BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 30 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following agency statement: * * * The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement applauding Governor John Bel Edwards' decision to veto several harmful bills that target LGBTQ+ Louisianans: House Bill 648, which would have banned gender-affirming medical care for minors; House Bill 466, which would have banned discussion of gender and sexual identity in schools; House Bill 81, which   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 27 (TNSper) -- The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources issued the following news release: Darrell Easley, director of employee relations and learning & organizational development at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will serve as chair of the Southern Region board of directors of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) for the 2023-24 fiscal year. He will begin his term on July 1. Easley  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSgov) -- The Plastic Pollution Coalition issued the following news on June 29, 2023: An investigation of Louisiana State departments' roles in perpetuating environmental injustices in a highly industrialized area along the lower Mississippi River, dubbed "Cancer Alley," has been abruptly closed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For those living on the frontlines of dangerous and deadly plastics, fossil fuel, and other industrial facilities and infrastruc  more