AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPublic Safety: A gas-line explosion in Overton County prompted an evacuation Wednesday; the order was lifted after the line was shut off, but officials had not confirmed whether anyone was injured. Memphis Development: City Council rejected a yearlong data-center moratorium but approved a 135-day pause on permits, keeping a contentious growth debate alive. Education: A three-judge panel dismissed a challenge to Tennessee’s Education Freedom Scholarship program, allowing the state’s private-school voucher system to continue. Capital Punishment: Tennessee lawmakers are considering firing squads and other alternatives after failed lethal injections, including the attempt involving Christa Pike. Chattanooga: Construction has begun on a $283 million federal courthouse downtown, a project decades in the making. Elections: Early voting is underway ahead of Nov. 3, with turnout rising and voters reporting some difficulties at Middle Tennessee polling sites. Volunteers: Tennessee beat Alabama 26-10 in Knoxville, where the crowd set a college football noise record.
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