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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Tennessee Newsletter for Sunday March 02, 2025 ( 3 items )  

APTS Presents 2025 Patrick Butler National Advocacy Award to Becky Magura, President and CEO of Nashville PBS
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- America's Public Television Stations issued the following news release: * * * APTS Presents 2025 Patrick Butler National Advocacy Award to Becky Magura, President and CEO of Nashville PBS WASHINGTON - February 26, 2025 - America's Public Television Stations (APTS) today presented the inaugural 2025 Patrick Butler National Advocacy Award to Becky Magura, President and CEO of Nashville PBS, for her work raising the profile of the impact of local stations in commu  more

Legal Defense Fund Files Lawsuit Challenging Racially Discriminatory Election ...
NEW YORK, Feb. 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Legal Defense Fund Files Lawsuit Challenging Racially Discriminatory Election... Today, the Legal Defense Fund and Donati Law, PLLC filed a lawsuit on behalf of 5 individual Black voters and the Fayette-Somerville Branch of the NAACP challenging a racially discriminatory electoral map in Fayette County, Tennessee. The lawsuit asserts that the Fayette County Commission map  more

Tenn. police dept. complies with the Constitution after FFRF intercedes
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 27 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Tenn. police dept. complies with the Constitution after FFRF intercedes A Tennessee police department is in constitutional compliance thanks to the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A concerned community member had informed the state/church watchdog that the Kingston Police Department had been placing a bible reference in official press releases. For instance, on  more