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Cumberland County In Lawsuit With U.S. Department Of Justice
The director of the county's solid waste services is alleged to have subjected at least 10 women to unrelenting sexual harassment.

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The director of the county's solid waste services is alleged to have subjected at least 10 women to unrelenting sexual harassment.

Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle came under fire from Republicans over her ruling last year to expand absentee voting during the pandemic.
A step-by-step guide to understanding the progress of legislation.
Members of the newly-formed Committee for an Independent Judiciary represent some of state's biggest law firms.
The Tennessee attorney general and secretary of state have signed letters written by their GOP colleagues criticizing the bill.
Dr. James Hildreth, a member of the new U.S. COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, advised Nashville’s mayor on virus response.
The announcement Friday that NASCAR is returning to Nashville turned the spotlight on the city’s car culture.
One of the plaintiffs says he was discriminated against because of his cerebral palsy, while the other says he was sexually harassed.
Expenditures fluctuated widely stateside, but it was local taxpayers who have had to pick up the largest slice of the incarceration tab.
Pushing a tickle of Dickel and ‘Jack black’ is part of the former representative’s new gig.
State House Speaker Cameron Sexton accused “progressive liberals” in Washington of putting their agenda first.
Unsafe and unhygienic building sites allegedly have led to numerous COVID-19 clusters over the summer.
The Tennessee state senator's latest crusade is joining the right-wing backlash against social media firms like Facebook and Twitter.
The Tennessee delegation split on party lines with all GOP congressmen voting against the bill.
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed an amended version of the governor’s bill on a 7-2 vote Tuesday.
Tennessee lags other Southern states in legalizing marijuana even for medical use while maintaining criminal penalties.
Montgomery County is already one of about 60 Tennessee counties that are Second Amendment sanctuaries.
Lookout editor says state GOP leaders' professions of respect for the constitution "are nothing but lip service to values they don’t honor."
The property is currently located in an unincorporated area within Coffee County just outside of Manchester city limits.
However, the program rollout has come with bumps.