Morning Brief: Chattanooga officials question water rate hike, Corker backs clean air rule

Chattanooga City Council members remain at odds over pay increases—Nooga

City Council approves first-ever tax increase financing project—Nooga

Chattanooga City Council OKs budget, still mulling salaries—Times Free Press

Chattanooga officials question water rate hike—AP

Outlook on Hamilton County sheriff's request for cash uncertain—Times Free Press

Sen. Bob Corker backs EPA clean air rule, but on three-year deadline—Tennessean

Don't look now, but the Senate's actually working—Politico

Tennessee becomes partner in multistate career preparation initiative—Nooga

Mitt Romney: Sen. Marco Rubio is being vetted for VP—Wall Street Journal

In Mitt Romney and Barack Obama speeches, selective truths—NY Times

Europe, weak economy add to pressure on Fed—Wall Street Journal