WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on May 15, 2026, by Carla Sands, chair of the Foreign Policy Initiative and senior fellow for Energy Policy, and Ted Ellis, campaign director of the Power America and deputy policy director for Energy and Environment: * * * The Energy Build-Out Is Happening. Here's Proof. Americans voted for energy abundance, and the door Washington spent years holding shut is finally open. Families want lower bills, work  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 16 -- McDonald Hopkins, a law firm, issued the following commentary on May 15, 2026, by associate Julia Ross and members James Boutrous II and Timothy Lowe: * * * Tennessee bans non-competes based on employee income On May 7, 2026, Tennessee's Governor signed House Bill 1034 (HB 1034) into law, prohibiting employers from requiring, requesting, or enforcing non-compete agreements with workers who earn less than $70,000 annually. The law takes effect July 1, 2026, making Te  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 17 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news: * * * Ten-year anniversary: Philanthropic enterprises that fuel the School of Medicine Basic Sciences * In honor of the 10-year anniversary of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, we are highlighting 10 philanthropic enterprises that have enabled cutting-edge research, helped scientists overcome challenges, provided hands-on training for graduate students and postdocs, and mor  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 16 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following statement on May 15, 2026, on the U.S. Supreme Court denial of Va.'s peition for emergency relief in Scott vs. McDougle: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Statement Following the Supreme Court of the United States' Denial of Virginia's Petition for Emergency Relief in Scott v. McDougle "Today's one-sentence denial from the Supreme Court of the United States is yet another profoundly troubling example of the   more