in almost every race — even though the Republican was absent from the campaign trail.
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Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November
President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP for November, after two judges issued rulings requiring the government to keep the nation’s largest food aid program running.
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NYC mayoral candidates make final push ahead of Election Day
From Coney Island to the Bronx, the candidates in New York City’s mayoral race spent Monday crisscrossing the five boroughs in a final, frenzied day of campaigning on the eve of Election Day.
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Tariffs are Trump’s favorite foreign policy tool. The Supreme Court could change how he uses them
President Donald Trump sees tariffs — or the threat of them — as a powerful tool to bend nations to his will.
