Politics
Everything you need to know about politics in the Chattanooga area, from local government meetings to elections.
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Georgia governor candidates target cost of living, but details remain murky
The two competing candidates for Georgia governor are both focusing on affordability but putting forward starkly different proposals aimed at easing household expenses.
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Alabama grocery tax repeal, once on the margins, becomes bipartisan campaign issue
Repeal of Alabama's grocery tax, once an effective political impossibility, has become a bipartisan issue in the fall campaign.
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Democrats and activist groups plan to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm elections
Democratic state parties announced Monday that they are launching an operation for the midterm elections they're calling the "New Battlefield Project,” intended to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places in case armed federal officers show up.
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Will There Be Any Debate in Tennessee’s Governor Race Without Blackburn?
Sen. Marsha Blackburn refuses to debate other candidates for governor before the November election, piling on to her absence from the public throughout her campaign and spurring criticism from her opponents.
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State investigating Dade County commissioner’s potential misuse of credit card
A Dade County commissioner is under investigation after reports she may have used her county credit card for excessive charges.
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Georgia politician Stacey Abrams speaking to local Democrats this week
Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia state House minority leader, will headline a local Democratic fundraiser this weekend.
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Trump defends Iran war, slams Democrats and promises cash at Republicans’ midterm convention
President Donald Trump capped Wednesday’s opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention by slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while making the extraordinary pledge to pay every adult American $5,000 if his party retains its control of both chambers of Congress after November.
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Missouri’s congressional map is back before the U.S. Supreme Court, sowing still more confusion
A battle over Missouri's congressional districts vaulted back to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, two months before a pivotal November election that will determine control of Congress and affect the fate of President Donald Trump's agenda.
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How governor candidates Jerri Green and Marsha Blackburn compare on the issues
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the Republican nominee in Tennessee's gubernatorial race, and Memphis City Councilmember Jerri Green, the Democratic nominee, have vastly different ideas of how to govern if elected.
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Flock cameras divide Tennessee governments, residents over privacy as some end contracts
Sullivan County, Tennessee, Commissioner Joe Carr made headlines in August when he proclaimed at a public meeting that the CEO of security company Flock Safety "should be hanged" for treason, calling the company "one of the most hated" in America.
