Tennessee
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Carr backs businessman Rick Jackson in Georgia’s GOP runoff for governor
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, whose unsuccessful run for governor ended last week when he finished fourth in the Republican primary, has endorsed wealthy healthcare executive Rick Jackson.
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Newsom seeks to shield California elections from federal interference before Tuesday primary
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday that aims to shield California elections from federal interference, saying he expected President Donald Trump's administration to try to meddle in the midterms this year.
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Millions of people have been placed in new voting districts. Here’s where the redistricting stands
A frenzied redistricting effort ahead of the November elections has reshaped congressional voting districts for millions of Americans — and it isn't over yet.
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Knox County Schools takes ‘Roots’ off banned book list, restores to libraries
An East Tennessee school district has reversed its ban on “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alex Haley, after weeks of community backlash, board member pressure and statewide criticism, all unfolding in the same city where a 13-foot bronze statue of Haley has stood for nearly three decades.
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South Carolina Senate rejects Trump’s call to redraw congressional map for midterm elections
President Donald Trump's push to reshape congressional districts ahead of the November elections suffered a double setback Tuesday, as South Carolina senators declined to do so and a federal court blocked a Republican-backed map in Alabama.
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California is Chattanooga’s top source of new out-of-state migrants, paper says
Although many new Chattanooga residents still come from elsewhere in Tennessee, California has been the Scenic City's largest out-of-state source of transplants over a five-year period.
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Northwest Georgia voters fall behind in participation
Turnout in Northwest Georgia lagged behind record statewide turnout Tuesday during Georgia's primary elections, according to unofficial data from the Secretary of State's office.
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Tennessee governor signs Memphis schools takeover into law
Gov. Bill Lee has signed legislation that will give political appointees sweeping authority over Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
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Three-judge panel to rule on NAACP challenge of redrawn Tennessee district map
A panel of three Tennessee judges will soon decide whether the state's General Assembly overstepped its authority when members repealed a law preventing mid-decade redistricting and changed rules for the 2026 congressional election during a special legislative session.
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Judge dismisses criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, finding that the Justice Department’s pursuit of criminal charges was designed to punish him for challenging his mistaken deportation to El Salvador last year.
