Tennessee
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What you need to know about Tennessee’s hemp ban
Tennessee's near-total THCa ban goes into effect on Wednesday, after a yearslong effort to ban certain hemp products that are currently available in retail stores across the state.
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Tennessee taxpayers could end up covering cost of federal food benefits
Tennessee could be on the hook for tens of millions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding next year unless the state improves how it manages the program.
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Chattanooga leaders hope to attract more outdoor recreation companies
In 2025, a bike manufactured by a Chattanooga company carried Danish athlete Kristian Høgenhaug to a record-breaking time — 3 hours, 52 minutes, 10 seconds — in the cycling part of the Ironman triathlon in Frankfurt, Germany.
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Georgia blueberry growers tackle busy season after irregular weather
As Georgia's blueberry season reaches full swing, Linda Smith, the owner of Heritage Hill Farm in Ludowici, is realizing her normal advice to customers is no longer valid.
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Despite polling in single digits, Republican candidate for governor Monty Fritts maintains he will win
Far more than 5% of the nearly 500 attendees at the Hamilton County Republican Party fundraiser wore stickers supporting Tennessee state Rep. Monty Fritts, R-Kingston, in his run for governor. The support on display differs from a May poll of Republican primary candidates.
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Tennessee officials seek public input on state park at McDonald Farm
Community members have the opportunity to provide input on the new state park at McDonald Farm at a July open house.
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More pharmacy benefits managers file lawsuits against Tennessee over ownership bill
Express Scripts and the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association each filed separate lawsuits against the state of Tennessee this month over legislation that bans a pharmacy benefits manager from owning a pharmacy.
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Nashville Planning Commission advances data center bills ahead of council public hearing
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Georgia delays change to its vote-counting system
Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia signed legislation late Thursday delaying a major change to the state’s election system that had threatened to cause chaos in the November midterm elections.
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Chattanooga Times Free Press publisher joins lawsuit against OpenAI, Microsoft
WEHCO Newspapers Inc., publisher of the Chattanooga Times Free Press, has joined 33 other plaintiffs in a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, arguing that the technology companies "systematically and willfully stole copyrighted news articles" and used that content to train and build commercial artificial intelligence products.
