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Everything you need to know about politics in the Chattanooga area, from local government meetings to elections.
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What the Fed rate cut will mean for your finances
The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in nine months. Since the last cut, progress on inflation has slowed while the labor market has cooled and Wall Street has rallied.
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Chattanooga City Council votes to dissolve DEI department
The Chattanooga City Council voted to dissolve funding for a city department to stay in compliance with a new state law requiring public institutions to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion offices.
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Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case
Georgia’s highest court has declined to consider Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others.
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Utah governor says the motive in Kirk shooting is not yet certain but the suspect was on the left
Family and friends of the 22-year-old accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk described his politics as veering left in recent years as he spent large amounts of time scrolling the “dark corners of the internet,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Sunday.
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Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities
President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.
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Chattanooga City Council makes Kelly’s tax increase official
The Chattanooga City Council locked down a property tax rate increase by 5-3 vote Tuesday evening. The increase, which is effectively immediately, is expected to bring an extra $45 million to the city budget.
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Hamilton County Mayor Wamp launches reelection campaign at family’s Labor Day picnic
Three years to the day since being sworn into office, Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp stood before a crowd of supporters at Chester Frost Park on Monday evening and said he isn't done yet.
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Fleischmann says ‘never’ to town hall
Chattanooga congressman calls them ‘left-wing bait’
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Wamp wants four more years as county mayor
Weston Wamp, who grew up the son of a U.S. congressman and has wrangled in office with the county attorney, the County Commission and those supporting Chattanooga's new minor league baseball stadium over the past three years, said Saturday he will seek a second-four year term as Hamilton County mayor in 2026.
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Fleischmann breaks with Trump on cancer research
U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, said he'll support funding cancer research after the White House proposed a nearly 40% cut to the National Institutes of Health, which is responsible for distributing thousands of grants, some of which fund cancer research.
