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News Articles: tennessee

Health care activists rallied in front of the U.S. Capitol on March 22, 2017, to protest Republican efforts that would have dismantled the Affordable Care Act and capped federal payments for Medicaid patients. The Republican congressional bills, part of the party's "repeal and replace" push in 2017, were eventually defeated.

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  • Health

Medicaid's Future Hinges On Who Wins The White House

The Trump administration has given states ways to restrict spending on the government insurance program for low-income Americans. A Biden administration would expand Medicaid coverage.

November 03, 2020
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By:
  • Blake Farmer
An entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee was vandalized last weekend with the skin of a black bear and a sign that read "Here To The Lake Black Lives Don't Matter."

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  • National

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Vandalized With 'Black Lives Don't Matter' Sign

A black bear skin was also left draped on a park entrance in Tennessee. Investigators are offering a reward for information on the incident, which a ranger called "particularly egregious."

September 24, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
People have flocked to downtown Nashville, Tenn. the past few days to take in a rare sight: thousands of Purple Martins. The migratory birds, on their way south for the winter, rarely roost in urban areas.

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  • Animals

Look Up! Purple Martins Delight Downtown Nashville

The rare migratory birds have made a pit stop in downtown Nashville. Residents are delighted, turning out at dusk to catch a glimpse of the Purple Martins before they head south for winter.

August 31, 2020
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By:
  • Blake Farmer
Tennessee freshman delegate Harry Burn and his mother Febb, who urged him to vote for the 19th amendment in a letter.

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  • National

The Nudge And Tie Breaker That Took Women's Suffrage From Nay To Yea

Tennessee was the final state needed to ratify the amendment that secured women the right to vote. At the last moment, a young state legislator switched his vote to yes after his mom asked him to.

August 17, 2020
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By:
  • Melissa Block
In a photo from the Shipp Studio Archive, a man and woman sit for their portrait in rural Tennessee.

In Jim Crow South, Tennessee Photographer Captured 'A Community In Black & White'

The Bitter Southerner recently published its first hardcover book. "A Community in Black & White: A Most Unusual Photo Album of One Southern...

December 07, 2018
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott

On Second Thought For Wednesday, April 18, 2018

What makes Vidalia onions so special that they get their own festival — and declaration as Georgia's official state vegetable? We asked Delbert Bland of...

April 18, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 5 more
The Chattahoochee River is one of the waterways at the center of a water crisis in the Southeast.

Tri-State Water Wars Overflow Into Tennessee

Georgia has been at war with Alabama and Florida over tri-state water use for decades . More recently, Tennessee entered the mix . The legal dispute...

April 18, 2018
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By:
  • Fenly Foxen and
  • Adam Ragusea
GPB  NPR

Strong Storms Kill 1, Damage Homes Across The South

Severe storms caused at least one death, damaged homes, downed trees and knocked out power as areas around the South were pounded with wind, rain and...

March 22, 2017
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  • Associated Press
Julien Baker

Singer Julien Baker Finds Joy In Her Sad Songs

One of the featured performers at this weekend’s Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta is 20-year-old singer-songwriter Julien Baker. The Tennessee native’s...

May 13, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Trevor Young

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