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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —Tennessee legislators will consider a bill tomorrow that would allow wedding-related businesses to refuse to provide services based on religious beliefs.

Republican Sen. Mike Bell of Riceville and Knoxville Rep. Bill Dunn are sponsoring the proposal. It was introduced in the wake of recent court rulings in other states striking down bans on same-sex marriage.

Bell says he thinks Tennessee's ban will be overturned eventually and the bill would protect the religious beliefs of business owners.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — TheUnited Auto Workers failed to unionize employees at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga last week.

The multiyear effort to organize Volkswagen's only U.S. plant was defeated on a 712-626 vote Friday night amid heavy campaigning on both sides.

UAW spokesman Gary Casteel decried what he called outside interference in the vote, but conceded defeat.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nearly 60,000 Tennesseans signed up for coverage under the federal health insurance exchange through January, a 66 percent increase since the beginning of year.

According to nationwide statistics released Monday, 3.3 million Americans signed up from last Oct. 1 through Feb. 1.

Seventy percent of enrollees selected the mid-level silver plan, while just 5 percent chose the top-level platinum policies.

DETROIT (AP/WMOT) — The 1500 workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga begin voting today on whether or not to choose the United Auto Workers Union to represent them.

If the UAW does gain access to the plant, the German facility will be the first foreign care builder in the American south to have union representation.

Controversy has swirled around this week’s vote for months, with the entire leadership of Tennessee’s Republican leadership, from the governor on down, strongly urging plant workers to reject union representation.

ATLANTA (AP/WMOT) — It appears the mid-state has dodged the weather bullet again, but much of the Deep South will not be so lucky.

In a rare dire warning, forecasters say a winter storm making its way across the region could be a "catastrophic event" for residents across metro Atlanta and much of Georgia.

National Weather Service forecasters issued the warning this morning. They say the storm could reach "historical proportions."