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20 states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds
A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., is asking a federal judge to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds earmarked for crime victims if states don't cooperate with the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts.
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Texas Dems return to Capitol for Republicans’ US House map overhaul as California Democrats counter
Texas Democrats said Monday that they were ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national partisan brawl over President Donald Trump's desire to reshape U.S. House maps to his advantage.
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Chattanooga City Council counters Mayor Tim Kelly’s proposed tax rate
Chattanooga City Council members are countering Mayor Tim Kelly's proposed property tax rate and asked city staff Tuesday if the mayor intended to threaten them when he said he would support those who supported his proposal and that the reverse would be true.
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Chattanooga mayor’s proposed tax rate would fund long list of items
If Chattanooga's property tax rate is set at 1.99% by the Chattanooga City Council next month, Mayor Tim Kelly intends to do more than increase police and fire pay with the $50 million in additional revenues raised.
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Wamp calls Chattanooga, Red Bank property taxes ‘draconian’
Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp called the property tax rates in Chattanooga and area municipalities "draconian" in remarks to the Hamilton County Pachyderm at its annual fundraiser.
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Commissioner aims to freeze some older adults’ property taxes
Multiple Hamilton County commissioners Wednesday said they support starting a tax freeze program for some residents 65 and older, but the county mayor said a new program might offer few benefits, given existing tax relief options.
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Chattanooga City Council spars over property tax proposals
Chattanooga's mayor hopes to raise about $50 million in revenue by lifting the city's property tax rate from a state-mandated 1.55% to 1.99%.
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Trump’s approval rating on immigration and government spending has slipped, new AP-NORC poll finds
Only about one-quarter of U.S. adults say that President Donald Trump's policies have helped them since he took office, according to a new poll that finds underwhelming marks for him on key issues, including the economy, immigration, government spending and health care.
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What’s in the Republican bill cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid
The Republican-led Congress is testing the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion in public broadcasting and foreign aid spending.
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Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin Aug. 1, rattling major US trading partners
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1, a move that could cause massive upheaval between the United States and two of its biggest trade partners.