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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.

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Tennessee Babies Injured in Cribs Easily Prevented

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - According to the Tennessee Department of Health, more than 1,000 infants have died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in the …

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Scholarship Aims to Bring More Diversity to the Law

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - According to the U.S. Census Bureau, less than four percent of partners in private law firms come from traditionally under-…

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Stewart: Changing Teacher Assn. Activities Doesn't Aid Education Reform

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Newly-proposed restrictions on Tennessee teachers' ability to negotiate their contracts have little to do with raising test scores …

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TEA: Tennessee Teachers' Rights Under Attack

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The state Legislature will soon debate bills that would force major changes in the way teachers are represented in negotiations …

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Tennessee Parents Compete for Attention of Screen-Saturated Teens

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee parents should be wary of too much "screen time." A recent Kaiser Family Foundation study of 2,000 children aged eight …

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Change in Terms Could Mean Less Malpractice Protection in TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It's a simple change in terms that some say could have dire consequences for victims of medical malpractice. A bill recently filed …

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Tennessee Teens Learn About Mothering From Media

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Reality TV star Kim Kardashian recently blasted what she called the "glamorization of teen pregnancy" on the popular MTV reality …

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Health Advantages to Breastfeeding in TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a law protecting a mother's right to breastfeed infants – defined as a child 12 …

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"Best Business Practices" Questioned for Education

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Some Tennessee educators are challenging the wisdom of politicians' promises to apply business principles to public education…

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Medical Mistakes Claim Lives in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Thousands of people are administered the wrong treatments every day by medical professionals, causing an estimated 180,000 deaths …

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