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News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Monday February 16, 2026 ( 4 items )  

Black History: PBS Documentary Chronicles Robert Covington's Journey From TSU to the NBA
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 15 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * Black History: PBS Documentary Chronicles Robert Covington's Journey from TSU to the NBA Emmanuel Freeman PBS premiered Allergic To Failure: The Robert Covington Story nationwide beginning Feb 2 across more than 30 television markets, highlighting the remarkable path of former Tennessee State University star Robert Covington from an HBCU campus to a 12-year NBA career. The documentary aired at 9 p.m  more

Lujan, Blackburn Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen Weather Forecasting
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Blackburn Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen Weather Forecasting * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Co-Chairs of the Senate National Labs Caucus, reintroduced the bipartisan Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act to authorize a collaborative research partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administ  more

Teamsters Brotherhood of Maintenance Way of Employes Division Director Joines Testifies Before Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Jeff Joines, director of government affairs for the Brotherhood of Maintenance Way of Employes Division at Teamsters, from a Feb. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "On Track for Secure Retirement: Examining the Success of the Railroad Retirement Board": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to testify today a  more

Whitacre Shares Journey From ADM Price-fixing Scandal to Faith at Union Luncheon
JACKSON, Tennessee, Feb. 15 -- Union University issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Whitacre shares journey from ADM price-fixing scandal to faith at Union luncheon At age 32, Mark Whitacre was the fourth-highest ranking executive at Archer Daniels Midland. In the 1990s, he would become a whistleblower in the largest price-fixing scandal in American history. Whitacre, who spent eight years in prison for criminal misconduct during his time at ADM, shared about his involv  more