Tennessee Supreme Court Hears Metro Nashville Challenge to 2023 Council-size Law Metro Nashville urged the Tennessee Supreme Court to strike or limit parts of a 2023 law (Public Chapter 21) that caps metropolitan council membership at 20, arguing the statute's transition mechanics and an exemption clause render it unconstitutional as local legislation; the state defended the law as a generally applicable cap and urged affirmance. The court recessed after first argument.

The Tennessee Supreme Court is facing a pivotal challenge from Metro Nashville over a controversial law that restricts all metropolitan councils to just 20 voting members.

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County hears briefing on electricity growth and its role as a regional transmission hub A retained lobbyist and county leaders discussed Millard County’s growing role in regional electricity generation and transmission, potential economic opportunities and the need to protect local sovereignty while coordinating workforce and tax considerations.

Millard County is emerging as a key player in regional electricity generation, attracting major investments while striving to maintain local control over its resources.

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In Gresham, Oregon armed ICE agents kicked down a bedroom door, pointed guns at a mother holding her 3-month-old baby, and detained two U.S. citizens, while claiming the operation targeted a “previously-removed violent offender.”

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