Thu
Jul 18 2024
09:07 pm
The Volunteer State got another "F" for livability in the annual CNBC survey due to poor health care, lack of inclusiveness and high crime.
Tennessee ranked one of the worst states to live in the country
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TN Politics
- Trump pick for Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth, grilled at lengthy confirmation hearing (TN Lookout)
- Trump would have been convicted on election interference charges, says special counsel (TN Lookout)
- U.S. Senate moves ahead with immigration bill expanding detention for theft, shoplifting (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee Building Commission approves new Moccasin Bend Mental Health facility minus the site (TN Lookout)
- U.S. Senate hearing on Interior nominee postponed until Thursday (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee House could consider 10-bill limit as part of 2025 rules (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
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- Whitney Lee is new FHS assistant athletic director (Knox TN Today)
- Grace Christian Academy: Open House 1/26/25 (Knox TN Today)
- A Tale of Two Cities: From Viareggio back to Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- Lady Vols secure much-needed SEC road win (Knox TN Today)
- Hello 2025, from Muse Knoxville +++ (Knox TN Today)
- How it began (Knox TN Today)
- Crayola crayons: Bane or necessity (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Girl's flag football grows in popularity as Vine Middle School prepares to take on Halls Middle School Tuesday (WBIR)
- South Knoxville residents look to the future as pedestrian bridge project moves forward (WATE)
- BCSO: 6th person arrested for animal cruelty after 12 dogs and 13 cats rescued from Blount Co. home (WBIR)
- Downtown Middlesboro fire leaves hundreds without power on Tuesday night, warming centers open to help those in need (WBIR)
- Knoxville warming center in need of new heating system amid frigid temperatures (WATE)
- Lenoir City woman receives unwanted credit card after free vacation offer (WATE)
- Federal appeals court allows Tennessee's porn site age verification law to go into effect (WBIR)
- Knoxville crews used more than 36,400 gallons of brine on city roads during recent snowstorm (WBIR)
- Tennessee bill would launch program to build, repair sidewalks near schools (WATE)
- Tennessee faces lawsuit over delays in processing SNAP benefits (WBIR)
- Gov. Lee orders flags be raised to full-staff for Trump inauguration (WATE)
- Search suspended for wanted suspect in Loudon County (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
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- Chattanooga Airport hits record passenger mark in 2024 - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Asia markets mostly fall as investors assess U.S. inflation data, Japan business sentiment - CNBC (Business)
- JPMorgan Chase is set to report fourth-quarter earnings – here’s what the Street expects - CNBC (Business)
- US to Push TSMC and Samsung to Tighten Flow of Chips to China - Bloomberg (Business)
- House votes to ban transgender students from girls’ sports - The Washington Post (US News)
- SEC Charges Elon Musk With “Ill-Gotten Gains” From Late Disclosure Of Initial Twitter Investment - Deadline (Business)
- Los Angeles wildfires live updates: Firefighters prepare for extreme fire weather as sharp winds descend - The Associated Press (US News)
- Joni Ernst Says She Will Vote to Confirm Pete Hegseth - The New York Times (US News)
- Zuckerberg plans Meta layoffs as company culls ‘low performers’ faster - The Washington Post (Business)
- What we learned from the Trump Jan. 6 report by special counsel Jack Smith - The Washington Post (US News)
- Michelle Obama won't attend Trump's second inauguration - Axios (US News)
- US Inflation Data to Remain Firm, Feeding Fears of Higher Rates - Bloomberg (Business)
- No such thing as a free toilet: Starbucks reverses open bathroom policy - NPR (Business)
- Minnesota House Democrats to file lawsuit to Supreme Court arguing GOP speaker election unlawful - Minnesota Reformer (US News)
- Trump says he will create an ‘External Revenue Service’ agency to collect tariff income - Federal News Network (US News)
- Rep. Dustin Burrows voted Texas House speaker in blow to insurgent GOP movement - The Texas Tribune (US News)
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To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
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