BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * 350.org and Partners Condemn the Unprecedented Redistricting of Memphis Voters by the Tennessee State Legislature Alongside Young, Gifted, and Green and Color Of Change, organizations collectively disavow this effort to dilute the voices of Black voters in Memphis and Shelby County NASHVILLE,  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * AFGE Endorses 7 Georgia Lawmakers Ahead of Statewide Primary * Largest federal employee union says working families can count on these lawmakers to fight for them RIVERDALE, Ga. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of seven Georgia lawmakers who are running for office during the 2026 midterm elections. The stat  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Conservatives Are Beating Newsom at His Own Game By Logan Sekulow Democrats thought they had the upper hand in the redistricting fight - pouring millions into Virginia and with Gavin Newsom leading the charge in California. But now the landscape has perhaps shifted. Legal setbacks, such as the recent Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana, are mounting, making the battle for control of Congress far more  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news: * * * APSU students develop low-cost solution to protect regional water supply * APSU engineering physics students Eric Rose, Lily Skau, and Casey Holly with Dr. Karen Meisch, dean of the College of STEM. | Photo by Colby Wilson CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -A team of Austin Peay State University engineering physics students has developed a promising, low-cost solution that could be used to inspect a critical wa  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures End of Unlawful Meat Price Coordination, Announces Settlement with Agri Stats OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ), and a bipartisan coalition of five other attorneys general, today reached a settlement with Agri Stats, Inc. (Agri Stats), resolving allegations that the company facilitated an informat  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 7 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Urges Credit Card Companies to Block Illegal Vape Sales * RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general in urging nine major credit card companies and payment processors ( American Express, Capital One, Citigroup, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Block ) to take stronger action to stop  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 8 -- Belmont University issued the following news: * * * Belmont University Expands Its Music Row Footprint with New Curb College Facility New facility brings together industry-immersive learning on Music Row By Julia Copeland Belmont University broke ground today on a new facility at 15 Music Circle South, the latest milestone in a Music Row relationship more than 50 years in the making. The building will anchor the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Bu  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 8 -- Belmont University issued the following news: * * * Interdisciplinary Team Leverages Student Passion to Research Hypertension in Nashville Students join with faculty, community partners to publish findings and amplify public health awareness By Emily Fackler A cross-college team of Belmont faculty and students within the University's Data & AI Collaborative recently published an academic paper examining hypertension prevalence and treatment across Nashville co  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Speed Up VA Construction Projects * NASHVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced the Faster VA Construction Act to direct the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to adopt commercial building codes and standards where possible, consistent with law: "The VA's   more

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, May 7 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * Campus School open house highlights history, honors longtime music educator [+VIDEO] * MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -More than a century of history was on display as Homer Pittard Campus School welcomed families, alumni and community members for a recent open house celebrating the school's legacy and the people who helped shape it. The event invited visitors to explore the school through guided tour  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 7 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center posted the following news: * * * College of Pharmacy Ranks Among Nation's Best for 2026 Residency Match Numbers * The University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Pharmacy's residency match rate exceeded 90% in the 2026 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists match program. The college ranked No. 11 nationally in PGY1 (first-year residency) matches and No. 15 in PGY2 (second-year residency) matches.   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Commission Refers 26th Judicial Court Vacancy to Governor * The Trial Court Vacancy Commission sent one application to the governor to fill a vacancy in the 26th Judicial District Chancery Court, which covers Chester, Henderson and Madison counties. The commission began accepting applications for the vacancy April 21. After the May 6 deadline, only one candidate -J  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Republicans' Rigged Tennessee Congressional Maps * Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: "Today, Tennessee joined Florida in passing new congressional districts after the Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Statement on Signing of Tennessee's Gerrymandered Congressional Map * Following Gov. Bill Lee signing Ten nessee ' s new, gerrymandered congressional map, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement: "Today's power grab by Tennessee Republicans is the latest admission that they know they have lost the American people and, with it, the midterms. They realize  more

TROY, Alabama, May 7 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Design Professor named top creative educator in southeastern U.S. * Troy University Design Professor Chris Stagl will be awarded the American Advertising Federation's (AAF's) Donald G. Hileman Award, which recognizes a college educator as the best in creative advertising. The nominees came from creative disciplines from AAF's District 7, which includes colleges and universities in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisian  more

KINGSPORT, Tennessee, May 8 -- Eastman Chemical Co. issued the following news release: * * * Eastman announces 2026 annual meeting stockholder vote results At the Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) annual meeting, stockholders: * Elected directors Humberto P. Alfonso, Damon J. Audia, Brett D. Begemann, Eric L. Butler, Mark J. Costa, Linnie M. Haynesworth, Julie F. Holder, Renee J. Hornbaker, Kim Ann Mink, James J. O'Brien, and Donald W. Slager to one-year terms; * Ratified the appointment   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN and Players Era Announce Multi-Year Agreement for Players Era Men's College Basketball Championships * * The 2026 Players Era Men's Championships will expand to 24 teams across two tournaments, highlighted by the past two national champions Michigan and Florida * ESPN networks will be the exclusive home of all 37 games across the two tournaments and Players Era   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 7 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * ETSU celebrates Irish influence on America at free event * In celebration of the anniversary of the nation's founding, Irish and old-time musicians are joining scholars from East Tennessee State University and Ireland on May 15 and 16 to discuss and celebrate America's Irish Influences. The two-day event, "America 250: Celebrating The Role of the Irish," will be held on the ETSU campus on Frida  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Execution Protocol Challenge Transferred to State Supreme Court * On Wednesday, Chancellor I'Ashea Myles transferred Christa Pike's legal challenge to Tennessee's revised lethal injection protocol from Davidson County Chancery Court to the Tennessee Supreme Court, according to the Nashville Banner newsletter. Pike, the only woman currently on death row in the state,   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 7 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following commentary by Communications Manager Athan Clark: * * * Many People Don't Know What a Charter School Is. Every year, thousands of Georgia parents fill out lottery applications for schools their children may never get to attend. Not because they can't afford it, but because thousands of other Georgia families want the same thing and there simply aren't enough seats. That school is a public charter school.   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: * * * Gov. Lee Signs Expansion of Education Freedom Scholarship Program Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed legislation to expand the Education Freedom Scholarship Program (EFS), making scholarships available for 35,000 students in the 2026-27 school year. Tennessee's landmark universal school choice program continues to experience strong demand, with a 99% renewal rate after its first year and more th  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 7, 2026: * * * Justice Department Requires Agri Stats to End Exchange of Competitively Sensitive Information Among Nation's Largest Meat Processors that Suppressed Competition and Increased Prices for Decades The Proposed Settlement Will Restore Competitive Prices for Consumers by Ending Meat Processors' Unfair Advantage in Negotiations with Meat Buyers * The Justice Department's Antitrust Division   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Knox County Schools Appeals Ruling in Special Education Case * Knox County Schools is appealing a ruling that found the district violated the rights of a middle school student with autism under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), according to the Knox News. The dispute centers on whether the student should remain at Farragut Middle School  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Sues Tennessee to Block Its Attempt to Eliminate Black Voting District Today, the NAACP Tennessee State Conference filed a lawsuit in Tennessee to block the State's attempt to remove the only majority Black Congressional district in the state. This lawsuit follows the U.S. Supreme Court's recent blow to the Voting Rights Act in its Louisiana v. Callais decision. The NAACP is seeking to prevent   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 8 -- Trevecca Nazarene University issued the following news: * * * Nashville State Community College and Trevecca Nazarene University to Partner on New Nursing Pathway Nashville State and Trevecca have partnered to expand bachelor's-level nursing education for Middle Tennessee students. Beginning with the fall 2026 admission cycle, Trevecca will reserve 10 seats in each entering cohort of its Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program for qualified Nashville State  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Leads 23-State Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Mifepristone Stay Today, Nebraska Attorney General Michael Hilgers filed an amicus brief on behalf of 23 states asking the Supreme Court to leave in place a lower court's stay of a federal regulation that removed the longstanding in-person dispensing requirement for the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. The stayed rule,  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * New material approach could lead to lower-power devices * Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have shown for the first time that ferroelectricity can be directly written into aluminum nitride using a tightly focused helium ion beam at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS), a DOE Office of Science user facility at  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Press Advisory: Congressman Cohen to Hold Press Conference to Discuss $3.1 Million He Secured for Historic Clayborn Temple * MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) will join leaders of the Historic Clayborn Temple for a press conference on Friday to discuss the $3.1 million he secured through the annual appropriations process for restoration of the church ravaged by fire one year ago. The church   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu, Tokuda, Strickland, Matsui, and Sen. Hirono Introduce AANHPI Mental Health Day Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Rep. Doris Matsui (CA-07), and Senator Mazie K. Hirono (HI), introduced a resolution recognizing May 10 th as National A  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Visits Six Counties in Southeast Kansas * Pittsburg - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), spent Friday traveling across Southeast Kansas, meeting with manufacturers, educators, healthcare leaders, and small business owners to see firsthand how recent policy wins, from full expensing to expanded childcare tax credits, are already making a difference for Kansas workers and fa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Shelby Commission Funds Suit Challenging School Takeover * The Shelby County Commission will fund a lawsuit over a new state law taking authority over Tennessee's largest school district. During a meeting on May 4, a resolution from Commissioners Mickell Lowery and Matthew Szalaj to give $200,000 from the county's general fund to Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * State House and Senate Pass, Governor Signs New Congressional Map * Tennessee lawmakers passed a new congressional map today, the Daily Memphian reports. The House approved the new map on a 65-24 vote with three present and not voting. The Senate passed the proposal 25-5. The governor signed HB7003/SB7004 today as well. House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, and  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * TBA Offers Wellness CLE Package for Well-Being Week in Law * In recognition of Well-Being Week in Law and Mental Health Awareness Month, the TBA is offering a special CLE package featuring three hours of programming focused on attorney wellness, mindfulness and compassionate lawyering. The package includes sessions on preventing burnout, addressing bias in the legal   more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tech's Appalachian Center for Craft showcases student, educator work in 'Focus on Fine Craft' exhibition May 15-June 6 * The Appalachian Center for Craft at Tennessee Tech University will present Focus on Fine Craft, an inaugural exhibition featuring work by students in grades 8-12 and educators who participated in the Focus on Fine Craft Field Trip Program during the 2025-2026 academi  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee Tech to launch new film and screen studies minor for fall 2026 * Tennessee Tech University will launch a new film and screen studies minor in fall 2026, offering students from any major the opportunity to explore the art, history and impact of film through a hands-on and interdisciplinary program. Housed within Tech's Department of Communication & Media, the 15-hour minor b  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 8 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on May 7, 2026: * * * Utah secures settlement targeting practices that drove meat prices up Utah joined a bipartisan coalition of states working with the US Department of Justice in resolving the civil antitrust lawsuit against Agri Stats, Inc. for helping meat processors share confidential business information in ways that undermined fair competition. The settlement, reached just before trial was set   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Vanderbilt University honors Class of 2026 Founder's Medalists * Vanderbilt University recognized the 2026 Founder's Medalists for their remarkable scholarly dedication and outstanding achievements during the Graduates Day event on May 7 as part of the Commencement celebration. Since 1877, the university has awarded a medal to the student graduating with top honors from each of the university's sc  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Huijin (Ginny) An Wins Parkhutik Prize at PSST Conference Huijin (Ginny) An, a graduate student in interdisciplinary materials science at Vanderbilt University and a member of the Sharon Weiss Lab, has been awarded the Parkhutik Prize for the most outstanding poster at the recent Porous Semiconductors Science and Technology (PSST) conference in Naples, Italy. She was recognized for her  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 8 -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Kevin Galloway named faculty director of Ingram Scholars Program, effective July 1 Vanderbilt University has appointed Kevin Galloway as the next faculty director of the Ingram Scholars Program, effective July 1. Galloway, the Evans Family Executive Director of the Wond'ry and a research associate professor of mechanical engineering, will succeed Kelly Goldsmith, who has served as facu  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, May 7 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Western Kentucky University leadership reflects on another year of success * During its May 7 committee meetings, the Western Kentucky University (WKU) Board of Regents took time to highlight the university's numerous accomplishments since the 2025 Commencement exercises. Board Chair Jan West shared milestones in student success, philanthropic support, campus transformation, athletic excellence and  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Wilson County Couple Endows Two Scholarships at University of Tennessee to Honor Parents * Scholarships to support agriculture-, natural resources- or science-minded students KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -Nancy Riggan Green and her husband, James C. Green, have established two endowed scholarships at the University of Tennessee to honor Nancy's parents, Rufus H. Riggan and Chri  more