Tennessee
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Prepared not scared. Dedicated volunteers in Nashville relay calm, straight-talk info during storms
Anyone who has watched an episode of “9-1-1: Nashville” could be forgiven for thinking the city is constantly beset by tornadoes that turn outdoor concerts into scenes of carnage and blow scooter-riding tourists onto the tops of water towers.
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Like NASCAR or Dennis Quaid? You might be hearing from Marsha Blackburn on Facebook
Republican candidates for Tennessee governor, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and U.S. Rep. John Rose, R-Cookeville, spent a combined $80,000 on Facebook campaign ads in the past three months.
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State leaders make appointments to Chattanooga Airport board amid legal challenge
A three-judge panel may decide whether the state is temporarily barred from reappointing most of the members of the Chattanooga Airport's board of directors while a lawsuit works its way through the courts.
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Tennessee’s emergency management agency becomes standalone state department
Tennessee's emergency management services are now housed in a new state department: the Tennessee Emergency Management Authority.
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Summer food program for West Tennessee kids could distribute twice as many meals this year
A program providing meals to children in West Tennessee during summer months is on track to deliver roughly double the number of meals it distributed last year.
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Jonesborough, Tennessee, has a uranium problem
Promise of jobs, economic development not enough for rural community that wants more safety checks
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The FBI is directing hundreds of analysts to its probe of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election
The FBI has asked its field offices across the country to dedicate more than 200 staffers to its investigation of the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County.
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New state law expected to increase patient access to Georgia’s medical cannabis program
A new state law that took effect Wednesday fundamentally changed Georgia's medical cannabis program.
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Tennessee reading scores are up, but progress is uneven as students get older
Nearly 45% of Tennessee third graders met or exceeded expectations on the state's reading assessment this year, but those early literacy gains fade as students advance through middle school.
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Georgia’s food benefit payment errors could cost the state millions of dollars — but not quite yet
Georgia could be on the hook to pay millions of dollars to maintain a key food assistance program if the state doesn't drastically reduce its payment error rates, thanks to changes implemented under last summer's federal budget reconciliation bill.
