Sam Stockard
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Beale Street businesses ride out Memphis law enforcement surge | Chattanooga Times Free Press (opens the original)
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A year after a coalition of law enforcement agencies converged on Memphis, conducting widespread traffic stops and roundups, Beale Street businesses are struggling to stay afloat as customers avoid the historic downtown area. Although several factors are believed to be involved in the slowdown, some local leaders say the Tennessee National Guard's deployment is part of the problem, while others believe the military presence is helping quell crime.
Nashville lawmaker proposes pause on data center tax exemptions | Chattanooga Times Free Press (opens the original)
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A Nashville Democrat is pushing a three-year freeze on state tax breaks for data centers along with requirements for the Tennessee Department of Revenue to report the amount of money the state is losing. Rep. Aftyn Behn said Tuesday she will file legislation for the 2027 session prohibiting the state from issuing tax exemptions for three years, allowing time for the department to track the annual cost, disclose the facilities that hold certificates for exemptions and report on compliance and rev
Tennessee Republican balks at nuclear campus, waste storage | Chattanooga Times Free Press (opens the original)
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An East Tennessee Republican lawmaker is challenging the governor's support for bringing a massive nuclear facility to East Tennessee, saying the risk of storing nuclear waste is greater than any economic benefits. State Rep. Ed Butler of Rickman sent a letter to Gov. Bill Lee on Aug. 10 expressing his opposition to using Tennessee for nuclear waste storage, based in part on "extreme concern" from constituents in and surrounding House District 41, which covers Overton and Morgan counties and por
Metro Nashville joins lawsuit claiming feds withheld millions | Chattanooga Times Free Press (opens the original)
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Metro Nashville filed suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in federal court, claiming the Trump administration withheld tens of millions of dollars for anti-terrorism efforts unless states and local governments adopted certain election-system policies to check citizenship. Metro joined Harris County and El Paso County, both in Texas, and the city of Columbus, Ohio in saying they lost 20% of their federal Homeland Security allotment for not using a national citizenship verificati
Tennessee death row inmate seeks replacement of physician in charge of botched execution | Chattanooga Times Free Press (opens the original)
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A death row inmate is asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to replace the physician in charge of a botched execution in May or appoint a special master to consider his claim that a scheduled Aug. 13 execution could be unconstitutional. In a Monday Chancery Court filing, attorneys for inmate Darrell Hines cited the risk of extreme pain and suffering if the state uses the same doctor who was in charge when the state tried and failed to execute Tony Carruthers in May. The move comes after a Davidson
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