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Key Tennessee lawmakers are taking different views toward Gov. Bill Lee’s desire to expand the state’s new private-school voucher program.
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Hype is increasing around the future of nuclear — and the Tennessee Valley Authority is leaning into it. The utility now has three projects underway to bring nuclear plants online in Tennessee and potentially beyond by the 2030s.
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Universities across the country, including Murray State, have been hit with Freedom of Information Act requests from a large national media company, all part of an effort to bring attention to the “propaganda” pushed in public universities.
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Democratic state officials who sued the Trump administration to block the cancellation of AmeriCorps funding have secured the money, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has ordered a new trial for three former Memphis police officers who were convicted of federal charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. The order comes after defense lawyers argued that another judge who presided over their trial was biased against the men.
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In its quarterly meeting, the Murray State Board of Regents voted Friday to appoint a new dean for the yet-to-be finalized School of Veterinary Medicine and provided updates for construction on campus.
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A traveling version of the Smithsonian exhibit “Americans” started its Kentucky tour this month at the River Discovery Center in Paducah.
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The closure of a longstanding legal clinic operated by the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence comes as the Trump administration ties new strings to victim funding
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The health secretary's affinity for saturated fat and his ire over ultraprocessed foods could influence federal food guidelines, expected out this fall.
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Kristina Douglass wanted to find out the truth about how past communities adapted to environmental change. Her revelatory work has earned her a MacArthur award.
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Nabarun Dasgupta was recognized with a MacArthur "genius" award for work studying the deadly overdose crisis. He's also a front-line organizer, helping people survive.
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A cartographer, a composer, a neurobiologist, and a novelist are among the recipients of this year's "Genius Grants." Each Fellow will receive a no-strings attached award of $800,000.
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Broadway's union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care.
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The former FBI director, who has long been one of President Trump's most vocal critics, was indicted last month on two counts stemming from his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2020.