NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 7 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 6, 2026, by Laura Labenberg: * * * 6 Tennessee Law Students Selected to Serve on TBA YLD Board TBA YLD President-elect Jennifer Sneed-Perry has appointed six law students to serve as law student liaisons for the 2026-2027 bar year. The students will fill newly established roles on the YLD Membership Committee and be led by YLD Law Student Liaison Coordinator Lorne Hiller, who also serv  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, March 6 -- The Campaign for Southern Equality issued the following news: * * * Anti-Trans Forces Increasingly Target Healthcare Access for Transgender Adults By Emma Chinn After years of escalating attacks at the state and now federal level, restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for youth are widespread, and their impacts are undeniable. Twenty-seven states have passed outright bans on gender-affirming care for youth, and clinics in states without bans are en  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Hassan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Access to Specialty Care for Female Veterans * NASHVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) released the following statements after introducing the bipartisan Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act to improve access to specialty care, including gynecology, obstetrics, maternity, and postpartum ca  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 2 -- The Business Council of Alabama issued the following news release: * * * Business Council of Alabama & Launch Regional Partnership Formalize Strategic Partnership The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) and Launch Regional Partnership (Launch) announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize a partnership focused on advancing regional collaboration, workforce alignment, and economic growth in North Alabama. Founded in 2015 b  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri posted the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * California Siblings Convicted of Drug Conspiracy Charges CAPE GIRARDEAU - Jurors on Thursday convicted Lorenzo A. Marquez, 32, and Adam A. Marquez, 27, for their role in a large-scale conspiracy to distribute significant quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine to a drug-trafficking organization in Southeast Missouri. The ver  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by Managing Editor and Director of Content Ken Braun: * * * The opposition to emissions-free nuclear power There are more than 700 nonprofits and other advocacy groups in the United States that oppose the use of carbon free nuclear energy. Editorial note: What follows is a reproduction of the InfluenceWatch report for the Opposition to Nuclear Energy movement. * * * Opposition to Nuclear En  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 6 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Change Agents in Real Time: What Justice Demands of the Next Generation * The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) held a conversation with Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson as part of Vanderbilt Law School's Black History Month celebration, framed by the theme "From Pioneers to Progress: 70 Years of Black Legal Advancement in the Face of Resistance." The discussion focused on modern leade  more

YONKERS, New York, March 7 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on March 6, 2026: * * * Consumer Reports applauds the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for launching investigation into surveillance pricing The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by Chairman James Comer, announced today an investigation into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and personal data by companies to conduct surveillance pricing of consumers on the prices of g  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 6 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Farm Bureau Applauds Bipartisan Passage of Farm Bill in House Ag Committee American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall tonight applauds the bipartisan passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 in the House Agriculture Committee. "Farm Bureau appreciates the leadership of Chairman Thompson and applauds supportive members of the committee   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- FarmSTAND issued the following news release: * * * FarmSTAND Moves for Public Access to Sealed Documents in Agri Stats Anticompetition Suit Group requesting further consideration of a district court's orders sealing important documents on how Big Ag firms operate * Fair food system advocacy organization FarmSTAND has filed a motion requesting further consideration of court orders that would keep important information about large meat corporations from public view. The  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on March 4, 2026: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity has remained unchanged since our previous report but is expected to increase over the next few months. Employment levels were unchanged and wage growth was moderate. Prices continued to increase moderately. Consumer spending has been mixed: Auto sales have decreased, but retail contacts have reported slight increases in sales. The   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Introduces Troy Edgar, Trump's Nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador * WASHINGTON- Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, introduced Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Troy Edgar, President Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, at a nominations hearing. Remar  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America posted the following news release: * * * ICBA and Holtmeyer & Monson Mark 20th Anniversary Serving Community Banks * San Diego, Calif. (March 6, 2026) -The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today recognized the 20th anniversary of its strategic relationship with Holtmeyer & Monson (H&M) during its annual convention, ICBA LIVE, in San Diego. An ICBA Preferred Service Provider since  more

NEW YORK, March 6 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * ICE Detention of Nashville Journalist is an "Alarming Threat" to Press Freedom * (WASHINGTON) - PEN America expressed alarm today at the ICE detention of Nashville Noticias journalist Estefany Rodriguez in Tennessee. Rodriguez, who has a work permit and an active asylum case, came to the  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 7 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 6, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Investigators Probe In-Custody Death at Marion County Jail State investigators are investigating an in-custody death at the Marion County Jail in Jasper, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. The deceased arrestee was identified as Clifford Ray Rector Jr.. Rector had been arrested Monday for public intoxication. "He was put in the drunk tank and a  more

HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Juniata College issued the following news: * * * Juniata Among Elite Schools Fielding Two Teams at Mock Trial Nationals Two of Juniata College's Mock Trial Teams have earned spots in the Opening Round of the National Championship Series, joining a select group of schools -- including Princeton, Cornell, Duke, Ohio State, and Penn State -- that field multiple teams at this national Tournament. After victories at American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) regi  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, March 6 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release: * * * New research shows emotional triggers drive belief in fake news Ever wonder why so-called "fake news" seems to make the rounds faster than factual information does? Kennesaw State University researcher Aaron French says the answer lies in human emotion.  In a study published in the Information Systems Frontiers journal, French, an associate professor in the Michael J. Coles College of Business e  more

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee, March 6 [Category: BizHealth Care] -- Lifepoint Health, a healthcare company, issued the following news: * * * Lifepoint Health Signs Agreement to Acquire Eight Hospitals from ScionHealth Lifepoint Health today announced that it has signed an agreement with ScionHealth for Lifepoint to acquire eight ScionHealth acute care hospitals. With this agreement signed, the companies will pursue the necessary legal and regulatory steps to finalize the transaction, which is expecte  more

NEW YORK, March 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following issue brief on Feb. 17, 2026 by John D. Sailer and Tal Fortgang entitled "Model Legislation to Reform Faculty Accountability in Higher Education." Here is the introduction: * * * In an interview for the 2022 documentary What Is a Woman,[1] psychologist and women's studies scholar Patrick Grzanka told conservative commentator and provocateur Matt Walsh that he was "really uncomfortable with [the] language of, like, get  more

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, March 7 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * MTSU panel series to provide guidance to help those affected by violence or abuse By Nancy DeGennaro Middle Tennessee State University's annual Family Violence Panels will return this semester, offering practical guidance and community resources to help the community respond effectively to abuse. Hosted by the Human Development and Family Science program in MTSU's College of Behavioral and  more

CANTON, Ohio, March 3 -- The National Football League posted the following commentary by NFL.com columnist Jeffri Chadiha: * * * NFL free agency: Five teams that must make a major splash in 2026 We are about to venture into another new cycle of NFL free agency, and this offseason should offer just as much excitement as we've witnessed in recent years. The league is coming off a 2025 season that included tremendous parity and intrigue. Some traditionally dominant franchises spent the winter wa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 6 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news: * * * Study points to precision approach for alcoholism medications * A new study from the laboratory of Cody Siciliano, assistant professor of pharmacology, suggests that two widely used medications for alcohol use disorder-commonly called alcoholism-may be equally effective overall but individuals only respond to one of the two medications. The findings, published in Nature  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 7 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 6, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * TBA Legislative Update Podcast Covers Adoption, Real Estate, Family Law Bills TBA's Legislative Updates podcast is new this week with attorneys and TBA lobbyists Berkley Schwarz of Pier Strategies LLC and Ashley Harbin of Adams & Reese. This week they discuss the extrajudicial adoptions bill HB1263/SB1238; real estate bills HB569/SB394, HB1970/SB1985   more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, March 7 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH Business of Space Conference highlights NASA - Blue Origin partnership; restored Apollo Test Stand celebrates 500th hot-fire test Russ Nelson In an era defined by ambitions to return to the Moon and push onward to Mars, a groundbreaking partnership between NASA and Blue Origin is demonstrating how collaboration between government and industry can strengthen America's space capabilities and accelera  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 7 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * New Lab Space Doubles Capacity for Master of Cytopathology Program Written by Peggy Reisser Alicia Youngstrand has been a student in the histotechnology certificate program in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences since January. Her bachelor's degree is in fish, wildlife, and conservation biology, but she found jobs in the field were sc  more

NEW YORK, March 6 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US Abortion Restrictions Causing Preventable Deaths * State restrictions on abortion, since the Supreme Court ruled in 2022 that the US constitution does not confer a right to abortion, are creating risks to pregnant people nationwide. Women are dying preventable deaths because abortion care is denied or delayed due to state restrictions. Thirteen states enforce complete abortion bans, while   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, March 6 -- The University of Tennessee posted the following news: * * * UT Parking and Transportation Receives More Than $10 Million in Grant Funding * The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will receive more than $10 million through two federal grants to expand its T bus fleet, install pedestrian safety technology and identify areas for future safety improvements. "By expanding transit service, partnering with Knoxville Area Transit and the City of Knoxville and reb  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 6 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Vanderbilt Peabody College faculty launch study on youth-led community safety efforts in Nashville * Vanderbilt Peabody College Professors Chezare Warren and Krista Mehari will lead a new study this fall examining Black youth's contributions to launching Nashville's Office of Youth Safety, one of a few city government-initiatives in the United States established to take an evidence-based approach   more