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29 min ago | WMC-TV Memphis

Mixed reactions from Mid-South on new school security bill

At the Memphis Education Association, Union president Keith Williams said he is unnerved by the thought of guns on a school campus.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., US Governors, Tennessee

4 hrs ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

Chris Devaney: Haslam leading state to a better future

On a chilly evening in January 2012, Gov. Bill Haslam took the dais in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

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Related Topix: Tennessee, Tennessee Government, US Governors

Fri May 17, 2013

WMC-TV Memphis

Man accused of attempting to kidnap 74-year-old woman appears in court

It is possible teachers could be packing heat in some Mid-South school districts after Governor Bill Haslam signed a new school security bill into law Thursday.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., US Governors

New York Daily News

The terrible price of ag-gag laws

When the "pink slime" scandal exploded online last March, Iowa Gov. Terry Brandstad called a press conference.

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Related Topix: Life, Beef, Food, Meat, US Governors, Pennsylvania, Agriculture, Science, Opinion

WTVF Nashville

Capitol View Commentary: Friday, May 17, 2013

GAG VETO; GONE FISHING; TAG TEAM; PILOT FLYING J UPDATE; NIXONIAN; A SPECIAL INSIDE POLITICS; PERSONAL REFLECTIONS; FOLLOW UPS; BEING CONSISTENT For only the second time in his two-plus years as Governor, Bill Haslam has vetoed a bill passed by the Tennessee General Assembly.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Animal Rights, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US Politics, US News, Lamar Alexander, US Senate, Republican, Nashville, TN

WATE-TV Knoxville

SUV trailing Gov. Haslam's vehicle damaged by gate

According to the Knoxville Police Department, the Wendy's on Kingston Pike near Gallaher View Road was robbed around 9:30 p.m. According to the Knoxville Police Department, the Wendy's on Kingston Pike near Gallaher View Road was robbed around 9:30 p.m. Thursday.

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Nooga.com

Gov. Bill Haslam signs bills geared at school security, tax reduction

Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill into law that will allow teachers with law enforcement training to carry weapons in classrooms.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Newtown, CT

WKRN

SUV trailing governor's vehicle damaged by gate

Surveillance video obtained by The Tennessean shows the vehicle carrying Gov. Bill Haslam passing safely through the gate, but a GMC Denali trailing the governor's car didn't make it.

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Related Topix: Tennessee, US Governors

Thu May 16, 2013

WATE-TV Knoxville

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Authorities are praising new metal detectors that prevented a man from walking into the Morgan County courthouse with a weapon in his back-pocket. Authorities are praising new metal detectors that prevented a man from walking into the Morgan County courthouse with a weapon in his back-pocket. The Gatlinburg Presbyterian Church congregation speaks ... (more)

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, Scott County, TN, Nashville, TN, US Governors

WBKO-TV Bowling Green

Tennessee Governor Signs School Security Bill

Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill that allows school districts to let people with police training be armed in schools.

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The Elizabethton Star

Governor signs school security bill

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill that allows school districts to let people with police training be armed in schools.

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Nooga.com

This Day in #CHA: Whiskey raid on the river

The Walnut Street Bridge as seen from Hill City , taken between 1891 and 1912. Also visible are Cameron Hill, Lookout Mountain and part of downtown Chattanooga.

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Related Topix: Drink, Whiskey, Liquor, Chattanooga, TN, Lookout Mountain, TN, US Governors

Wed May 15, 2013

The Miami Herald

Plaintiffs in Pilot lawsuit hire ex-FBI head Freeh

Former FBI Director Louis Freeh's firm has been hired by trucking companies suing Pilot Flying J over allegations that the nation's largest diesel fuel retailer bilked customers out of rebates.

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Related Topix: Knoxville, TN, US Governors

Chattanoogan.com

Construction Work Begins On Old Mill Road In Catoosa County

Work will begin on Old Mill Road between Battlefield Parkway and Pine Grove Road on Wednesday, and is expected to continue through Friday.

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Related Topix: Non-Profit, Chattanooga, TN, Red Bank, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Signal Mountain, TN, US Governors

Chattanoogan.com

Speeding Case Against Top Dodger Prospect Puig Postponed To Aug. 7

In a 1 a.m. incident on Sunday, April 28, Puig was taken to the Hamilton County Jail on charges of reckless driving, speeding and not having insurance.

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Related Topix: Hamilton County, TN, US Governors

Chattanoogan.com

green|spaces Spring Fundraising The Floatila Is Saturday

The Floatila will consist of a supervised build, a float down the river from Rivermont Park to Coolidge Park, and culminate in an after party at Outdoor Chattanooga.

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Related Topix: Chattanooga, TN, Non-Profit, US Governors

Tue May 14, 2013

The Tennessean

Former mall can boost local economy

On Saturday, the newly branded Global Mall at the Crossings in Antioch, formerly Hickory Hollow Mall, will make its official appearance with a daylong grand-opening event.

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Related Topix: Antioch, TN, Nashville, TN, Small Business, Personal Finance, US Governors, Davidson County, TN

WKYC-TV Cleveland

Fifth trucking company sues Pilot in wake of rebate investigation

An Alabama firm has become the fifth trucking company to file suit against Pilot Flying J in the wake of a federal investigation into charges that the travel center chain cheated truckers out of promised rebates.

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Examiner.com

Haslam vetoes so-called 'Ag-Gag' bill on advice from Attorney General

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam yesterday vetoed House Bill 1191 , the so-called " Ag-Gag " bill, primarily because Attorney General Robert Cooper issued a so-called opinion that the legislation is unconstitutional.

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Related Topix: Tennessee Government, Tennessee, US Governors, US News, US Supreme Court

Common Dreams

'Ag-Gagging': Are We Kept in the Dark, or Willfully Blind When It Comes to Animal Cruelty?

Monday's veto by Tennessee governor Bill Haslam of legislation that would have required anyone recording animal abuse to turn over the footage to law enforcement within 48 hours is the latest point scored by the opposition in the controversy that has erupted over so-called ag-gag bills, which have been passed or proposed in 17 states.

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Related Topix: Animal Rights, US Governors, Law, Employment / Labor Law, Agriculture, Science, Life, Beef, Food, Meat, US News, Liberal Political News