Tennessee
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One week later, Nashville utility still answering questions about response to winter storm
As the remnants of a historic winter storm slowly melted, tens of thousands of Nashville residents remained without power.
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Mayor Tim Kelly says feds using ‘short-sighted lens’ to choose new courthouse site
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly said it's stunning that the General Services Administration is still insisting on putting a new federal courthouse on a site near Vine Street despite local opposition — including from U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee pushes to double private-school tuition grants
Despite planning to cut the state budget, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is proposing a 100% increase in the number of private school tuition grants, even as lawmakers say the state is building an unsustainable entitlement program.
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Nashville faith groups host vigil outside Homeland Security office
Several dozen people bundled in colorful coats, hats and scarves crowded the street in front of the Department of Homeland Security field office in Nashville on Friday to pray.
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Freezing and afraid to leave: Nashville immigrants hunker down in frigid homes
As tens of thousands in Nashville woke up Saturday to a seventh straight day without power after a deadly ice storm, one group of bundled-up volunteers fanned out to knock on doors.
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Blackburn convened meeting to discuss courthouse relocation
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., made a visit to Chattanooga earlier this month to discuss the relocation of the city's federal courthouse with local government and corporate stakeholders.
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With landfills filling up, Tennessee legislature once again looks at recycling bills
Tennessee's slow uptake of recycling is costing the state — in economic opportunity and dwindling landfill space — according to multiple presentations to the state's newly formed Solid Waste Task Force.
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Trump approves emergency funding for Tennessee winter storm fallout
In the wake of a massive winter storm that rolled across Tennessee, covering the state with a glaze of ice and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power, President Donald Trump on Saturday approved a request for emergency aid.
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Fleischmann uses earmarks to make sure funds for Chickamauga lock project keep up with rising costs
Originally authorized about 20 years ago at a cost of $267 million, the final price tag for replacing the Chickamauga lock has grown to an estimated $1.57 billion, according to an industry organization. That's a nearly sixfold increase.
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Parkridge must convince state panel of need for another ER in Bradley County
Parkridge Health System will go before a state panel Wednesday to make a case for its application to build Bradley County's first freestanding emergency room as local competitors oppose the plan.
