Politics
Everything you need to know about politics in the Chattanooga area, from local government meetings to elections.
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Hamilton County voters to weigh on-site liquor sales in unincorporated areas
At the bottom of the ballot in Hamilton County, voters will weigh in on a referendum aimed at making it easier for businesses in unincorporated areas to apply for liquor-by-the-drink licenses.
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Elon Musk commits $70 million to boost Donald Trump
Elon Musk, a tech mogul who is the world's richest person, plunged more than $70 million into helping Donald Trump and other Republicans win in November's election, making him one of the biggest donors to GOP causes this campaign season, according to campaign finance disclosures released this week.
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Republicans challenge more than 63,000 voters in Georgia, but few removed, AP finds
From Georgia's mountains to its Atlantic shore, challenges to the qualifications of voters have rolled in this summer and fall, part of a wide-ranging national effort coordinated by Donald Trump's allies to enlist Republican activists to remove people they view as suspect from the voting rolls.
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Harris works to energize Black male voters while Trump continues to attack immigration policy
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris warned Tuesday that Republican Donald Trump would "institutionalize" harsh policing tactics that disproportionately affect Black men, while Trump blamed Harris' immigration policies for "devastating" Black and Latino communities.
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Jimmy Carter, at age 100, casts his 2024 ballot by mail
Jimmy Carter cast his ballot in the 2024 election Wednesday.
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Judge invalidates election rules passed by Trump-backed board in Georgia
A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the State Election Board are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.”
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Kathy Lennon wants to bring gun control, reproductive rights to Tennessee House
Democrat Kathy Lennon said she is tired of seeing Tennessee rank low.
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Michele Reneau wants to uphold conservative values in Tennessee House
Michele Reneau says Tennessee is a bastion of conservatism. She is running for the Tennessee House of Representatives to keep it that way.
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Beacon poll: Trump and Blackburn poll higher than Democratic opponents
Former President Donald Trump and Sen. Marsha Blackburn are polling higher among likely voters in Tennessee than their Democratic opponents, according to a Beacon Center poll released Monday.
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Trump’s economic plans would worsen inflation, experts say
With characteristic bravado, Donald Trump has vowed that if voters return him to the White House, “inflation will vanish completely."
