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Posted: Thursday - Nov. 5, 2009
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Tea Party returns to D.C.
For the second time in two months, Chattanooga Tea Party members have traveled to the nation’s capital to protest domestic policy.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009
Red Bank suspends temporary sign fee
Red Bank city commissioners voted Tuesday to study the town's policy on temporary signs and put in place a 60-day moratorium on the fees businesses incur for displaying them.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009
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Work at VW site drives capital budget increase
A proposed capital improvement budget jumped almost $25 million over a year because of spending for the Enterprise South industrial park and the building of fire departments and sewers in annexed areas, records show.
Posted: Sunday - Oct. 25, 2009
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Littlefield’s big ambitions
Mayor Ron Littlefield has proposed building a services center for the homeless, making the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library a nationally recognized facility, seeing a high-speed rail line to Atlanta become a reality and expanding the city’s boundaries.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 21, 2009
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City drops residential area from annexation
The City Council voted 8-1 Tuesday night on first reading to annex a small area on the side of Lookout Mountain and areas on Hixson Pike.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 20, 2009
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GOP open to Williams return after amends
For Tennessee House Speaker Kent Williams to get back in the good graces of the state GOP will be tough, but not impossible, party chairman Chris Devaney said Monday.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 19, 2009
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On tax equity, it’s the path taken
Though annexation and government consolidation both likely would mean higher taxes for residents in unincorporated Hamilton County areas, there’s one major difference between the two, annexation opponents say.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 15, 2009
Fleischmann reports warchest of $372,000
Chattanooga attorney Chuck Fleischmann, who led Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District race in fundraising last quarter, on Wednesday reported having raised $372,000 between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 14, 2009
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City Council approves annexing 2 more sites
The City Council voted Tuesday night to annex two more areas off Old Lee Highway as the city continues to take in commercial property.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 10, 2009
Corker, Alexander slam health care reform costs
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said in a news release this week that the health care reform bill being debated in the Senate Finance Committee could cost Tennessee $735 million.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 9, 2009
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Health care change pushed
The need for health care reform helped bond both the young and old who filled a back room at the downtown YMCA on Thursday evening.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 7, 2009
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Officials tout phone assistance programs
Hamilton County commissioners and state lawmakers said Tuesday they will support efforts to boost two programs meant to help low-income households obtain telephone service.
Posted: Tuesday - Sept. 29, 2009
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Traffic study to resume on Barton Avenue
The city will conduct one more traffic study on Barton Avenue to determine whether to permanently take down the reversible-lane signals, an official says.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 23, 2009
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City Council passes trimmed budget
Although Chattanooga City Council members had some heartburn about a couple of cuts, the city's budget passed Tuesday night with those cuts intact.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 23, 2009
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Vote on annexation moves city closer to expansion
The City Council took another step toward annexations Tuesday, passing the first reading of proposed areas of annexation in the Cummings Cove, Ramsgate and Big Ridge Road areas.
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Local Politics

Tea Party returns to D.C.
For the second time in two months, Chattanooga Tea Party members have traveled to the nation’s capital to protest ...
Red Bank suspends temporary sign fee
Work at VW site drives capital budget increase
Littlefield’s big ambitions

Regional Politics

Deal touts state over federal emphasis
The Georgia and Tennessee gubernatorial candidates who hail from the Chattanooga area are now both running on a platform ...
Corker, Fleischmann weigh in on elections
Dalton skips vote, will save $11,000
Varnell candidates deny ethics complaint

State Politics

Alexander helps speaker mend fences within GOP
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee’s senior elected Republican, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, said Friday night that when it comes to state ...
Haslam, Gibbons to skip conservative event
‘I believe in term limits’
Watson says he won’t seek Senate seat

National Politics

GOP senators minimize support for health reform
The one GOP "yes" vote Tuesday on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee's health care bill is no predictor of ...
Survey: Rumors about Obama find acceptance among Tennesseans
Hopefuls split on faith factor in race
Frist backs limited requirement to purchase health insurance
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