KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * 2026 Milan No-Till Field Day Scheduled for July 23 * Biennial event returns with presentations, field tours and more MILAN, Tenn. - The 34th Milan No-Till Field Day is scheduled for Thursday, July 23, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the AgResearch and Education Center at Milan. One of the largest events in the nation dedicated to conservation tillage, this free field day   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following statement on April 7, 2026: * * * Tennessee Lawmakers Consider 911 Tax Hike Despite Large Cash Reserves Before adjourning their 2026 legislative session in early April, Georgia lawmakers sent Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Ga.) a bill that reduces the state income tax from 5.19 percent to 4.99 percent retroactive to the start of 2026 and puts the rate on a path to 3.99 percent. Meanwhile, in neighboring South Carolina lawmakers recently  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news: * * * APSU biology lab finds dignity for forgotten skeleton "friends" * From left: biology major Kani Almousa, graduate student Lydia Gann, and Dr. Amy Thompson, chair of the Austin Peay State University Department of Biology. | Photo contributed by Dr. Amy Thompson CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -What began as student concern about an aging skeleton in an Austin Peay State University physiology lab has evolved   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 7 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson protects children from the harms of social media * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a 32-state friend-of-the-court brief in defense of a Louisiana law that protects children from the addictive harms of social media. States have the power to protect children from the harms posed by social media. Platforms have brought in $11  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 8 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Money will flow -- it's just a matter of where The new federal tax-credit could bring billions of dollars into education. States that opt out aren't stopping that money -- they are just sending it somewhere else. The structure of the program is stra  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 8 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by economist Martha Njolomole: * * * Should Minnesota expand free college? On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate Higher Education Committee heard SF 3754 and SF 4692 -- two bills that would expand free college education in Minnesota. SF 3754 would extend eligibility for the North Star Promise  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Announces $1.1 Million in NIH Research Grants to St. Jude * Follows $2.4 million in grants to the children's research hospital announced Monday MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced four more National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, totaling $1,191,875, to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The announcement follows $2.4 million in NIH research grants re  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Says Trump's "A whole civilization will die tonight" Statement is a Call for Genocide * Urges military leaders to weigh their consciences in light of clearly unlawful orders to destroy civilian infrastructure WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a member of the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees, considered President Trump's threat to end a world-historical civilizati  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * FCC Suspends Seven Convicted Criminals from Universal Service Fund Programs Enforcement Bureau Moves E-Rate Program Criminals Closer to Debarment * Today, the Federal Communications Commission suspended seven individuals from participating in the agency's Universal Service Fund programs. These individuals illegally enriched themselves through schemes to defraud the E-Rate p  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Female directors bring creative vision to Tech's Backdoor Playhouse * Stage productions at Tennessee Tech University's Backdoor Playhouse are being guided by women whose artistic leadership is helping shape the university's theatre program while mentoring the next generation of performers. While women have long been central to theatre as performers and educators, directing roles ha  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 -- The University of Tennessee posted the following news: * * * Five UT Faculty Teams Receive Chancellor's Innovation Fund Awards * Five teams led by faculty members at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, each received $50,000 at an April 7 award ceremony for the Chancellor's Innovation Fund. This year's awards span the fields of agricultural technology, architectural design and building technology, biomanufacturing, electrochemical energy systems and regene  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 8 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * Carr Joins 25-State Coalition in Amicus Brief Against Noncitizen Voting Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit decision that undermines states' ability to prevent noncitizens from voting in American elections. "Only American citizens are eligible to vote in American elections. Period. That's   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 8 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy and AFRY to collaborate in the deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor STOCKHOLM - GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) today announced that it has entered into a Main Services Agreement (MSA) with AFRY, a leading Swedish engineering, project management and advisory company, to support the deployment of its BWRX-300 small  more

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, April 7 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * MTSU journalism professors find perfect home with help from HGTV's 'House Hunters' By DeAnn Hays After calling Murfreesboro home for more than a decade, and an appearance on HGTV's popular show "House Hunters," Middle Tennessee State University School of Journalism and Strategic Media professors Dan and Christine Eschenfelder have found the perfect place to call home sweet home. Their epis  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Peabody College gathers national experts to strengthen early childhood research * By Jennifer Kiilerich On March 27, more than 100 students, faculty and practitioners celebrated the launch of the Vanderbilt Early Childhood Research Collaborative, established at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. The new initiative will drive innovation and promote the thriving of young  more

KINGSPORT, Tennessee, April 8 -- Eastman Chemical Co. issued the following news release: * * * Philips Walita adopts sustainable Eastman Trita Renew for premium blender Philips Walita is advancing its sustainability efforts by adopting Eastman Tritan(TM) Renew copolyester into the jar design of its premium 5000 Series RI2242/90 blender. The blender jars were previously designed with legacy Tritan. But the adoption of Tritan Renew adds a significant sustainability benefit for Philips Walita,   more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, posted the following news release: * * * Scripps Sports, Nashville Predators partner on multi-year agreement to air National Hockey League team's games * NASHVILLE and CINCINNATI - The Nashville Predators and Scripps Sports have created a landmark multi-year media rights agreement that brings free, over-the-air access to the Predators' National Hockey League games to fans across Middle Tennessee and b  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Senate Committee Passes Biomarker Testing Coverage Bill * NASHVILLE, Tenn. - On Tuesday, April 7, Senate Bill 0435 to expand coverage of biomarker testing in Tennessee overcame a significant hurdle, passing the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee. SB0435 would expand coverage of biomarker testing for patients enrolled in state employee health insurance plans a  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 7 [Category: BizHospital] -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release: * * * Study identifies PHIP as a novel dependency in cancers driven by SWI/SNF mutations * As many as one in four cancers are driven by mutations in the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex, which controls access to DNA. A study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital recently identified the gene-regulatory protein PHIP as a critical vulnerability in cancers dr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 8 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on April 7, 2026: * * * State Leadership Announce Tennessee as Host of 48th SEUS/Japan Annual Joint Meeting * Dates announced for 48th Annual Joint Meeting in Nashville * Lee appoints former Gov. Bill Haslam as Chairman * Bridgestone continues fifth year as Japan-side Chair Company, appoints Global CEO Yasuhiro Morita and former CEO Masaaki Tsuya as Joint Co-Chairs * T  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 8 -- Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales issued the following news on April 7, 2026: * * * COMMISSIONER GONZALES ANNOUNCES MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE RATE of INTEREST The Commissioner of Financial Institutions hereby announces that the maximum effective rate of interest per annum for home loans as set by the General Assembly in 2025, Public Chapter 290, for the month of May 2026 is 10.43 percent per annum. The maximum effective rate of  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 8 -- Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions issued the following news on April 7, 2026: * * * COMMISSIONER GONZALES ANNOUNCES WEEKLY FORMULA RATE APRIL 7, 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 published by the Federal Reserve on  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 8 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on April 7, 2026, by Julia Wilburn: * * * Election Finance Complaint Against Blackburn Dismissed The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance on March 31 dismissed a complaint against Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, ruling that her use of federal campaign funds falls under Federal Election Commission (FEC) jurisdiction rather than state authority. The complaint, filed by Knoxville Republ  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 7 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * U.S. News ranks 12 WKU graduate programs among nation's best * Twelve Western Kentucky University graduate programs have been ranked among the best in the country in U.S. News and World Report's 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings. WKU graduate programs in the 2026 rankings include: * Best Nursing Schools: Master's, No. 117 * Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice, No. 139 *   more

IRVINE, California, April 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Mapping urban heat from space reveals dangerous inequities in LA public parks UC Irvine study finds those in underserved communities can reach burn-risk temps * More than a third of parks and recreational spaces in South Los Angeles hit or exceeded the human thermal pain threshold, while no parks in West Los Angeles did. * Researchers determined that South Los Angeles   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 8 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Ranked No. 24 Nationwide by U.S. News & World Report Written by Leigh Ann Roman The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Nursing ranked No. 24 nationwide among public and private universities on the latest list by U.S. News & World Report. Among public universities, the program ranked  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 8 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * College of Pharmacy Rises to No. 16 in National Rankings, Maintaining Longstanding Status as Tennessee's Top Pharmacy School Written by Nathan Ball The University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Pharmacy ranked No. 16 nationwide in U.S. News & World Report's 2026 graduate school rankings, maintaining its status as the top college of pharmacy in Tennessee. The ranking pla  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 7 -- The University of Tennessee posted the following news: * * * UT Earns Top-Tier Graduate Rankings; Nuclear Engineering, Supply Chain Lead the Way * The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has once again been listed among the nation's leading graduate schools, with multiple programs earning distinction in U.S. News & World Report's 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings released April 7. UT was recognized for its top graduate programs in engineering, business, f  more