Tennessee
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Nashvillians support data center regulations at another marathon public hearing
More than 170 Nashvillians spoke in opposition to data center development at Metro Council public hearings on Tuesday at a marathon meeting that stretched into the morning.

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Health insurance giants are fighting efforts to break them up
After years of rampant expansion into nearly every corner of the healthcare system, the biggest insurance conglomerates are confronting new efforts to break up their businesses.

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Census data: Nearly 50K Tennessee households may not have access to air conditioning
As high temperatures and humidity spiked "feels like" temperatures to more than 110 degrees in some areas of Tennessee over the past week, the National Weather Service recommended Tennesseans stay indoors, hydrate and use air conditioning as "fans may not be adequate."

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Former Hamilton County deputy mayor tapped for Chattanooga Airport board
A former deputy Hamilton County mayor will be among the state's appointees to the new Chattanooga Airport board — a panel that is at the center of a lawsuit challenging the Tennessee law that created it.

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Report: Tennesseans living near data centers see bigger jumps in electricity costs
Residents in areas with data centers foot more of the bill for increased electricity costs, according to a new report by nonpartisan think tank Think Tennessee.

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Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County
The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

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Change to Georgia’s ballot QR code bill could steer voting in a new direction
Georgia's ballot QR code crisis is resolved for now, but a late change to an elections bill passed during last month's special session adds a new twist to the question of how future elections across the state will be run.

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‘It’s Real:’ Tennessee Department of Tourist Development launches anti-AI campaign
It's easy to be fooled by AI photos, so in an effort to help Tennessee travelers verify where online photos were taken, the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development has launched its new "It's Real" campaign. It's a program that promises the photos you see on its website — TNVacation.com — are not AI-generated, but the real thing.

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The family of a man shot by the Tennessee National Guard demands release of video
The grandfather of a man who was shot and killed by the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis over the weekend says he wants answers from law enforcement.

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Outpouring of grief as longtime Tennessee lawmaker Jim Tracy dies
Tributes poured in after former state Sen. Jim Tracy, a Shelbyville Republican, died Friday at Alive Hospice in Nashville from cancer. He was 69.
