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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Tennessee Newsletter for Sunday June 18, 2023 ( 7 items )  

Air Line Pilots Association International: FedEx Pilots' Union Leadership Approves Tentative Agreement
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 13 (TNSpp) -- The Air Line Pilots Association International issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: The FedEx Master Executive Council (MEC), the governing body of the FedEx unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), yesterday voted to approve a tentative contract agreement reached on May 30 with FedEx management. The next step is a membership ratification ballot, which will open on July 5 and close on July 24. The new agreement would provide ma  more

ALA, Capital One Announce 14 Rural Libraries Selected for Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access Grants
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 17 (TNSpp) -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association (ALA) and Capital One announced 14 public libraries newly selected to participate in Community Connect: Fostering Digital Access, a program supporting digital access and financial capability for rural communities across the U.S. The selected libraries represent small and rural communities in nine states. They include Green Sea (S.C.) Floyds Library with a s  more

ASIS International: Security LeadHER Wraps Groundbreaking Inaugural Conference for Women in Security
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 17 (TNSpconf) -- ASIS International, a global community of security practitioners, issued the following news release: This first-ever event, hosted by the Security Industry Association and ASIS International and designed to advance, connect and empower women in security, gathered hundreds of industry leaders in Nashville June 12-13, 2023. Alexandria, VA / Silver Spring, MD (16 June 2023)--ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA) closed out the i  more

Everytown for Gun Safety: U.S. House Set to Vote to Make It Easier to Buy One of Nashville Shooter's Guns
WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSgov) -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Less than three months after the school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, where a shooter used an assault weapon equipped with an arm brace, killing three nine-year-olds and three school staff members, the U.S. House is voting today on legislation that would make it easier for dangerous individuals to get their hands on these dangerous weapons. President Biden has already committed to ve  more

National Association for Gun Rights: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Announced as Second Amendment Traitor of the Year
DENVER, Colorado, June 17 (TNSgov) -- The National Association for Gun Rights issued the following news release: Over the weekend, the National Association for Gun Rights announced the winner of their first annual Traitor of the Year award at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee was named the winner, earning the award following his calling of a special legislative session to try and pass "Red Flag" Gun Confiscation laws. Governor Bill Lee has been a vocal supp  more

Security Industry Association: Security LeadHER Wraps Groundbreaking Inaugural Conference for Women in Security
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 17 (TNSpconf) -- The Security Industry Association issued the following news release: ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA) closed out the inaugural Security LeadHER conference this week, celebrating a successful and groundbreaking first event held June 12-13 in Nashville, Tennessee. The event was dedicated to advancing, connecting and empowering women in the security profession. Approximately 300 current and future "LeadHERs" and attendees o  more

Southern Environmental Law Center: Lawsuit Challenges TVA's Backroom Deal With Gas Corporation, Flimsy Environmental Analysis
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 16 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: The Sierra Club, Appalachian Voices, and the Center for Biological Diversity, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, filed a lawsuit this week against the Tennessee Valley Authority over the federal utility's plans to replace a coal plant with a new gas-fired power plant in Cumberland City, Tennessee. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Nashville, says TVA   more