Tennessee
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Daughter of former Rhea County executive who died in prison files lawsuit
Lawyers for the family of former Rhea County Executive George Thacker, who died in federal custody in December 2022 while serving a wire fraud sentence, have filed suit in U.S. District Court alleging negligence on the part of the government.
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Tennessee, local governments will forgo sales taxes on $4.5 billion nuclear facility
Tennessee officials hailed a uranium enrichment facility deal for East Tennessee in 2024 but months later exempted the project from sales taxes, forcing local governments to forgo untold revenue from the multibillion-dollar project in a move that caught some leaders off guard.
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Tennessee contests disabling an inmate’s heart device at a hospital on execution day
A judge’s order to take a Tennessee death row inmate to the hospital on the morning of his execution so doctors can deactivate his heart-regulating implant would cause “chaos,” state attorneys said in an appeal.
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How to save money during Tennessee’s sales tax holiday
Between and 12:01 a.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Tennesseans can buy certain clothing, school supplies and computers tax free.
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Tennessee judge gives state leeway on deactivating inmate’s heart-regulating device before execution
A Tennessee judge ruled on Tuesday that the state can deactivate a death-row inmate's implanted heart-regulating device at a hospital on the morning of his execution, rather than bringing a doctor or technician into the execution chamber.
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Hamilton likely to drop to fifth-largest county in Tennessee
Hamilton County is likely to lose its spot as Tennessee's fourth-most populous county within the next five years, according to a state analysis.
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Unions warn Trump administration not to try selling TVA: ‘Hands off’
The federal utility’s 17 labor partners are a powerful lobbying force
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In-N-Out owner Snyder says she is moving from California to Tennessee
For more than 75 years, In-N-Out Burger has been a pillar of California fast-food culture, its Double-Doubles and palm tree logos becoming fixtures of the West Coast landscape.
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The push to take over Memphis-Shelby County Schools isn’t over, state lawmakers say
The two Republican lawmakers who introduced bills this spring to change who controls Memphis-Shelby County Schools say the push for a state takeover isn't finished.
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Nashville police identified a woman murdered 40 years ago — dozens remain unknown
In November 1987, the tenant of a Charlotte Avenue home made a horrifying discovery — the skeletal remains of two women were buried just beneath the dirt floor of the crawl space.
