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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.
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Debate over data center growth in Georgia heats up race for governor
As Georgia becomes a national leader in new data center construction, debate over how to regulate the booming industry has become a hot issue in the race for governor.
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Democrats face uphill battle in winning any Tennessee U.S. House race
Tennessee Democrats seem unlikely to be part of any national congressional blue wave during the midterm elections, election experts say.
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Trump refers to Black man from controversial 1988 campaign ad while stumping in North Carolina
As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters that Democrats have let crime run amok, he's digging into the country's political past to cite one of the most controversial campaign advertisements that relied heavily on racist tropes.
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Vance blasts Democrats as ‘lunatics’ in Iowa rally push for GOP candidates
Vice President JD Vance on Friday mounted a vigorous defense of the Trump administration's policies and Iowa GOP candidates on the November ballot, arguing that the Democrats had turned into the party of “lunatics," in his second trip to the politically consequential state this year.
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New poll shows Green, Blackburn within single digits in Tennessee governor’s race
A new poll released Thursday shows Democratic nominee Jerri Green gaining on Republican Marsha Blackburn in the race to be Tennessee's next governor.
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Chattanooga FC cuts ribbon on new headquarters, player housing
The Chattanooga Football Club cut a ribbon Wednesday on the professional soccer team's new headquarters on Riverfront Parkway.
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Political analyst tells UTC audience that unity means acting together, not thinking alike
While speaking at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Constitution Day event, author and political analyst Yuval Levin described the "surreal" experience of having his portrait painted by former President George W. Bush.
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Tennessee congressional candidates discuss renewable energy, nuclear power ahead of November election
District 5 candidates Charlie Hatcher, a Republican farmer and former Tennessee agriculture commissioner, and Chaz Molder, the Democratic mayor of Columbia, share pride in Tennessee's nuclear energy work and see renewable energy sources as tools for powering the state's future.
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Spoilers or contenders? Independent candidates for Tennessee governor try to shake up the race
In early September, a new website appeared attacking independent Tennessee governor candidate David Hatley for a 1998 felony conviction.
