The Chattanooga Public Library is at risk of losing $435,000 in federal funding following an executive order by President Donald Trump that defunded the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a congressionally established agency that supports more than 123,000 libraries and 35,000 museums nationwide. “At this time, we have had no indication of when or…
MANKATO — While the recent focus has been on many state and federal politicians refusing to have town hall meetings with constituents, about 200 local constituents crowded into the Mankato Room of the Intergovernmental Center Saturday morning to attend a town hall hosted by Sen. Nick Frentz, DFL-North Mankato, and Rep Luke Frederick, DFL-Mankato. The…
NOVONIX, a leading battery technology company in Chattanooga, only has to jump through one more hoop to be permitted to build another location in town. The Hamilton County Commission will host the final vote on the matter on Wednesday, March 12. NOVONIX highlighted how the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have…
Many federal probationary employees have lost their jobs due to President Donald Trump’s plan to shrink the U.S. Federal Government. President Trump says these mass firings will reduce wasteful spending and make the workforce more responsive to his policies. The U.S. Forest Service Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is one of those agencies being impacted. Friday was…
Tennessee Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN, 2nd District) says he would welcome Palestinians to the US and Tennessee during an interview with CNN on Thursday, February 6. NBC affiliate WSMV Nashville says the interview came after President Donald Trump laid out a plan to relocate the Gaza population in other countries and have the US lead the…
MANKATO — As organizations statewide continue to monitor the Trump administration’s effort to freeze federal grants, local nonprofits such as the Committee Against Domestic Abuse — which receives 20% of its funding that way — are paying attention to what the decision could mean for them. CADA, which supports survivors of domestic and sexual violence,…
Elected officials are sharing their concerns following the tragic Nashville high school shooting Wednesday. As the details continue to unfold, The White House released the following statement: “The White House offers its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to those impacted by this senseless tragedy and thank the brave first responders responding to the incident.” Tennessee Governor…
President-elect Donald Trump has announced Tennessee’s former education commissioner Penny Schwinn to be the next US Deputy Secretary of Education. According to a report from NBC affiliate WBIR Knoxville, the announcement was made on the social media platform Truth Social. Schwinn had previously served as commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Education from 2019 to…
The House voted on Friday to pass a stopgap funding bill in a bid to avert a shutdown just hours before a midnight deadline. The Senate must take up the bill next before it can be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The bill would extend government funding into March and…
In This Story The dollar fell Monday after weekend polls showed Vice President Kamala Harris gaining ground against former President Donald Trump as the 2024 election draws to a close. AI tools revolutionizing content creation — Including an Emmy-winning breakthrough, says exec An index tracking the dollar hit its lowest point in more than a…