Tennessee
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Tennessee prepares to execute Christa Pike for the murder of Colleen Slemmer
Over the course of three days in August, Christa Pike watched as lawyers and expert witnesses in a Knoxville courtroom meticulously analyzed the abuse she suffered as a child and the different methods the state could use to kill her.
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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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Climate groups sue TVA for running Cumberland coal, gas plant together
Two climate nonprofits sued the Tennessee Valley Authority in federal court over the federal utility's plan to run coal-fired and gas-fired power plants simultaneously at a Middle Tennessee site.
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Chattanooga housing nonprofit partners with school system for financial education series
Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise is partnering with Hamilton County Schools to launch Mini Money School, a free series providing financial education and money management skills to teens and adults.
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Nashville airport board poised to approve Dolly Parton name change
Tennesseans should soon be able to fly in and out of Dolly Parton International Airport.
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Blackburn wants changes to death penalty, but governors have little power to make them
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the Republican nominee for governor of Tennessee, wants to expedite executions and "bring back the electric chair," if elected.
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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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State agency announces Chattanooga talks on new downtown regulation
The state agency overseeing tourism development is partnering with the Chattanooga Tourism Co. to host a townhall-like event at the Chattanooga Convention Center later this month.
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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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TVA expects historic permit to build small modular reactor within weeks
The Tennessee Valley Authority is poised to receive the nation's first construction permit for a certain class of small modular nuclear reactors by the end of September.
