Tennessee
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Chattanooga mayor blasts state bill that would reconstitute airport board
Mayor Tim Kelly has bashed a state bill that he said would take control of the Chattanooga Airport away from local officials.
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Tennessee selects company to steer state’s first smart road pilot in West Tennessee
A stretch of Tennessee highway between Memphis and BlueOval City will host a pilot project evaluating autonomous freight technologies, and the state's transportation department has selected a Washington, D.C.-based company to lead the way.
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Tennessee Republicans could shoehorn immigration tracking into tuition grant expansion bill
Tennessee Republicans are maneuvering to tie student immigration status to public school funding through a series of amendments to a private school tuition grant expansion bill, as the prognosis for other student-tracking bills worsens, quietly merging two of the legislature's biggest issues.
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Tennessee Senate adopts non-citizen jobs, benefits bills
The Tennessee Senate passed two measures Monday designed to keep undocumented immigrants from working for state and local governments and receiving benefits.
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Tennessee city didn’t win Boring Co. contest, but may still partner to bury utility lines
None of the three Tennessee cities that made it to the final round of The Boring Co.'s contest for a free mile-long tunnel made the final cut, but one city is still in talks with the company about a potential solution to bury utility lines.
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CVS could keep pharmacies open under Tennessee reform bill, local pharmacists say
A Tennessee bill that CVS Health has claimed would force it to close all its pharmacies in the state would not require such closures — and would create a more even playing field, said local independent pharmacists in Chattanooga.
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BBB offers tips to avoid tax preparer pitfalls
As tax deadlines approach, the pressure to "just get it done" can push even the most organized filers into rushed decisions.
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Many ACA customers are paying higher premiums. Most blame Trump and Republicans, poll finds
Most people who get their health coverage through the Affordable Care Act say they face sharply higher costs, with many worried they will have to pare back other expenses to cover them, according to a poll released this month.
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Tennessee virtual schools under scrutiny by state
Tennessee Virtual Academy is also under scrutiny by the State Board of Education and was summoned for an "accountability hearing" on Thursday, due to two consecutive years of "F" ratings from the state.
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Tennessee bill targeting immigrant students hits snag with sponsors at odds
More than a year after the bill squeaked by in a Senate floor vote, Sen. Bo Watson, R-North Chattanooga, pushed his own bill back to the Calendar and Rules Committee on Thursday, sending dueling versions of a controversial immigration schools bill into a tailspin.
