Tennessee
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Tennessee House Republicans commend Speaker for ‘uncovering’ Casada-Cothren scheme
Responding to guilty verdicts in Tennessee's political corruption trial, House Republicans are lauding Speaker Cameron Sexton for alerting federal authorities to a secret political vendor and cooperating with them to get a conviction.
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Applications for Tennessee’s first universal private school voucher program exceed spots
The volume of applications for the state's new universal private school voucher program already outnumbers the total scholarships available.
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Now on death watch, Oscar Smith spends his final days before execution in isolation
Sometime on May 8, two weeks before his scheduled execution, Oscar Smith was moved away from the other men on death row and into almost complete isolation.
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Fleischmann urges House leaders to invite pope to address Congress
A Tennessee congressman is hoping U.S. House leaders will invite Pope Leo XIV to address Congress.
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McKee Foods heads to appeal court against state
A Tennessee state commissioner is taking McKee Foods, the maker of Little Debbie snack cakes, to a federal appeals court to defend the state's ability to limit the powers of prescription drug middlemen.
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Data could be next battle in Tennessee’s unauthorized student ban
Tennessee state Sen. Bo Watson wants to eject undocumented children from classrooms. But first, he needs their data.
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Lamps, tattoos and pool services: See the business licenses issued in Hamilton County last week
New business licenses issued May 5-9, as provided by the Hamilton County Clerk's Office.
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Less than half of nearly 200 arrested in Nashville ICE operation had criminal history
The federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on Tuesday trumpeted the results of the recent operation that incited outrage, panic and confusion around Nashville.
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Defense claims Casada, Cothren broke no laws
Defense attorneys tried to poke holes Monday in the corruption case against a former Tennessee House speaker and his ex-top aide, saying they were starting a small political consulting company and simply made mistakes.
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Nashville police whistleblower indicted for allegedly stealing and leaking documents
The former Metro Nashville Police Department lieutenant who went public as a whistleblower against the department last year was arrested Tuesday on two criminal indictments accusing him of illegally accessing and taking internal files and other documents.
