Like “hanging chads” from the 2000 presidential election, the federally mandated “provisional ballot” has strong potential for causing court fights after the November election, according to two election-law experts.

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DALTON, Ga. — After relaying his 10-year vision for the city, Mayor David Pennington pledged Thursday to take an immediate step to trim the city’s budget: Bid major Dalton roads projects out to private contractors.

NASHVILLE — Tennessee higher-education leaders pledged Thursday to try to keep tuition hikes below 10 percent for in-state, undergraduate students, despite Gov. Phil Bredesen’s plans to cut $55 million from their operating budgets.

Flanked by several Hispanic business leaders and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and his Republican Senate colleagues on Wednesday urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to pass the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement.