Chattanooga City Council considers one-time bonus to all city employees
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. —Chattanooga City Council members held a public hearing on the idea of paying a one-time bonus to all city employees Tuesday night. The total cost of the bonus, $1.7 million, would be taken from a $2.5 million reimbursement the city received from the…
Pentagon adds two Trump campaign advisers to Defense Business Board after staff purge
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – The announcement came just hours after Politico first reported the Department of Defense unexpectedly fired several members of the advisory board — the latest shakeup at the Pentagon since the election. The DoD said in a statement that Acting Secretary Christopher Miller thanked nine “outgoing…
Most Republicans Refuse To Publicly Concede Biden’s Win – In Private, It’s Another Story
CHATTANOOGA – As President Trump still won’t concede the election to President-Elect Joe Biden, most Republicans in Congress are either backing him publicly or remaining silent – but evidence suggests a considerable number of Republicans in Congress privately acknowledge Trump’s loss.
Governor signs order authorizing National Guard to deploy to Tennessee hospitals
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Governor Bill Lee signed an executive order Friday invoking emergency authority to deploy the State and National Guard to Tennessee’s hospitals facing dwindling capacity in the midst of a COVID-19 surge. Executive Order No. 68 authorizes Guard members to assist with health care…
Biden’s popular vote margin over Trump tops 7 million
CHATTANOOGA – President-elect Joe Biden’s margin over President Donald Trump in the nationwide popular vote is now more than 7 million votes and may continue to grow as several states continue counting votes. Biden’s lead over Trump is the second largest since 2000, and is about two and a…
Chattanooga, TN Coronavirus Updates & News
CHATTANOOGA – As Chattanoogans are continuing to navigate everyday life amid the COVID pandemic, we’ve seen measures like social distancing and masking help slow the spread of the virus. Even though there is still quite a bit we don’t understand about this virus, it’s important…
John Mercer’s journey led from the midwest, to Pacific northwest, to Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA – Chattanooga news anchorman John Mercer has died at the age of 56 from natural causes. John was born in Indiana but his family moved to the Seattle area, where he grew up. He graduated from Washington State University. John began his broadcasting career…
Who will Trump be when he leaves office?
CHATTANOOGA – In the days after the presidential election, while votes were still being tallied, essays began appearing in the national media that might be called “whatever the outcome” articles. These pieces argued that it didn’t matter whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden ultimately won. America’s afflictions ran too…
Trump wants to turn federal bureaucracy into a presidential fiefdom
Two weeks before election day, the president issued an executive order creating a new class of federal employee, Schedule F, for “positions of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character not normally subject to change as a result of a Presidential transition.” He then ordered agencies across the…
Biden urges deal on $900B stimulus, dodging questions on McConnell
CHATTANOOGA – President-elect Joe Biden on Friday urged Congress to pass a $900 billion coronavirus relief bill during the lame-duck session as a starting point in public remarks notable for their care in dealing with GOP and Democratic objections to the emerging compromise. Biden said it was…