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Tennessee set to execute its only female death row inmate
(The Center Square) – Christa Pike was 18 years old when she was charged in the 1995 death of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville.
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Pearson, Taylor differ on data center policy
(The Center Square) – The two candidates vying to be the next congressman from Tennessee's 9th Congressional District have different views on a data center moratorium under consideration by the Memphis City Council.
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Tennessee woman sues Taylor Farms over tainted Taco Bell lettuce
(Legal Newsline) — A Tennessee woman has filed a federal lawsuit against two Taylor Farms companies, alleging she contracted a parasitic infection after eating shredded iceberg lettuce at a Taco Bell restaurant in Hannibal, during a multistate Cyclospora outbreak.
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Lawsuit filed over open records request
(The Center Square) – Two organizations are challenging the Tennessee School Board Association's claims that it is no longer subject to Tennessee's public records law.
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Fuel taxes continue to decline as transportation costs increase
(The Center Square) – Funding road construction and improvements with fuel taxes is becoming an outdated method, one economist says, and two Tennessee lawmakers are looking at alternative revenue sources.
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Two charged in connection with $1M misappropriation of college funds
(The Center Square) – Two former employees of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Elizabethton, are charged with theft and other offenses in connection with the misappropriation of more than $1 million.
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Family slows proposed Tennessee data center project
(The Center Square) – An east Tennessee family said Friday they are asking Cleveland officials to delay action on a proposed data center project.
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ICE expands operations in Tennessee as major arrests are made
(The Center Square) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expanding partnerships with local law enforcement in Tennessee resulting in major arrests of violent criminals.
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Concerns over Tennessee property taxes could lead to special session
(The Center Square) – Tennessee does not have a statewide property tax, and voters will be able to permanently ensure that one is never implemented in November, but their recourse when it comes to local property taxes is limited.
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A year after National Guard deployment, opinions on task force mixed
(The Center Square) – A year after President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding that deployed the National Guard to Memphis and led to a task force, legal challenges are ongoing as federal and state officials tout statistics showing a reduction in crime.
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