Tennessee
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Environmentalists: Second attempt at wetlands bill would leave 80% vulnerable to development
A bill that would remove protections from an estimated 80% of Tennessee's wetlands advanced through a Senate committee Wednesday over the objections of several scientists and environmental advocates.
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Bill Lee backs dismantling of education department, contemplates voucher ‘ramp up’
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is all-in on dismantling the U.S. Department of Education and is leaving the door open to use federal funds to support his new school voucher program.
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Grocery tax cuts compete for support in Tennessee legislature
Democrats’ bill goes to ‘summer study;’ Republican to schedule bill for committees
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U.S. Rep. John Rose announces bid for Tennessee governor
U.S. Rep. John Rose, a Republican from Cookeville, announced a bid for Tennessee governor Thursday at the Wilson County Fairgrounds.
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Tennessee bill to criminalize ‘harboring or hiding’ immigrants without legal status advances
A bill making it a crime to harbor or hide individuals without lawful immigration status cleared a Tennessee house subcommittee
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Bill would enable liquor sales at Chattanooga Lookouts stadium until March 2030
Wine and liquor will likely be available to Chattanooga Lookouts fans when the team's new stadium opens in the Southside in 2026.
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Hamilton County ending housing, mental health services program
Hamilton County is ending a program that helped house and treat people with histories of frequent incarceration or hospitalization.
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Tennessee Department of Health bars employees from using preferred pronouns
The Tennessee Department of Health has banned the use of preferred pronouns in staff emails, mirroring similar directives issued by federal agencies in response to orders issued by the Trump administration.
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Lawyers for former Tennessee House Speaker: Feds have evidence to discredit witnesses
Attorneys for former House Speaker Glen Casada and his onetime aide have alleged prosecutors failed to turn over evidence that could cast doubt on the credibility of key witnesses in the corruption charges against them — among them current House Speaker Cameron Sexton.
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Most charges dropped as questions linger around downtown Nashville felony camping arrests
Around 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 15, Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Dajuan Clark was patrolling near Lower Broadway in Nashville when he came across a woman under the pedestrian bridge.
