WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers issued the following news release: In a groundbreaking initiative to bridge the talent gap and enhance employment opportunities in the Southeastern United States, the states of Tennessee and Alabama have partnered to create an interoperable digital credential system for students and jobseekers in the Advanced Manufacturing sector. This project, facilitated by the American Association of Collegiate Regi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 4 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: Ten start-up companies offering agricultural innovations are now vying for a top prize of $100,000 in the 2025 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, continues to elevate the importance of entrepreneurship in agriculture through the contest. "New ideas and innovative businesses have continually pushed the boundaries of what'  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 6 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on USDA's net farm income data, which shows a 23% drop in on-farm income since 2022. "The drop in net farm income is not just an economic hiccup, it's evidence of an agricultural downturn. High inflation, severe weather and plummeting crop prices should serve as a wake-up call for Congress to finally step  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: Mississippi & Louisiana In-Home Experts from AT&T Mobility locations across Mississippi and Louisiana have joined together to file petitions seeking elections to remove Communications Workers of America (CWA) union officials from power in their workplaces. The two groups of AT&T employees seek to join with hundreds of other AT&T workers in California, Tennessee and Texas who   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 6 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Johnson City, Tenn. - To encourage empathy for animals suffering in university laboratories, peta2--part of PETA's youth division--is visiting East Tennessee State University next Wednesday through Friday with Abduction, an award-winning virtual reality experience landing on college campuses across the country. In this eerie experience, visitors will enter a mysterious t  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * DU and UGA's Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems celebrate a milestone as the first natural infrastructure fellow graduates from the program in August. * * * In a landmark achievement for sustainable development and nature-based solutions, the University of Georgia's Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship proudly announces its first program graduate, Madlyn Carpent  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Brady, GIFFORDS Law Center, Team ENOUGH, and March for Our Lives Highlight Disproportionate Impact of Gun Violence on Transgender Youth. * * * Today, in a joint amicus brief in United States v. Skrmetti, GIFFORDS Law Center, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Team ENOUGH, and March For Our Lives urged the United States Supreme Court to strike down a Tennessee law th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 3 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following news release: * * * In their friend-of-the-court brief filed today in U.S. v. Skrmetti, Kentucky parents and a wide array of civil rights groups say laws like Tennessee's and Kentucky's discriminate against transgender people and harm youth and their families * * * LOUISVILLE, Ky - Kentucky parents of transgender children and a wide array of civil rights groups have weighed in as the Supreme Cou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release: * * * Three Planned Parenthood providers join amicus brief in support of youths' access to gender affirming hormone therapy * * * Today, three providers from Planned Parenthood health centers joined an amicus brief in U.S. v. Skrmetti, the case challenging the constitutionality of Tennessee's ban on youths' access to gender affirming hormone therapy that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear thi  more

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 5 -- Transgender Law Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to change law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Today, six transgender youth from across the United States shared their personal stories with the Supreme Court through an amicus brief filed by the Transgender Law Center (TLC) and Akerman L  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Independent Women's Law Center issued the following news release: Today, Independent Women's Law Center, alongside Women's Declaration International USA and Concerned Women for America, filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit to prevent the illegal Biden-Harris Title IX rewrite from taking effect in Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Virginia. This politically diverse group explains that the Biden-Harris regulation would devastate opportunities  more