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      <image:title>Lee Granted 33 Pardons and One Commutation. The Commutation Is the Case a Federal Judge Threw Out and an Appeals Court Put Back.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee at a podium with a Tennessee flag behind him.</image:caption>
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      <news:title>Lee Granted 33 Pardons and One Commutation. The Commutation Is the Case a Federal Judge Threw Out and an Appeals Court Put Back.</news:title>
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      <image:title>Shelby County Tried Twice to Remove Wanda Halbert and Failed Twice. A Court Says the County Owes Her Legal Fees.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert smiles while speaking with reporters.</image:caption>
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      <news:title>Shelby County Tried Twice to Remove Wanda Halbert and Failed Twice. A Court Says the County Owes Her Legal Fees.</news:title>
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      <image:title>The State Will Announce a $48,000 Embezzlement. It Will Not Say Whether Memphis Schools Answered a $54.2 Million Audit.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Members of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education meet during a school board session in Memphis.</image:caption>
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      <news:title>The State Will Announce a $48,000 Embezzlement. It Will Not Say Whether Memphis Schools Answered a $54.2 Million Audit.</news:title>
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    <loc>https://the901report.com/beats/national/snap-administrative-cost-shift-fy2027</loc>
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      <image:title>The Federal Government Is About to Halve What It Pays States to Run SNAP. Tennessee Picks Up the Rest.</image:title>
      <image:caption>A red &quot;We Accept EBT&quot; sign displayed in a grocery store window, beside a &quot;Food Stamps Accepted&quot; notice.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T02:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The Federal Government Is About to Halve What It Pays States to Run SNAP. Tennessee Picks Up the Rest.</news:title>
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    <loc>https://the901report.com/beats/national/senatobia-closed-meeting-chief-backing</loc>
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      <image:title>Senatobia&apos;s Board Met With Its Police Chief Behind Closed Doors, Then Backed Him</image:title>
      <image:caption>Protesters gather outside Senatobia City Hall in Senatobia, Mississippi, as controversy continues over the city&apos;s police chief.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T01:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Senatobia&apos;s Board Met With Its Police Chief Behind Closed Doors, Then Backed Him</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://the901report.com/beats/mscs/voucher-per-pupil-funding-gap</loc>
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      <image:title>Tennessee Will Spend $258 More Per Voucher Student Than Per Public School Student</image:title>
      <image:caption>Illustration comparing Tennessee per-student public school funding of $8,930 with a $9,188 voucher amount, showing a $258 higher allocation per voucher student.</image:caption>
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      <news:title>Tennessee Will Spend $258 More Per Voucher Student Than Per Public School Student</news:title>
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    <loc>https://the901report.com/beats/tennessee/twra-license-fee-increase-2027</loc>
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      <image:title>Tennessee Wants to Raise Hunting and Fishing License Fees 29 Percent. The Agency Says It Is Short of Money.</image:title>
      <image:caption>A fisherman holds his catch while fishing on a Tennessee lake.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-29T00:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Tennessee Wants to Raise Hunting and Fishing License Fees 29 Percent. The Agency Says It Is Short of Money.</news:title>
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    <loc>https://the901report.com/beats/memphis/snap-shelby-county-enrollment-drop</loc>
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      <image:title>Shelby County Lost 17,905 People From SNAP in a Year. That Is $4.1 Million a Month Out of the Local Economy.</image:title>
      <image:caption>A nearly empty grocery cart in a quiet supermarket aisle under fluorescent light.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Shelby County Lost 17,905 People From SNAP in a Year. That Is $4.1 Million a Month Out of the Local Economy.</news:title>
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    <loc>https://the901report.com/beats/mscs/school-level-tcap-released-without-announcement</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-29T04:09:59.422Z</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The State Released Memphis&apos;s School-by-School Scores This Week. It Did Not Announce Them.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program test booklet on a table.</image:caption>
      <image:geo_location>Memphis, Tennessee, USA</image:geo_location>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The State Released Memphis&apos;s School-by-School Scores This Week. It Did Not Announce Them.</news:title>
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    <loc>https://the901report.com/beats/memphis/guard-shooting-autopsy-shot-in-back</loc>
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      <image:title>The Autopsy Is Public: The 20-Year-Old Killed by Guard Soldiers in July Was Shot in the Back</image:title>
      <image:caption>An empty downtown street corner at dusk with barrier tape across the sidewalk.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The Autopsy Is Public: The 20-Year-Old Killed by Guard Soldiers in July Was Shot in the Back</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://the901report.com/beats/national/senatobia-leaders-back-chief</loc>
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      <image:title>The Texts Were Public for Five Days. Then Senatobia&apos;s Leaders Backed Their Chief.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford standing in a hallway outside the city board room.</image:caption>
      <image:geo_location>Memphis, Tennessee, USA</image:geo_location>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The Texts Were Public for Five Days. Then Senatobia&apos;s Leaders Backed Their Chief.</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://the901report.com/beats/national/cook-written-response-removal</loc>
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      <image:title>&quot;An Inadvertent Error Is Not Fraud&quot;: Cook&apos;s Lawyers Put Their Answer on the Record</image:title>
      <image:caption>Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook listens during a press conference.</image:caption>
      <image:geo_location>Memphis, Tennessee, USA</image:geo_location>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>&quot;An Inadvertent Error Is Not Fraud&quot;: Cook&apos;s Lawyers Put Their Answer on the Record</news:title>
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    <loc>https://the901report.com/beats/tennessee/drivetn-no-red-flags-road-funding-gap</loc>
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      <image:title>The State Found No Red Flags in the Toll Consortium. Its Own Advisers Say the Road Money Still Does Not Add Up.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dense interstate traffic at dusk beneath an overhead gantry with construction barrels along the shoulder.</image:caption>
      <image:geo_location>Memphis, Tennessee, USA</image:geo_location>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The State Found No Red Flags in the Toll Consortium. Its Own Advisers Say the Road Money Still Does Not Add Up.</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://the901report.com/beats/tennessee/columbia-pipeline-tlda-wifia-approval</loc>
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      <image:title>A $520 Million Pipeline, 20 Percent Rate Hikes, and 35,000 Customers With No Vote</image:title>
      <image:caption>Residents fill the Columbia City Council chambers in Columbia, Tennessee, during a public meeting on proposed water-rate increases tied to the city&apos;s $520 million water infrastructure project.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>A $520 Million Pipeline, 20 Percent Rate Hikes, and 35,000 Customers With No Vote</news:title>
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    <loc>https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county/rapid-dna-machines-700000-year-end</loc>
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      <image:title>Four Rapid DNA Machines, Up to $700,000, and a Promise: Operational Before Year&apos;s End</image:title>
      <image:caption>A Rapid DNA forensic testing machine, technology Shelby County plans to deploy at four locations to accelerate DNA analysis in criminal investigations.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Four Rapid DNA Machines, Up to $700,000, and a Promise: Operational Before Year&apos;s End</news:title>
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    <loc>https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county/hayes-hearing-deferred-october-9</loc>
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      <image:title>Both Sides Asked the Court to Clear Andrew Hayes. The Judge Said He Does Not Walk Out of Jail Today.</image:title>
      <image:caption>An empty criminal courtroom with a closed file folder on the defense table.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-28T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Both Sides Asked the Court to Clear Andrew Hayes. The Judge Said He Does Not Walk Out of Jail Today.</news:title>
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