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Tenn. lawmakers work without pay today Nashville Tennessean
The state Senate and House are back at work trying to pass sweeping changes to the lottery scholarship program and the state budget.
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Lottery scholarship GPA continues to snarl House, Senate Nashville Tennessean
Sweeping legislation that includes loosening requirements for students to maintain lottery-funded scholarships passed the Senate on Wednesday but a dispute with the House means it is likely headed for a conference committee.
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Republican leaders criticize video Nashville Tennessean
Tennessee's top two Republican officeholders have criticized the state Republican Party for an online video that attacks the wife of a Democratic presidential candidate.
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Deal lowers HOPE scholarship standard Nashville Tennessean
Legislators reached a compromise Tuesday that will allow more Tennessee college students to keep their lottery scholarships, but were unable to reach a consensus and pass the bill.
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Sheriff orders internal affairs probe of suspended counsel The Knoxville News Sentinel
Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones said this afternoon his office will investigate the circumstances of the suspension of the law license of attorney Carleton E. “Butch” Bryant, who also represents the Sheriff’s Office.
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Mayor wants wider inquiry The Knoxville News Sentinel
Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale says he'll pay nearly $5,000 in questionable purchasing-card charges, but he said he would like an investigation into the use of the cards extended to every other county employee.
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Jurors ponder Ford's fate in bribery case The Memphis Commercial Appeal
Federal court jurors resumed efforts this morning to determine whether former City Council member Edmund Ford Sr. was a politician for sale or an innocent victim of an unscrupulous government informant.
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Grand jury subpoenas city schools' food center records, employees The Memphis Commercial Appeal
A rare state grand jury probe has been opened to investigate abuse in Memphis City Schools’ food operations.
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Board backs 10.7-cent tax hike for school growth Murfreesboro Daily News Journal
The Rutherford County Board of Education approved a $235.1 million budget request Monday that will require a 10.7-cent tax increase to operate schools next year.
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The worst city in America? Nashville Tennessean
Montgomery County officials were quick Tuesday to come to the defense of their community, after a report was released by Best Life magazine calling Clarksville the worst city in the nation to raise a family.
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