NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 10 (TNSgov) -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2022: The American Farm Bureau Convention continued today with remarks from the United States Secretary of Agriculture, an exciting slate of workshops, an inspiring keynote address and several awards presentations. United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack provided information on several developments taking place at USDA during an address at the closing general s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 11 (TNSgov) -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation's 104th Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization's work in 2023. Key topics ranged from expanding risk management programs and improving dairy pricing transparency to battling hunger. Delegates were polled regarding their farms at the beginning of the voting session. The results show almost 99% (3  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 13 (TNSrpt) -- The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources issued the following news release: As previous research from CUPA-HR has shown, America's colleges and universities are in the midst of a talent crisis, as many employees are considering other employment opportunities due to a number of factors. As a follow-up to the initial findings of CUPA-HR's 2022 Higher Education Employee Retention Survey, CUPA-HR has released new findings focu  more

WESTMORELAND, Tennessee, Jan. 11 (TNSgov) -- The First Liberty Institute issued the following news release and letter: The law firm Anderson & Reynolds PLC and First Liberty Institute sent a letter today to the city of Westmoreland (TN) urging the city to withdraw a "cease and desist letter" preventing The Father's House, a homeless ministry of Living Water Full Gospel Church, from operating. The letter informs city officials that they are violating state and federal law by preventing the minis  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 12 (TNSgov) -- The National Association of State Chief Information Officers issued the following news release: The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) released its 2023 federal advocacy priorities. NASCIO's advocacy priorities reflect the importance of collaboration between states and the federal government. The priorities are as follows: * Expanding and Strengthening the State Cyber Workforce * Harmonize Disparate Federal Cybersecurity   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (TNStalk) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2023: * * * Members of PJM met today to review operational challenges during Winter Storm Elliott from December 23-25, which resulted in rolling outages in Tennessee and North Carolina. Today PJM announced that: * Fossil fuel power plants failed at an "unacceptable" level. * Natural gas fired plants failed at over triple the rate of other technologies. * Power plants have alre  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 6 (TNSgov) -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights posted the following news release: A U.S. District Court has entered a final order prohibiting enforcement of Tennessee HB 1182, a law passed in 2021 requiring businesses to post a demeaning notice if they permit LGBT patrons to use the same restrooms as other patrons. The order states that the law "is unconstitutional and may not be enforced." HB 1182 designated precise dimensions, red and yellow coloring and speci  more