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Tennessee death row inmate seeks replacement of physician in charge of botched execution
A death row inmate is asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to replace the physician in charge of a botched execution in May or appoint…

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Tennessee ag commissioner accused of pressuring Farm Bureau to cut ties with agent
Tennessee's agriculture commissioner used his position to pressure the Tennessee Farm Bureau to cut ties with an agent after a personal dispute, a lawsuit…

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Dueling Chattanooga Airport boards meet separately as city, state clash continues
City threatens to take back airport if it loses both legal challenges

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Family demands answers after Memphis Task Force agent kills man at Burger King
The family of a man killed by an officer with the Memphis Safe Task Force is calling for a swift and public accounting of…

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What are the differences between Blackburn and Rose as candidates for Tennessee governor?
This story was originally published by the Nashville Banner. Sign up for their newsletter at nashvillebanner.com/newsletters.It can be hard to separate two members of the same party with nearly identical policy platforms like the frontrunners in Tennessee's Republican gubernatorial primary election. It gets harder to separate them when campaigning happens primarily behind closed doors.

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Hilleary, Garrett leading Republicans in race to succeed Rose in Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District
St. George Marina in Cumberland County can't escape the Tennessee summer heat. In early July, local organizers gathered under a wooden picnic shelter overlooking the water to escape the blazing sun.

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Early voting opens strong in Hamilton County, defying midterm primary trends
Voters on Friday likely set a Hamilton County record for ballots cast on the first day of early voting for a midterm primary, according to the county's election administrator.

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Chattanooga economist upgrades job forecast for region
A local economist has upgraded his forecast for job growth in the Chattanooga region for 2026 and 2027, but he expects President Donald Trump's efforts to revive tariffs could spur further uncertainty.

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Recent ICE killings across the U.S. spur Nashville community members, advocates to call for change
Valerie Araujo doesn't have a common last name.

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Rose primarily self-funding as Blackburn leads governor candidates in donations made by Tennesseans
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn has raised money from over 6,000 Tennesseans, outpacing her Republican gubernatorial rivals U.S. Rep. John Rose and state Rep. Monty Fritts in the number of individual contributions by a wide margin.
