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Hamilton County mayor suggests term limits for his office
Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp is proposing setting a limit of two terms on the mayor's office, according to a news release issued Tuesday morning. The terms would last four years each, according to Wamp's director of communications, Mary Francis Hoots.
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Tennessee congressmen Fleischmann, Burchett talk Trump pardons
When asked what he thinks of the president's decision, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann's office backed Trump.
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Hamilton County’s freshman lawmaker appointed to gov ops committee
State Rep. Michele Reneau, R-Hixson, was appointed to the state house's government operations and transportation committees, along with the transportation subcommittee.
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Hamilton County Sheriff poses with former Trump advisor and pardoned convict
Hamilton County Sheriff Austin Garrett was photographed with Trump's former political confidant and convicted felon Roger Stone on Monday afternoon at The Palm, a high-end steakhouse in Washington.
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Tennessee congressman to serve on DOGE subcommittee
U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Knoxville, will serve on the House Oversight DOGE Subcommittee, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Northwest Georgia.
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Hamilton County audit reviews school facilities decisions
The Hamilton County auditor has completed a review of allegations he says were made in a Chattanooga Times Free Press story in October, producing a seven-page report that largely supports County Mayor Weston Wamp.
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Trump pardons Chattanooga-area Jan. 6 defendants
Three Chattanooga-area men were among more than 1,500 defendants convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol who were pardoned by President Donald Trump, who called their prosecution a "grave national injustice."
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7 key focal points of Trump’s first-day executive orders
President Donald Trump’s flurry of first-day executive actions included a slew of orders related to health, energy, international relations and the federal workforce.
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WATCH: Trump becomes the 47th president of the United States
Trump sets out to erase Biden's legacy with pardons and orders immediately after taking office
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Chattanooga area politicians discuss Trump’s inauguration
As people from across the nation flocked to Washington D.C. to witness the second inauguration of President Donald Trump, lawmakers from Tennessee and Georgia expressed their excitement for the new administration.
