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Policy

Tennessee Judges Dismiss Constitutional Challenge to Voucher Program

A three-judge Tennessee panel dismissed the constitutional challenge to the state’s Education Freedom Scholarship program, preserving 35,000 private-school scholarship seats for the current academic year.

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Politics

Tennessee property-tax amendment targets a future state levy, not local bills

Oct 19, 2026

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Politics

Tennessee early voters weigh constitutional ban on state property tax

Oct 18, 2026

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US

Supreme Court Ruling Puts Freed Tennessee Man at Risk of Return

Oct 12, 2026

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Education

Tennessee Opens Bar Path Beyond ABA-Accredited Law Schools

Oct 6, 2026

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Breaking News

Tennessee Prison Chief Resigns After Second Failed Execution

Oct 3, 2026

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Policy

Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to Tennessee Human-Smuggling Law

Oct 3, 2026

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US

Tennessee Halts Executions as Pike Filing Details Severe Injuries

Oct 3, 2026

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Breaking News

Tennessee Halts 2026 Executions After Two-Dose Injection Failure

Oct 1, 2026

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Breaking News

Supreme Court Lifts Stay in Tennessee’s Christa Pike Execution Case

Sep 30, 2026

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Travel

Dollywood’s Harvest Festival Adds Nightly Dance Parties and Apple Market

Sep 30, 2026

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US

Judge Strikes Election Conditions From Federal Counterterrorism Grants

Sep 29, 2026

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US

Tennessee Graduates 27 Troopers in Highway Patrol’s 100th Class

Sep 26, 2026

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Tech

Tennessee Adds Pesticide Credentials to Mobile Wallets

Sep 25, 2026

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Business

89 Tennessee Counties Keep Unemployment Below 5%

Sep 24, 2026

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Travel

Tennessee Dedicates Dry Branch as 68th State Park

Sep 24, 2026

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Policy

Tennessee Wildlife License Plan Targets $12 Million More Revenue

Sep 23, 2026

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Healthcare

Tennessee Sets Dec. 1 Ceremony for 126-Bed Veterans Home

Sep 23, 2026

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