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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

TN: Philanthropy

The Tennessee Aquarium has released 280 juvenile brook trout into Little Stony Creek, which flows through the Cherokee National Forest. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Funds Flow for Native Tennessee Trout Restoration

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Protecting the native brook trout population is an upstream battle for Tennessee conservation groups. But things are …

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Entire communities are participating in the #GivingTuesday movement, with mayors in some cities issuing proclamations for the day. (401kcalculator.org)
#GivingTuesday: TN Nonprofits Work Together

JACKSON, Tenn. – It's the last traditional call for you to open up your wallet today, but organizers say it could be the most meaningful…

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An artist's rendering of the micro home village planned as temporary housing in south Nashville. (Open Table Nashville)
Nashville Creates First-of-Its-Kind Community for Homeless

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The tiny home craze has become more than a curiosity for viewers of lifestyle television networks. A community of 20 "micro …

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Firefighters from around the region traveled to Gatlinburg and Sevierville to fight the fires. (National Park Service)
Smoke Clears, Spirits Rise as Fundraising Continues for Wildfire Victims

GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Last night, thousands of dollars were raised to help people affected by the wildfires that swept through Gatlinburg and …

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Tennessee ranks 13th in the country when it comes to charitable giving, something the state's nonprofits such as the Salvation Army hope will ring true today on #GivingTuesday. (Dan Perry/Flickr.com)
#GivingTuesday: Volunteer State Earns Its Moniker in Survey

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – They don't call us the Volunteer State for nothing. Tennessee ranks fourth in the country when it comes to the percentage of …

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Scot Campbell, founder of HelpYourNeighbor.com, helps a fellow community member. (Campbell)
Help Your Neighbor the 21st Century Way

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Borrowing a cup of sugar from the house next door doesn't happen as much these days. Thirty-percent of Tennesseans have never met …

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A proposed change by the IRS could prompt some nonprofits to collect donor information for gifts valued at more than $250. (DodgertonSkillhause/morguefile.com)
Counting on Donations: IRS Proposal Could Change How Charities Collect Info

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Chances are many Tennesseans are making last-minute donations in preparation for the end of the tax year, but an IRS proposal …

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The Giving Tower is an app that lets people visualize the impact of charitable giving through a real-time, 3-D metropolis that grows as contributions mount to participating charities. Credit: CrowdRise
Give a Little: Tennessee Gears up for #GivingTuesday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - With the first holiday spending push behind us, nonprofit groups are hoping Tennesseans have a little left over for Giving Tuesday…

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FOTO: Un total de 55 mil dólares se distribuye hoy (viernes) a los cinco bancos de alimentos que hay en el estado, gracias a un proyecto de la AARP Tennessee y Walgreens. Crédito de la foto: Billy Brown/Flickr.
Hoy recibe un gran impulso la lucha contra el hambre en Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Un total de 55 mil dólares se van este viernes a cinco bancos de alimentos de Tennessee. Los fondos fueron donados por …

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FOTO: Se estima que Barry Coggins, ganador del Premio Andrus 2014, ha entregado unas 10,000 comidas en sus más de veinte años de voluntariado con al programa
El Año de Barry: Homenajes por sus 20 años de voluntariado en Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – El más alto honor que otorga la AARP cada año por trabajo de voluntariado, fue ganado este año por el …

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FOTO: Hay quienes dicen que los adultos en edad avanzada y las mascotas mayores que necesitan hogares de acogida forman la pareja perfecta. Crédito: Elizabeth Ashley Jerman/Flickr.
Los tennesianos en edad avanzada encuentran un propósito en la adopción de mascotas mayores

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Hay quienes dicen que los adultos en edad avanzada y las mascotas mayores que necesitan hogares de acogida, forman la pareja …

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PHOTO: Swing vote Justice Anthony Kennedy swung in favor of
Another Supreme Court Decision Favors Big Political Spenders

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Another important campaign finance decision handed down Wednesday by the U.S. Supreme Court is provoking both celebration …

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