WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * Ascension Saint Thomas Receives State Approval to Build New Freestanding Emergency Department in Eastern Rutherford County * Ascension Saint Thomas has received approval from the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission to move forward with construction of a new freestanding emergency department (FSED) in Eastern Rutherford County. The $19 million facility   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 26 -- Belmont University issued the following news: * * * Exercise Science Program Receives $20,000 Grant for Service Learning Spring break mission trip to Costa Rica highlights impact of philanthropic support By Emily Fackler Belmont's Exercise Science program in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) was given the opportunity this year to send 10 students to Costa Rica during a series of spring break missions, bringing care to communities in need th  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 26 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 25, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Commission Refers 3rd Judicial District Vacancy to Governor After 2 Apply The Tennessee Trial Court Vacancy Commission reports that it received two applications -- from Aaron J. Chapman of Morristown and Mark S. Stapleton of Rogersville -- to fill a vacancy in the 3rd Judicial District Circuit Court. Because it did not have three names to forward, u  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Announces Heart Disease Research Grant to UTHSC * National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute funding WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Dr. Jonathan H. Jaggar of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Department of Physiology will receive a grant of $596,176 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for research on chloride  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 25 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Data teaming at Roberts Academy transforms reading instruction for students with dyslexia By Jenna Somers When a young student writes "F-L-O-T-E" for "float," teachers at the Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center at Vanderbilt University see the progress and potential behind her thinking. "Her incorrect spelling of 'float' is brilliant!" says Samantha Gesel, assistant director of the Roberts Aca  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 26 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Energy Bill Assistance Available for Qualified Duke Energy Florida Customers * In 2025, nearly $30.5 million in energy bill assistance was provided in Florida, helping nearly 31,000 customers * Multiple financial assistance programs are available for eligible customers * As Duke Energy Florida's storm cost recovery charges have been removed from customer bills as of February, dropping residential bi  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 25 [Category: BizHospital] -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release: * * * Ependymoma fusion protein locks cells in developmental limbo * Researchers have uncovered the long-sought explanation for how the most common cause of pediatric ependymoma, ZFTA-RELA fusions, leads to disease. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine discovered that the ZFTA-RELA fusion oncoprotein exploits open regio  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, March 25 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * ETSU psychologist's documentary tackles jail, addiction * ETSU psychologist Dr. Kelly Moore debuts a documentary on jail-based substance use treatment, screening free at Jonesborough's Jackson Theatre on April 9. The two weeks after someone is released from jail represent the highest-risk period for fatal overdose. That statistic drives the work of Dr. Kelly E. Moore, associate professor  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty, Alsobrooks, Colleagues Reintroduce Main Street Depositor Protection Act * Updated bipartisan bill would expand deposit insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts WASHINGTON- Today, United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), along with Senators Jim Banks (R-IN), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and Ruben Gallego (  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 26 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Nashville Home-based Business Owners Cement Victory Over Customer Restrictions Nearly decade long legal fight over home recording studio and salon comes to an end. * A nearly decade long legal fight from two Nashville home-based business owners has concluded with the city being required to treat home businesses fairly, allowing all of them to serve the same number of customers per day and no  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 26 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 25, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Memphis Attorney Dowdy Running for Criminal Court Memphis attorney Jahari Dowdy has announced her candidacy for Shelby County Criminal Court judge in Division 1. Dowdy, a graduate of Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, has two decades of experience in criminal law and is the owner of the Law Office of J.M. Dowdy PLLC. Her practice has inc  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 26 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 25, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Nashville Seeks Bids for $410M Jail Complex Metro Nashville is moving forward with plans to build a new jail complex on Harding Place to replace two existing facilities, one of which has been unusable for six years, contributing to persistent overcrowding, according to the Nashville Banner. The city issued a request for proposals from potential cont  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Patrick Howe, executive vice president of Nuclear Care Partners, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Strengthening Federal Workers' Compensation Programs: Ensuring Integrity, Efficiency, and Access": * * * Thank you, Chair Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar, and members of the Subcommittee. I am Patrick Howe, and I serve as Executive Vice President, Nucl  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 26 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 25, 2026, by Stacey Shrader Joslin: * * * Perspectives from the Bench: A Conversation with Chief Justice Bivins & Dean Koch The TBA Litigation Practice Section is continuing its "Perspectives From the Bench" series on May 21 at the new TBA office in Nashville. The program will feature a conversation with Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeffrey Bivins and former Supreme Court Jus  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 26 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: * * * Summer Waiver and Increased Urgency for Year-Round E15 American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall called for EPA's summer waiver to allow sales of fuels blended with 15% ethanol, or E15, to be made permanent amidst growing urgency and calls for the passage of legislation. "Farm Bureau thanks Administrator Lee Zeldin and EPA for granting a waiver to allow E15 to be sold d  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 25 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: * * * Morgan Steel to Expand Memphis Headquarters with New Location * Family-owned steel manufacturer and distributer to create nearly 120 new jobs in Memphis * Project represents $12 million investment in the company's headquarters * Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Deputy Gov. and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Morgan S  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 25 -- Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales issued the following news on March 24, 2026: * * * COMMISSIONER GONZALES ANNOUNCES WEEKLY FORMULA RATE MARCH 24, 2026 Commissioner of Financial Institutions Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 10.75 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 6.75 percent as publi  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, March 25 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee Tech adds rare spectrometer to chemistry program * Tennessee Tech University's Department of Chemistry has added a rare, custom-built research instrument that will expand opportunities for students and faculty while elevating the university's research capabilities. The new L-shaped molecular beam Fourier transform microwave spectrometer -or L-FTMW -is one of only a limit  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 25 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news: * * * These researchers are shaping the future of women in STEM * Women have been pivotal to many a technological innovation, scientific breakthrough, and cultural accomplishment throughout history, but we haven't always been acknowledged for our contributions. Thanks to widespread cultural awareness and the celebration of women through the entire month of March, we are making  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, March 25 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Three Consecutive Years of Torchbearers for the Herbert College of Agriculture * Food Science Student Named Among UT's Top Spring Graduates KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, leadership surprised senior food science student Alice-Grace Beavers last week with the 2026 Torchbearer Award, the highest honor for a UT student. From Athens, Tenness  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 26 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * TSU, Nashville State Launch Tiger Track Transfer Program to Strengthen Student Pipeline Alexis Clark For many students, transferring colleges can feel uncertain. But for Nashville State Community College (NSCC) student Julise LaFortune, it is not a question of if, but when. With plans to enroll at Tennessee State University this fall, she sees the transition as a clear path forward, not a challenge.  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by John Squires, under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * I. Introduction Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, March 25 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * Woman whose family members fled Nazi Germany shares experience of surviving their new home, the Shanghai Ghetto GREENEVILLE - A woman whose family fled Nazi Germany due to the persecution of Jewish individuals will give a presentation at Tusculum University about the experience of refugees of that faith who settled in Shanghai, China. Judy Kolb will deliver the talk Monday, April 20, at 1 p.m. in Chalmer  more