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Hamilton County audit group pushes for better communication
Better communication from the Hamilton County mayor's office could have prevented friction with county commissioners over the cost of moving a Chattanooga magnet school to a new location, the chair of the Hamilton County audit committee said Thursday.
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‘We’re not hurting anybody,’ says wife of immigrant taken from Georgia church
Nearly every week since they settled in metro Atlanta about two years ago, Kenia and Wilson Velásquez attended church service together on Sundays alongside their three children, ages 7, 9, and 13.
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Hamilton County Mayor Wamp fields questions after proposing term limits
A proposal to limit the Hamilton County mayor to eight years in office set off an at-times tense debate over what the change would mean for local government.
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Chattanooga senator tried to block provision to criminalize certain votes by elected officials
Hamilton County's two senators argued over an immigration bill during a committee meeting Tuesday.
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Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal money after widespread confusion
President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal loans and grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country.
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Georgia senators condemn Trump’s Jan. 6. pardons
Two Democratic U.S. senators from Georgia introduced a resolution to condemn President Trump's pardons for those with criminal charges relating to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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Georgia’s Ossoff: Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn’t belong in Senate
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Georgia Democrat, is circulating a campaign advertisement warning against a potential bid for Senate from U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Lee meets with Trump for disaster relief roundtable
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee joined President Donald Trump in Asheville, North Carolina, at a meeting to discuss damage left by Hurricane Helene.
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Trump backs Tennessee governor’s tuition grants
President Donald Trump applauded Tennessee lawmakers Tuesday amid a special session called by Gov. Bill Lee to advance his Education Freedom Act.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while his administration conducts an across-the-board ideological review to uproot progressive initiatives.
