By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A voucher-like proposal has split the Tennessee House and Senate as lawmakers wrestle over the details in this year's top legislative issue. The Senate on Thursday advanced legislation limiting Gov. Bill…
The legislation is purposely designed to directly conflict with the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision
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Trump looks to toughen immigration policy The White House will not allow senior Trump adviser Stephen Miller, the architect of the administration's latest immigration overhaul and Homeland Security reorganization, to testify before the House Oversight Committee. Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings…
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday said it is time to move past special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation and "get on with the business of America." Sessions urged confidence in the system during a lecture at Amherst College,…
Legislation to restore voting rights to convicted felons except murderers and felony sex offenders has passed the Florida House. The Republican-dominated House voted 71-45 Wednesday for the bill that would implement a constitutional amendment approved by voters last November. The…
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - It's the gas station at 200 Browns Ferry Road that Tennessee Department of Health officials said Wednesday that an East Tennessee person with measles visited on April 11th. "They told us that if you've had the…
He wants Hamilton County to commit a million dollars a year from the Hotel/Motel tax
“Dealing with this debt has been a tough chapter in our shared journey"
Police say they found more than $1,600 worth of merchandise from the store.
6 people arrested in 3 raids on Tuesday.
260 workers will either have to move or lose their jobs
Facebook "unintentionally uploaded" user data Facebook's costs jumped by $3 billion in the first three months of the year as the company deals with an ongoing Federal Trade Commission investigation into the social network's privacy practices. Facebook said on Wednesday…
U.S. measles cases in 2019 have climbed to their highest level in 25 years in a resurgence largely attributed to misinformation that is turning parents against vaccines. New York City health officials on Wednesday reported 61 new cases since late…
The window of infection begins at 5:54 on April 11th for about two hours.
The Florida House passed a high-profile Republican bill Wednesday requiring local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and banning so-called "sanctuary city" policies that shield immigrants who are arrested. After hours of debate over two days, the…
Bill Dawson, the last living member of the first-ever U.S. Navy SEAL team, celebrated his 94th birthday earlier this month, and CBS News visited him to hear stories that only he can tell. Dawson is now in a wheelchair and he…
Victims include people in Tennessee & Georgia
President Trump expressed rare agreement with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive star in the Democratic Party often criticized by Republicans, tweeting Wednesday that Ocasio-Cortez was "correct" to praise the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). He did, however, qualify his agreement…
Three injured, but none of the wounds were life threatening.
Health officials say the contagious person stopped at a local convenience store on April 11th so you could have been exposed.
SODDY DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Our students see them every day, roaming the halls and keeping their school safe. But a school resource officer is more than just a badge. Sequoyah High is a small family of 348 students. Hamilton…
