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20 min ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

Tom Humphrey: Governor, majority of citizens together in muddled middle

Some of the findings in this month's Vanderbilt University poll suggest that the Republican supermajority Legislature may be a bit out of sync with the overall Tennessee electorate - at least in comparison with Gov.

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Related Topix: US News, Healthcare Law, Law, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, Bill Haslam, US Governors

Sat May 25, 2013

News Observer

FDA warns of infections tied to sterile drugs from Tenn. pharmacy

The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the problems involve seven patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Tennessee, Newbern, TN, Medrol, Methylprednisolone (generic), Medicine, Health, Pain, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

WCHS-TV Charleston

Ky. city to follow Tenn. lead in naming street

Officials in western Kentucky are taking a cue from Tennessee in their effort to make Owensboro synonymous with bluegrass music.

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The Greenville Sun

Lane Closures Suspended During Holiday Weekend

Road construction won't slow motorists as they travel Tennessee's highways this Memorial Day weekend, Tennessee Department of Transportation officials said in a news release.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Tennessee

Knoxville News Sentinel

Meagan Frazier: Encourage funding in fight against ALS

Meagan Frazier is a principal at the government relations firm Smith Harris & Carr and is president of the Board of Directors of the ALS Association Tennessee Chapter.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Lamar Alexander, US Senate, Republican, Bob Corker, Tennessee, Sports

Fri May 24, 2013

Clarksville Online

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam Memorializes Three Tennesseans Killed in Action

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam joined Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder and Major General Terry "Max" Haston of the Tennessee Military Department to pay tribute to three Tennesseans killed in action, including a soldier previously missing in action for 62 years.

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Related Topix: Tennessee, Bill Haslam, US Governors, Life, Veteran Affairs, Clarksville, TN, US Military, US Army

JD Supra

Tennessee Finalizes Environmental Regulations Concerning Fracking

On May 22, 2013, the Tennessee General Assembly's joint committee on government operations approved Tennessee's first rules regulating the use of hydraulic fracturing to extract oil and natural gas from wells.

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The Miami Herald

FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy

Government health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.

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Related Topix: Tennessee, Food and Drug Administration, Newbern, TN, Medrol, Methylprednisolone (generic), Medicine, Health, Pain, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Elizabethton Star

Tennessee among leaders in emergency readiness

Between a bombing in Massachusetts, an explosion in Texas, and, most recently, a devastating tornado in Oklahoma, the past two months have shown Americans disaster can strike at any time.

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KRMG-AM Tulsa

Pipeline work can continue at state natural area

Work was halted on May 11 when a mixture of bentonite clay and water spilled from a drill into Otter Creek at the Radnor Lake State Natural Area.

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Mississippi Business Journal

Congressmen live large on farm supports while fighting federal food safety net

In supporting billions of dollars in cuts to federal food assistance, a U.S. House Republican from Tennessee and a fellow GOP member from California insist the government has no business feeding the hungry but themselves receive tens of thousands of dollars annually in farm subsidies.

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Related Topix: Tennessee, California, California Government, Agriculture, Science, Thad Cochran, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Mississippi, Delta State University

The Charlotte Observer

2 dead in drugstore shootings in Tennessee

BEAN STATION, Tenn. An East Tennessee pharmacy owner and a customer have been killed during a robbery that left a pharmacy tech and another employee wounded.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Star-Telegram.com

Prince Edward presents Edinburgh's awards in Tenn.

Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, Prince Edward, has visited Tennessee to promote one of the British royal family's charities, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

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Related Topix: Queen Elizabeth, World News, Tennessee

Washington Times

Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a doctor, reprimanded for sex with patients

Rep. Scott DesJarlais , a licensed physician, was reprimanded and fined by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for having sex with patients before he was elected to Congress , according to documents released Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Republican, Representative Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee

WATE-TV Knoxville

Knox County deputies search for violent sex offender

Dr. Bill Snyder, a former UT administrator, turned his passion for piano and the Wurlitzer at the Tennessee Theatre into a campaign to save one of Knoxville's landmarks.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee, Knox County, TN

Alabama Live

Sheriff: Two charged with six counts capital murder in Tennessee

Two men have been charged with capital murder in the deaths of six people, including an unborn child, in Tennessee.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Tennessee

WKRN

2 dead in drugstore shooting in Tenn.

A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman tells the Knoxville News Sentinel that one person is in custody.

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AmericanBankingNews.com

Tennesse's Health Insurance CO-OP is Licensed

Community Health Alliance , Tennessee's Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan for health insurance, has received its Certificate of Authority from the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance and is now officially licensed as a health insurance company.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Tennessee

The Tennessean

Growth spurts are good sign for Middle Tennessee cities

The signs of growth are hard to miss. New housing developments are under construction in Franklin and across Middle Tennessee.

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Related Topix: Tennessee, Franklin, TN, Spring Hill, TN, Clarksville, TN

WFMY 2 Greensboro

Gov. McCrory Sits Down For One-On-One Interview

Wednesday, McCrory sat down for a one-on-one interview with WFMY News 2's Morgan Hightowe r to recap and lay out his legislative priorities.

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Related Topix: Pat McCrory, US Governors, Healthcare Law, Law, Tax, Virginia, Virginia Government, Tennessee, North Carolina Government, North Carolina