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Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 8, 2010
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Council to review charter on recalls
With part of the Chattanooga City Charter ruled invalid Tuesday, members of the City Council said they want to begin another rewrite of the charter to ensure it complies with state statutes.
Posted: Tuesday - Sept. 7, 2010
Deal, Barnes in fight for national campaign cash
It may be a statewide race, but this year’s Georgia gubernatorial election is going to get a lot of national attention.
Posted: Sunday - Sept. 5, 2010
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Recall effort rallying point for 3 groups
They bonded together as they held protest signs, sitting inside City Council chambers while council members night after night tried to chart a course for the city’s financial future.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 4, 2010
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Judge says petitioners can join recall lawsuit
A judge ruled Friday that one of the men pushing for a recall of Mayor Ron Littlefield can intervene in a lawsuit the mayor has filed to stop the recall.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 2, 2010
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Councilman upset over omitted e-mails
A Chattanooga city councilman blasted the city administration Wednesday for not fully complying with his open records request, while Mayor Ron Littlefield’s attorney said a court hearing could come as soon as Friday in the recall effort.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 1, 2010
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Times Free Press Exclusive: E-mail exchanges show angst of mayor at growing movement
A series of e-mail exchanges between Mayor Ron Littlefield and the president of the Chattanooga Tea Party show the mayor’s growing anger at the group’s recall effort.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 1, 2010
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Mayor files suit against recall; parties clash before coming court battle
Mayor Ron Littlefield filed a lawsuit in Hamilton County Circuit Court Tuesday, trying to stop a recall election in November.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 1, 2010
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City Council approves zoo funding proposal
The group that will now manage the Chattanooga Zoo couldn’t find loan forgiveness Tuesday, but it did come up with an agreement to help it repay some of the money the zoo owes.
Posted: Tuesday - Aug. 31, 2010
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Commissioners use desk phones in meetings
Hamilton County commissioners routinely make calls on land-line phones next to their seats during public meetings, sometimes to each other.
Posted: Tuesday - Aug. 31, 2010
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Petitioners can keep funding secret
Groups backing the ouster of Mayor Ron Littlefield are not required to disclose any finances to state or local officials and at least one advocacy group says that poses a potential problem.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 30, 2010
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Red Bank starts search for new police chief
Red Bank’s last police chief inspired three $1.5 million lawsuits against the city, so officials say they’re looking for a new direction as they replace him.
Posted: Sunday - Aug. 29, 2010
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Recall election may offer quick path to office
The quickest route ever to becoming Chattanooga mayor could open this week if the Hamilton County Election Commission certifies petitions for the first mayoral recall in Chattanooga’s history.
Posted: Saturday - Aug. 28, 2010
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Recallers gather enough to force election
An effort to oust Mayor Ron Littlefield has forced the first Chattanooga mayor recall in history.
Posted: Friday - Aug. 27, 2010
East Ridge asks ousted official to explore deficit
East Ridge elected officials turned to an unlikely source for an analysis of how the city ended its most recent fiscal year with a $701,308 deficit — the finance department director who is losing her job on Sept. 30.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 26, 2010
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Some in Sale Creek want to leave county
There’s a petition floating around Sale Creek asking its 2,600 or so residents if they’d rather be part of Rhea County.
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HIGHLIGHTS

Local Politics

Council to review charter on recalls
With part of the Chattanooga City Charter ruled invalid Tuesday, members of the City Council said they want to ...
Deal, Barnes in fight for national campaign cash
Recall effort rallying point for 3 groups
Judge says petitioners can join recall lawsuit

Regional Politics

Officials take oaths
Things were going smoothly Wednesday as 23 county officials took part in the massive swearing-in ceremony.
Ruth takes oath as Bradley County’s new sheriff
Gobble reflects on challenges, accomplishments
Teacher vote could be major factor in governor’s race

State Politics

Haslam seeks to heal rifts with conservatives
U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., and Bill Haslam, the man who defeated him in the August Republican gubernatorial primary, ...
County GOP leaders rally around Haslam
Ohio activist sues Tenn. over Open Records Act
Tight race forecast in 4th Congressional District

National Politics

Silent so far
With less than five weeks before early voting starts, the eight candidates in Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District don’t have ...
Corker urges limit on federal debt
Corker calls for halt to ‘wave of debt’
Judge blocks part of Arizona immigration law
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