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Oct 1 2025
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Discussing:
- Republicans shutdown government to avoid healthcare support (1 reply)
- Study finds Knoxville has the second worst drivers in the US (1 reply)
- Serious Budgeting Yes, Silly Pandering No (1 reply)
- What's that being built near the entrance to Fort Dickerson Park? (8 replies)
- Tennessee hospitals will hurt if GOP has its way (4 replies)
- U.S. HUD speaks out against the people (1 reply)
- It's Biden's fault (1 reply)
- Trump wouldn't call Minnesota governor after Democrat was slain but now blames him for raised flags (1 reply)
- Denso unveils pavillion in Maryville (1 reply)
- Ex-CDC Directors are worried and say it well (4 replies)
- Jobs numbers worst since 2020 pandemic (1 reply)
- Tennessee training MAGAs of tomorrow (4 replies)
TN Progressive
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- Report on Blount County, TN, No Kings event (BlountViews)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
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- Lee's Fried Chicken in Alcoa closed (BlountViews)
- Alcoa, Hall Rd. Corridor Study meeting, July 30, 2024 (BlountViews)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
- Chef steals food to serve at restaurant? (BlountViews)
TN Politics
- Knox County drops criminal charges for pro-Palestinian protesters at University of Tennessee (TN Lookout)
- Trump cancels blue-state projects, trolls Dems on social media as shutdown drags on (TN Lookout)
- Trump endorses Van Epps in Middle Tennessee U.S House race, Reeves drops out (TN Lookout)
- Renewal of health subsidies backed by big majorities in poll, including Trump voters (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee governor takes AG’s altered advice on Guard deployment (TN Lookout)
- Independent groups have spent $2.5 million in the Middle Tennessee U.S. House primary (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Soccer victorious, volleyball takes win streak on road (plus softball and basketball) (Knox TN Today)
- Treasures & Tales: Tortilla press (Knox TN Today)
- HEADLINES: World & national news to state & local antique festival (Knox TN Today)
- Boo! at the Zoo coming for three weekends (Knox TN Today)
- Mini Food City opens at Muse Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- Knox the Fox going to Downtown Knoxville with return of Wicked Cool in October (Knox TN Today)
- Smokies during shutdown + 5 river cleanups + KKB orchid nominees ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Harrington hikes three trails in bloom (Knox TN Today)
- Howloween Pooch Parade & Pet Expo ahead (Knox TN Today)
- Solar Gardens progress at Crawford House Solar+Storage site (Knox TN Today)
- Scottish Stare (Knox TN Today)
- Vacay days in New England (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- City of Sevierville cancels remainder of 'Slammedenuff' due to safety concerns (WATE)
- 'I was so excited' Great Smoky Mountains National Park fully reopens (WATE)
- Mascot man charged after road rage shooting in Knox County (WATE)
- WATE Player of the Week: Halls' Jarrell Chandler (WATE)
- Knoxville tattoo shop owner recounts fleeing business as fire broke out at shopping center (WATE)
- ‘Friday Frenzy Live’ Week 7: East TN high school whip-around coverage (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- What to know after Hamas welcomes US peace plan for Gaza - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- International journalists visit Gaza City under the supervision of Israel's army - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Opinion: Medicaid cuts punish Georgia’s disabled citizens. Here’s one family’s story - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Medal of Honor Celebration honors former Defense secretary in Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- 'There will start to be layoffs' if Trump decides shutdown talks have stalled, Hassett says - CNBC (US News)
- Bitcoin Rises to a Record as ‘Debasement’ Trade Spurs Risk Rally - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- OPEC+ opts for modest oil output hike as glut fears mount - Reuters (Business)
- Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland, Oregon - AP News (US News)
- Why Delaying Your Social Security Benefits May Not Make Sense - The Wall Street Journal (Business)
- Gunmen kill 2, injure 12 in a shootout in a crowd in Alabama capital city’s downtown - CNN (US News)
- US Supreme Court girds for culture wars with LGBT, guns and race cases - Reuters (US News)
- Sharpie Found a Way to Make Pens More Cheaply—By Manufacturing Them in the U.S. - The Wall Street Journal (Business)
- Federal tactics on protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump - Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB (US News)
- Not All National Parks Remain Open in the Shutdown. Here’s What to Know. - The New York Times (US News)
- 63-year-old bankrupt retail chain closes all stores permanently - TheStreet (Business)
- The government shutdown hasn't stopped the stock market. Here's what may. - NBC News (Business)
- Hegseth fires Navy chief of staff - upi.com (US News)
- The New Age of Entrepreneurship: 70 to 79 - The Wall Street Journal (Business)
- US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies - Reuters (US News)
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The Trump administration is
The Trump administration is preparing a plan that will make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments...
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officials are considering eliminating age as a factor entirely or raising the threshold to age 60...
When ACA open enrollment opens on Nov. 1, millions of young adults will discover that their already difficult economic situations may get much worse in the new year. Premiums are set to skyrocket, roughly doubling on average, for the 24 million people enrolled in plans under the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces. That is, unless Democrats get their way in the fight over the government shutdown, which hinges on health care access and affordability.
Enhanced tax credits work by further lowering the share of income ACA Marketplace enrollees pay for a plan. For example, with the enhanced tax credits in place, an individual making $28,000 will pay no more than around 1% ($325) of their annual income towards a benchmark plan. If the enhanced tax credits expire, this same individual would pay nearly 6% of their income ($1,562 annually) towards a benchmark plan in 2026. In other words, if the enhanced tax credits expire, this individual would experience an increase of $1,238 in their annual premium payments net of the tax credit.