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By Richard Locker, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis)
The state legislature has overridden Gov. Phil Bredesen's veto of a bill that would block local un-elected boards from imposing nutritional labeling requirements on restaurants.
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By Nate Rau, The Tennessean (Nashville)
State lawmakers Monday discussed ways to improve oversight of sexual abuse claims at state juvenile detention facilities in the wake of a damning federal report that named a Nashville center as having one of the worst rates of abuse in the country.
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Tennessee State Fair closure stirs council, citizens
By Michael Cass, The Tennessean (Nashville)
Mayor Karl Dean's administration and the leadership of the Tennessee State Fair faced tough questions from Metro Council members and the public Monday over their decision to shut down the fair and redevelop the fairgrounds.
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The seventh annual Hal Hovey Award was presented Feb. 3 to Marc Perrusquia, an enterprise and investigative reporter for The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis Tenn. The award is made jointly by Stateline.org, which is part of the Pew Center on the States, and Governing Magazine for outstanding coverage of state and local government. | |
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