WASHINGTON, May 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Charge in Alleged Racist Arson of Historic Tennessee Social Justice Center Where Rosa Parks Trained The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed federal charges against the suspect in the alleged racist arson of a historic social justice center in Tennessee. A sus  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting issued the following news release: * * * CPB Awards $650,000 Grant to Appalachia and Mid-South Journalism Collaboration Louisville Public Media Leads Group of 7 Locally Owned and Operated Stations Covering Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 30, 2025) -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded the latest in a series of grants to prioritize local reporting - a $649,703 grant to the Appala  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 29 -- The National Immigration Law Center issued the following news release: * * * Education for All Campaign Steering Committee Members Celebrate Defeat of Bill Aimed at Stripping Education from Tennessee Kids Based on Their Immigration Status WASHINGTON -- Steering committee members from the Education for All Campaign issued the following statements celebrating the defeat of extreme legislation that would have deprived students of their constitutional right t  more

LOVELAND, Colorado, April 30 -- The National Association for Gun Rights issued the following news release: * * * National Association for Gun Rights Calls on Governor Lee to Veto Anti-Gun Legislation NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee lawmakers rammed through HB 1093, a bill that reclassifies common firearm parts as "machine guns," just before adjourning for the summer. Now, the National Association for Gun Rights is calling on Governor Bill Lee to veto HB 1093, stating this law will disproportio  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Tennesseans Speak Out Against Ridgeline Pipeline Cookeville, TN \- Sierra Club members and Tennessee community members spoke at the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's hearing on the Ridgeline Expansion Project, and urged the department to deny the project's request for an Aquatic Resource Alteration Permit. The project, owned by Enbridge, would span 122 miles across the   more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, April 29 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * TN governor signs bill safeguarding conscience protections for medical professionals The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's signing Thursday of the Medical Ethics Defense Act, SB 955, which protects docto  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY! Tenn. town buries unconstitutional ordinance used to punish holiday skeleton display GERMANTOWN, Tenn., April 29, 2025 -- After a federal lawsuit, the town of Germantown, Tennessee, has sent to the graveyard an ordinance that was used to fine a resident for using giant skeletons in a Christmas lawn display. Alexis Luttrell received a citation and cour  more