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Necessity in TN for reform of state’s punitive machinery

A young woman in Montgomery County pays off taxes, fines or fees that were cited in a letter she received saying her driver license was being revoked. A revoked driver license is for most people a form of civil capital punishment. (Photo Newchannel5.com) Every opportunity I’ve had to speak during the 2016 campaign I’ve talked […]

Highway patrol, Red Bank reject public notice rule for roadblocks

If you avoided Highway 41 in Chattanooga along Raccoon Mountain on Friday, you avoided the only Labor Day roadblock in the Chattanooga area. But avoid Red Bank, as it refuses to reveal whether it plans roadblocks this long weekend. Public notice of roadblocks is essential, according to the two key Tennessee high court rulings on […]