MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on April 4, 2023, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke on the 55th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination at the National Civil Rights Museum: * * * The day before his assassination, Dr. King spoke in support of the Sanitation Workers strike that had brought him to Memphis. Implicitly acknowledging the threats on his life, he expressed gratitude that God had allowed him "to go up t  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: America's best aviation minds will look for new ways to reduce aviation noise this year. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $19 million to 14 universities across the country as part of the Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT). "Research is the gateway to breakthroughs. With the best minds, we can reduce noise and fly with net-z  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will lead USDA's first-ever regional agribusiness trade mission to the Netherlands between April 17-20. Taylor will head a diverse delegation of more than 50 business, trade associations and state government leaders seeking to grow U.S. agricultural exports to the Net  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke's trip to Memphis, Tennessee: * * * Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, on April 3 and 4 to continue the Civil Rights Division's tour to engage with stakeholders in underserved communities and reaffirm the department's commitment to protecting the civil rights of all Americans. On  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending April 6, 2023: * * * REVISION TO SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS Beginning with the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Weekly Claims News Release issued Thursday, April 6, 2023, the methodology used to seasonally adjust the national initial claims and continued claims reflects a change in the estimation of the models. Seasonal adjustment factors c  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 7 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: When virtually unlimited energy from fusion becomes a reality on Earth, Phil Snyder and his team will have had a hand in making it happen. Snyder, a theoretical and computational physicist, was recently appointed Oak Ridge National Laboratory's interim director of the Fusion Energy Division in the Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate. He is an   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced $5.8 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in Utah. Millions of Americans nationwide live less than a mile  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee has suffered through an awful season. We have mourned the murder of six of our own in an incomprehensible attack at The Covenant School. We lost nine soldiers from Fort Campbell in a tragic helicopter crash. And over the weekend, intense storms killed over a dozen Tennesseans, while many more lost their homes. Though we've seen the worst of times recently, many among us have respo  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order (Docket No. 22-00087) on April 5, 2023: * * * In Re: Joint Petition Of Superior Wastewater Systems, LLC And TPUC Staff As A Party To Increase Rates And Charges ORDER DENYING MOTION IN LIMINE FILED BY SUPERIOR This matter is before the Hearing Officer of the Tennessee Public Utility Commission ("Commission" or "TPUC") to consider the Motion In Limine ("Motion") filed by Superior Wastewater Syst  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 6 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce posted the following news: Toyota Alabama's engine manufacturing facility will soon be relying on the sun to generate over 70% of its power needs thanks to a 168-acre, $49 million solar project announced today. At a press briefing this morning, Toyota Alabama, Toyota Tsusho America Inc. (TAI) and Huntsville Utilities outlined a power purchase agreement to support the project. The 30-megawatt solar-generated system will be loca  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on April 5, 2023: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey hey! Ho ho! Hello. Q: Hello! MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. We've made it to the middle of the week. All right, good afternoon, everybody. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, today we announced that President Biden will travel next week to the United Kingdom and Ireland. He will head first to travel to Belfast. That will b  more