NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 13 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: * * * FarmMind Wins $100K in Ag Innovation Challenge The Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge, now in its 12th year, provides opportunities for Farm Bureau members to showcase business innovations being developed for agriculture. Louisiana-based FarmMind is the winner of this year's competition. The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, announced the winner from a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * Ascension Saint Thomas Names Dr. Joshua Ramsey Chief Medical Officer for Four Upper Cumberland Hospitals * Ascension Saint Thomas has named Dr. Joshua Ramsey as the chief medical officer for four Upper Cumberland hospitals: Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb in Smithville, Highlands in Sparta, River Park in McMinnville, and Stones River in Woodbury, effective J  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * At Forum with HUD Whistleblowers, Warren Calls Out Trump Administration's Attack on Fair Housing Amidst Housing Crisis Warren spotlights HUD whistleblowers who exposed the Trump Administration for violating the law * Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banki  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 13 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Accounting for Growth: Human capital per worker, 2024 By John Phelan Back in October, I wrote about Minnesota's relatively poor performance on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita growth in the last decade. To investigate this, I wanted to do what economists call a "growth acco  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Announces $146,880 FEMA Funding for Tipton County Debris Removal * Clean up after April 2025 severe storms WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Tipton County will receive $146,880 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for debris removal following last April's severe storms. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "Last year's  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Says Renee Good's Killing was a "Clearly Unjustified Homicide" * Condemns Trump, Vance and Noem false claims that victim was a domestic terrorist WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have limited law enforcement authority beyond immigration issues and had no right to stop Re  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Cohen and McClintock Condemn Iran's Brutal Suppression of Protesters * Statement from the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus WASHINGTON - Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Tom McClintock (CA-5), the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus, today released the following statement: "We stand in solidarity with the people  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, South Region -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region was unchanged in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for food rose 0.6 percent over the month. The index for all items less food and energy was little   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * End-of-Year Review: U.S. Marshals Arrest Over 73,000 Fugitives in 2025, Strengthening Public Safety Nationwide * Washington, DC - The United States Marshals Service (USMS), the first federal law enforcement agency in the United States, occupies a uniquely central position in the federal justice system. It is the enforcement arm of the federal courts and plays several crucial roles   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 13 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN men's college basketball schedule features 17 Top 25 teams and four ranked matchups, Jan. 13-18 * * 235+ games across ESPN networks * Six of the nation's top-10 teams in action * Four ranked-vs.-ranked matchups across ACC, SEC and Big 12 ESPN's men's college basketball coverage continues at full throttle this week, featuring more than 235 games and 17 AP   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee released the following written testimony by Stan Meiburg, former deputy regional administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency, from a Jan. 8, 2026, hearing entitled "Chemistry Competitiveness: Fueling Innovation and Streamlining Processes to Ensure Safety and Security": * * * Good morning, Chairman Babin and Ranking Member Lofgren, and members of the Committee. My name is Stan Meiburg. I worked at the Environment  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee posted the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Federal Jury finds Memphis Man Guilty of Four Armed Robberies of United States Postal Carriers and Bank Fraud On January 9, 2026, a federal jury delivered a guilty verdict in the case of Marshun Lewis, 25, who was charged with committing a series of armed robberies of United States postal carriers in August 2023 and October, November, a  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Urge Supreme Court to Protect Women's Sports * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 25 fellow Republican governors called on the U.S. Supreme Court to protect women's sports. You can find the statement here. "Forcing women and girls to compete against men, with greater strength and speed, is the opposite of inclusive. It's unfair," wrote Governo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Young, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act * Federal investment vital to ramp up U.S. quantum development-key to U.S. national security and global economic competitiveness Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.),   more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings posted the following news release: * * * Motto by Hilton Opens in Downtown Nashville Lifestyle hotel brand debuts South of Broadway featuring flexible rooms and new all day bar and restaurant Junie's * Motto by Hilton Nashville Downtown opened this month in Music City, bringing connected, community-driven stays to the South of Broadway (SoBro) neighborhood. Managed by Chartwell Hospitality and owned by Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc., the   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Nation's largest property manager, Greystar, agrees to no longer set rents through RealPage as part of settlements * Several legal cases involving the property management software RealPage (which is owned by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo ) were settled toward the end of 2025. Some of those settlements involved the property manager Greystar, which settled in a major  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Sends Stand With Women Legislation to Define 'Woman' and Help Protect Single-Sex Spaces to Governor Ayotte's Desk CONCORD, NH -- Momentum is building nationwide to restore clarity, fairness, and common sense to the law. Independent Women Voice's Stand with Women legislative model, which would codify definitions of "woman" and   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * President Tucker outlines future-forward vision at TSU Faculty and Staff Institute By Alexis Clark What a difference a year makes. Those words resonated with many as Tennessee State University President Dwayne Tucker addressed faculty and staff during the spring Faculty and Staff Institute. The address outlined a future-forward, student-first strategy that helped position the university more than   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 12 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis and Noam Sandweiss-Back to keynote and Amanda Jones to present at 27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration * CHICAGO - Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis, Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary, joins Noam Sandweiss-Back, an organizer and writer   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9 a.m. on Jan. 15, 2026, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Agenda Nominees * Daniel E. Burrows, to be an Assistant Attorney General * Megan Blair Benton, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri * David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas * Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judg  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- The Tennessee Bar Association issued the following news: * * * TBA Files Request for Extension on Comments The Tennessee Supreme Court on Sept. 16, 2025, issued an order soliciting comments from the legal community and the public on seven questions related to regulation of the legal profession. The deadline for comments is March 16. The Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) today filed a request for an extension of that deadline until June 1 to allow as many members  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 13 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee Tech makes plans for 'iconic' tower in the heart of campus * Tennessee Tech University will soon add a new landmark to the Cookeville skyline with the construction of a large-scale tower in the heart of campus, funded primarily through the generous gift of an anonymous donor. The project was unanimously approved at a specially called meeting of Tech's Board of Trustees on  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * TSU's Downtown Campus Launches Innovative SMART Tech Music AI Classroom and Studio for Spring Semester By Emmanuel Freeman Beginning January 9, Tennessee State University is enhancing music technology education within its Commercial Music program with the introduction of its new SMART Tech Music AI Classroom and Studio on the downtown Avon Williams campus. Students from all disciplines can enroll in  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 13 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * Tusculum University junior who performs strongly in class, athletics and community service wins statewide award * MURFREESBORO - A Tusculum University junior who is excelling in the classroom and on the athletic field while leading a healthy lifestyle recently earned a statewide honor for her achievements. Natalie Spaitis holds the James E. Ward Future Professional Honor Award from the Tennessee Associa  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Education = Prevention: Physician Called to Educate Public on Infectious Disease Prevention By Peggy Reisser Here's how Chinelo Animalu, MD, describes her role as an infectious disease physician: "We deal with those cases that make everybody else run in the opposite direction," she says. An associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the College of Medicine   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 13 -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Vanderbilt Healthcare Design and Construction Symposium to be held in New York City this year After being held at the Vanderbilt School of Engineering for 19 years, the 20th Healthcare Design and Construction Symposium will take place July 29-30 at the university's newly opened campus in New York City. The annual event hosted by the School of Engineering's Department of Civil and Env  more

HERNDON, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Volkswagen Group of America issued the following news release: * * * Volkswagen ID. Buzz hits the silver screen in Bradley Cooper's "Is This Thing On?" * Volkswagen and Searchlight Pictures collaboration presents the ID. Buzz as the lead character's family vehicle * "Is This Thing On?" is now playing in theaters nationwide * Volkswagen of America, Inc. is pleased to highlight the all-electric Volkswagen ID. Buzz in Bradley Cooper's new drama comedy, "Is This T  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 13 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: * * * Young Farmers and Ranchers 'Imagine, Grow, Lead' at Farm Bureau Competitive Events Winners of the Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award, Discussion Meet and Excellence in Agriculture competitive events were announced at the American Farm Bureau's 107th Convention. Young farmers and ranchers from across the country competed for the awards by demonstrating knowledge, achievement an  more