Tue
Jul 1 2025
08:34 pm
Lee Beaman of Tennessee was nominated for a term expiring May 18, 2030. Mitch Graves of Tennessee, Jeff Hagood of Tennessee and Randall Jones of Alabama were nominated for terms ending May 18, 2029. If confirmed by the Senate, the new appointments will bring the board back to a quorum.
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- Millionaire tax that inspired Mamdani fuels $5.7 billion haul in Massachusetts (1 reply)
- Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker convicted of federal public corruption charges (1 reply)
- GOP dereliction of duty, SNAP must be funded (10 replies)
- Electricity prices are rising (3 replies)
- MAP: See the number of SNAP participants by Tennessee county as benefit lapse looms (2 replies)
- Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme (2 replies)
- Terrible things are happening outside. (5 replies)
- Medicare Advantage: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (1 reply)
- Does Silly Congress care about chaos in cattle market? (4 replies)
- East TN Health Depts. free flu shots today, Oct. 21, 2025 (1 reply)
- Building housing Knox County Democratic Party headquarters up for sale (3 replies)
- Watch how scam victims lose millions to a con with a modern twist (1 reply)
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- 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
- Former Tennessee Speaker Casada, ex-chief of staff reportedly pardoned (TN Lookout)
- Feds form ‘Homeland Security Task Force’ in Nashville, among several other major U.S. cities (TN Lookout)
- Here are airports hit by the FAA pullback on air traffic; 3,300 flights daily to be canceled (TN Lookout)
- Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to retire from Congress (TN Lookout)
- An employee filed a lawsuit against Fayette County Schools. The next day, he was fired. (TN Lookout)
- Private prison operator CoreCivic saw 55% increase in immigration detainee contracts (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Holly Warlick reaches the summit (Knox TN Today)
- Orchid awards + Arbor Day + TVA’s haunted dam ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Wanda Sobieski + Larry Martin + Alexander Haun + Bill Clabough + Bill Powell III ++ (Knox TN Today)
- November is ‘Adopt a Senior Pet Month’: Celebrate with Arlo (Knox TN Today)
- HEADLINES: World & national news to state & local news (Knox TN Today)
- National Hug a Bear Day-Zoo Knoxville has bears (Knox TN Today)
- Roundtop Trail bursts with brilliance (Knox TN Today)
- Knox the Fox: ‘Don’t miss Emily Ann Roberts!’ (Knox TN Today)
- Surviving the Holidays: Free GriefShare event (Knox TN Today)
- Dec. 6 is Fountain City Parade and ‘Christmas in the Park’ (Knox TN Today)
- Dining Duo fills up on donuts (Knox TN Today)
- Tennessee Renewable Energy Economic Council gathers November 13 (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Journey coming to Knoxville on farewell 'Final Frontier' tour (WATE)
- Over 1,800 pounds of trash removed from Melton Hill Lake (WATE)
- $55,000 donated to local charities after Big Kahuna Labor Day festival (WATE)
- Driving track for sheriff's office training may be built on Knox County-owned land (WATE)
- 'Quality of life improvements': Recreation project funding awarded to East TN communities (WATE)
- Meal center praises Cocke County's generosity amid surge in demand due to shutdown (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Chattanooga Now Events - In-Town Gallery New Fall Show! - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga area has eight Tennessee Titans Mr. Football semifinalists - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Tennessee prep football roundup: Area goes 4-9 in playoff games Thursday - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Shhhhh! - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Rubio privately expects Vance to be the 2028 GOP nominee - Politico (US News)
- Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay plan wins shareholder approval - Reuters (Business)
- Flights canceled as government shutdown leaves airlines scrambling to comply with FAA order — live updates - CBS News (Business)
- Flights canceled as government shutdown leaves airlines scrambling to comply with FAA order — live updates - CBS News (US News)
- Judge orders Trump administration to release full SNAP benefits by Friday - The Washington Post (US News)
- Lawsuits Blame ChatGPT for Suicides and Harmful Delusions - The New York Times (Business)
- Futures: Musk Pay Deal OK'd After Indexes Break Key Levels - Investor's Business Daily (Business)
- Multiple people at Joint Base Andrews fall ill after suspicious package delivered with white powder, sources say - CNN (US News)
- Texas sues Roblox for 'putting paedophiles and profits' over safety - BBC (Business)
- Fugitive evaded the law for years, living as a student with the hope of going to MIT - NBC News (US News)
- "Follow her example": Pelosi's retirement reignites Democrats' generational warfare - Axios (US News)
- Cleaning Woman Killed in Indiana Shooting After Arriving at Wrong Home - The New York Times (US News)
- Stock futures edge higher after key AI stocks dive on valuation fears: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- McDonald's managers in UK to get sexual abuse training - BBC (Business)
- UPS plane’s last successful flight was out of BWI, hours before fatal KY crash - Baltimore Sun (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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