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Hakeem calls GOP decision to remove Tennessee House Dems from committees intimidation
It's an attempt to intimidate representatives and the communities they represent, but it didn't work, Tennessee House Rep. Yusuf Hakeem, D-Chattanooga, said about last week's decision to remove all members of the House Democratic Caucus from their committee assignments.
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Energy bills keep rising. These candidates in Georgia say they can help
Ten candidates are vying for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission in Tuesday's primary.
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Here’s where each suit against Tennessee’s redistricting stands
Since the state legislature passed the new congressional maps on May 7, the final day of the three-day special session, four lawsuits have been filed in state and federal courts challenging various aspects of that effort.
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Who’s running in Tennessee’s new 2026 U.S. Congress races
After a last-minute redrawing of Tennessee's U.S. House map, the one-week qualifying deadline for the races ended Friday, leading to a new slate of candidates.
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Election officials move quickly to adjust districts for August primary in Tennessee
Administrators in counties affected by Tennessee's congressional redistricting are working quickly to adjust voter rolls on a tight timeline before the Aug. 6 primary election.
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Georgia Supreme Court candidates are running in a nonpartisan race. But it doesn’t sound like it
Nonpartisan elections like those held for the state Supreme Court race don't usually attract much attention in Georgia.
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In Tennessee, people facing execution are neither seen nor heard
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Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen ending campaign after redraw of his Memphis district
Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee announced Friday that he is ending his bid for reelection, his career upended by the redistricting battles that are sweeping the country after last month's Supreme Court decision.
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Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia's bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives.
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A U.S. Senate candidate says foreign truckers are making America’s roads unsafe. His own truckers have caused harm
A Georgia congressman running for one of the country's most competitive U.S. Senate seats has vowed in social media posts and interviews to make America's roads safer — by taking commercial driver's licenses away from noncitizens.
