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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Tennessee Newsletter for Sunday May 07, 2023 ( 9 items )  

American Hotel and Lodging Association: New Law Helps Tennessee Hoteliers and Employees
WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSgov) -- The American Hotel and Lodging Association issued the following news release: On April 28, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law - the Protecting Tennessee Businesses and Workers Act. This important legislation will prevent local governments from targeting small business owners and workers with harmful regulations on employee work hours, scheduling, and productivity. "We applaud Gov. Bill Lee for signing the 'Protecting Tennessee Businesses and Worke  more

API, LEPA Report Shows Strengthened Pipeline Safety Performance
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 2 (TNSrpt) -- The American Petroleum Institute issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA) today released their 2023-2025 Pipeline Excellence Strategic Plan and 2022 Performance Report, outlining the pipeline industry's continuing record of safety performance and vision for addressing evolving challenges operators face. This year's report found that the safety of liquids pipe  more

Business Roundtable Files Appeal in SEC Proxy Advisory Case
WASHINGTON, May 5 (TNStalk) -- Business Roundtable issued the following statement on May 4, 2023: * * * Business Roundtable CEO Joshua Bolten today issued the following statement regarding the organization's decision to appeal the ruling by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) rule reversals governing proxy advisory firms: "Under this Administration, the SEC has proposed an onslaught of harmful and unjusti  more

CCSSO Releases Statement on Tennessee Chief
WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNStalk) -- The Council of Chief State School Officers issued the following statement on May 1, 2023: * * * Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Chief Executive Officer Carissa Moffat Miller released the following statement on the announcement that Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn will be departing later this year. "Commissioner Schwinn has been an incredible advocate for the students of Tennessee for more than four years, always keeping them at the   more

Community Builders of Color Coalition Announces New Fund to Invest in Climate Change Solutions for Low-Income Communities
ORLANDO, Florida, May 5 (TNSgov) -- The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders news release on May 4, 2023: The Community Builders of Color Coalition, led by the African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs, announced the launch of the Justice Climate Fund, a new initiative that will maximize the dual priorities of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, which are to rapidly reduce greenhouse gasses, and produce lasting health and eco  more

Human Rights Campaign: ICYMI - Governor Lee Signed Tennessee's Fourth Anti-Transgender Sports Ban Into Law
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 2 (TNSgov) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- condemned Tennessee Governor Bill Lee for signing SB 1237 into law late last week, which will allow private schools to prohibit transgender students from playing sports consistent with their gender identity. This is Tennessee's fourth anti-tra  more

Michele Norris, Washington Post Columnist and Former NPR "All Things Considered" Host, To Be Keynote Speaker at PRSA's ICON 2023
NEW YORK, May 4 (TNSconf) -- The Public Relations Society of America issued the following news on May 3, 2023: PRSA, the nation's leading professional organization serving the communications community, announced today that Michele Norris will be a keynote speaker at ICON 2023, being held Oct. 15-17 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. "One of today's most respected and well-informed journalists in print and on the air, Michele has proven expertise in disc  more

Music Business Association: Black Music Action Coalition To Unveil 2nd Music Industry Action Report Card During Music Biz 2023 Keynote (May 15-18)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 3 (TNSconf) -- The Music Business Association (formerly the National Association of Recording Merchandisers) issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today announces that The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) will debut data from the second edition of its Music Industry Action Report Card (MIARC) in a keynote conversation on Monday, May 15th during the organization's upcoming Music Biz 2023 conference, to be held Ma  more

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy: Florida Public Service Commission Decision Maintains Status Quo on Efficiency
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 3 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: The Florida Public Service Commission decided in a split 3-2 vote not to adopt revisions to its energy efficiency goal setting rule proposed by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and other non-utility stakeholders. The proposed revisions would have laid the foundation for greater energy savings from utility energy efficiency programs and put Florida on a path to l  more