As Republicans march ahead with their campaign to tighten voting laws in political battlegrounds, some in their party are worried the restrictions will backfire by making it harder for GOP voters to cast ballots.

2. Dodging a disaster with Volkswagen? - Friday, March 25, 2016

Next month will mark five years since the first Passat rolled off the assembly line at Chattanooga’s Volkswagen plant. Most anniversaries are a cause for celebration.

But as Chattanoogans blow out the candles on this particular milestone they’ll be hoping that Volkswagen’s diesel emissions troubles will soon be extinguished, too, and that the new SUV model they’ll start producing this year will help VW emerge from the crisis a better and stronger company than before.

3. CABLE Announces new board of directors - Friday, August 3, 2012

Jeri Hasselbring of the Adventure Science Center has been named president of CABLE and will serve a one-year term.

In addition, CABLE’s executive committee will be composed of:

4. Rules to prevent dust explosions slow-tracked - Friday, February 3, 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - New safety rules will not be approved any time soon even though they could prevent accidents like the ones last year at a Tennessee metal powders plant, where fireballs fueled by iron dust contributed to five deaths.

5. Rules lag as factory dust explosions kill workers - Friday, November 11, 2011

NASHVILLE (AP) — Each year, people are killed and maimed by explosions of finely powdered wood, metal or chemicals at factories around the country. Safety experts have studied the threat posed by dust at industrial sites for nearly a decade, yet tighter regulations are still years away.