News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors
'She looks after the veterans': APSU's Shirley Conner guides hundreds to student success through Veterans Upward Bound
CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news:
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'She looks after the veterans': APSU's Shirley Conner guides hundreds to student success through Veterans Upward Bound
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Shirley Conner, the assistant director of APSU's Veterans Upward Bound program, meets with a student veteran. | Photo by Sean McCully
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Austin Peay State University is Tennessee's leading provider of higher education for military-affiliated students, and to
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2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams Announced
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 10 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news:
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2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams Announced
The 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Region Teams have been announced across all eight regions. The teams are selected by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association, with the process overseen by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America & Coach of the Year Committee.
The committee is chaired by Brian Green of Wichit
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Army Reserve Medical Command, Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel medical logistical relationship crucial for success
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news:
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Army Reserve Medical Command, Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel medical logistical relationship crucial for success
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-KELLY FIELD ANNEX, Texas - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers in and around the organizational umbrella of the Pinellas Park, Florida-based Army Reserve Medical Command have been synchronizing efforts with the U.S. Air Force
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Ascension Saint Thomas Foundation Leadership Announced
WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release:
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Ascension Saint Thomas Foundation Leadership Announced
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The Ascension Saint Thomas Foundation announced several key leadership appointments to advance the mission of improving the health and well-being of the communities served by the health system. The appointments will strengthen philanthropic support, deepen donor engagement and expand community partner
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Attorney General James Secures $36.5 Million from CVS for Defrauding Medicaid
ALBANY, New York, June 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures $36.5 Million from CVS for Defrauding Medicaid
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June 9, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a bipartisan coalition of 36 other attorneys general and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in securing $36.5 million from CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS) for fraudulently overbilling Medicaid for insulin prescriptions. From 2010
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Attorney General McCuskey leads 20-state coalition defending religious students' right to state scholarship funds
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 10 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release:
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Attorney General McCuskey leads 20-state coalition defending religious students' right to state scholarship funds
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 20-state coalition in support of students pursuing degrees that Virginia has deemed too religious to qualify for the state's scholarship programs. The coalition's amicus brief in Johnson v. Fleming ar
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Belmont Named 2026 Adoption Advocate by Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 -- Belmont University issued the following news:
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Belmont Named 2026 Adoption Advocate by Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Belmont Recognized in Education Sector for Paid Adoption Benefits
By Haley Charlton
Belmont University has once again been recognized as an Adoption Advocate by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Now in its 20th year, the Foundation's Adoption-Friendly Workplace program honors organizations that offer financial reimbursement,
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BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on County Employment and Wages in Tennessee Fourth Quarter 2025
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 10 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Tennessee Fourth Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - June 9, 2026
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Employment declined in 5 of the 6 largest counties in Tennessee from December 2024 to December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Shelby County (-2.2 percent) had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment. (See ch
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Calhoun Invests In North Alabama's Healthcare Future With Radiologic Technology Program
DECATUR, Alabama, June 9 -- Calhoun Community College issued the following news release:
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Calhoun Invests In North Alabama's Healthcare Future With New Radiologic Technology Program
Calhoun Community College is launching a brand-new Radiologic Technology Program, set to welcome its first cohort of students in Fall 2027. The announcement marks one of the most significant expansions in the college's Health Sciences Division and directly responds to the surging demand for diagnostic imaging
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Congressman Cohen Condemns Rationale for Attack on the Southern Poverty Law Center
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Cohen Condemns Rationale for Attack on the Southern Poverty Law Center
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Revered civil rights organization the focus of false, right-wing allegations of antisemitism
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today spoke at the third Republican-led hearing attacking the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and focused on the clearly false all
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Congressman Cohen Drops Redistricting Lawsuit, Supports Ongoing Legal Challenges
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Cohen Drops Redistricting Lawsuit, Supports Ongoing Legal Challenges
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Continues to back ACLU and NAACP legal efforts to restore previous district maps
WASHINGTON - In response to press inquiries, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) offered the following statement regarding his decision not to continue pursuing a lawsuit against the Republican state legislature's redistricting maps:
"I ha
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Congressman David Kustoff Introduces the Providing Analogous Rules for Digital Assets Act
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Congressman David Kustoff Introduces the Providing Analogous Rules for Digital Assets Act
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN-08) today announced the introduction of H.R. 9176, the Providing Analogous Rules for Digital Assets Act (PAR Act), legislation designed to modernize the Internal Revenue Code and ensure digital assets are treated consistently with comparable traditional fina
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Crawford & Grassley Act to Provide IC Inspector General With Critical Law Enforcement Authorities
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on June 9, 2026:
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Crawford & Grassley Act to Provide IC Inspector General with Critical Law Enforcement Authorities
Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 202
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Diversity Lab to Close After Funding Pressures
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog:
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Diversity Lab to Close After Funding Pressures
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Diversity Lab, a legal industry organization focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, is shutting down after facing funding pressures tied to scrutiny from the Trump administration, according to Bloomberg Law. The closure comes nearly four months after the group paused a core DEI program and furlo
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DUECE to restore US uranium enrichment capability
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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DUECE to restore US uranium enrichment capability
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For nearly a decade, a team at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been working to develop and demonstrate the next generation of gas centrifuges, technology that will restore a crucial capability the U.S. last had in 2013: to enrich uranium for defense-related missions, such
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Eating breakfast affects how your body responds to lunch--and a hormone is to blame
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news:
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Eating breakfast affects how your body responds to lunch--and a hormone is to blame
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The International Diabetes Federation estimates that approximately one in nine adults worldwide have type 1 or 2 diabetes, and that number is projected to jump to one in eight-a 46 percent increase-by 2050. The rising incidence of diabetes in the global population has made research into i
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ESPN delivers most-watched NCAA DI Women's College World Series on record
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN delivers most-watched NCAA DI Women's College World Series on record
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* Championship Series Game 2 scored most-watched college softball game on record with 2.5 million viewers, peaked with 3.0 million viewers
* Second most-watched NCAA WCWS Finals on record with 2.2 million viewers
* Overall, the WCWS was up 20% from 2025 season (previous high)
* NCAA So
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ESPN Platforms Present Opening Week of the 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League Season Beginning June 9
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 8 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN Platforms Present Opening Week of the 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League Season Beginning June 9
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Opening Night Doubleheader Features Volts vs. Spark and 2025 Championship Rematch Between Bandits and Talons
Opening Week Includes Championship Rematch Weekend, Home Openers, Top Draft Picks and Marquee Pitching Matchups Across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU
Landmark
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Five Years In, A Prison Education Program is Rewriting the Odds
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 -- Belmont University issued the following news:
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Five Years In, A Prison Education Program is Rewriting the Odds
Belmont University and the Tennessee Higher Education Initiative mark their second graduation ceremony at Turney Center and expand opportunities for incarcerated students
By Haley Charlton
Every year before the ceremony begins, there is a huddle among graduates, faculty and staff. As everyone gathers, Laura Ferguson Mimms, president and CEO of
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FTC Seeks Public Comment on Ascension-AmSurg Settlement Proposal
WASHINGTON, June 10 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Trade Commission has opened a public comment period on a proposed consent agreement tied to Ascension Health Alliance's planned acquisition of Ambulatory TopCo LLC, Nashville, Tennessee. The agency said the settlement is intended to address competition concerns linked to the approximately $3.9 billion transaction.
Ascension, St. Louis, Missouri, and AmSurg operate outpatient surgical facilities in multiple markets across the U.S. The FTC alleges the pr
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Grassley, Crawford Introduce Bill to Provide Intelligence Community Inspector General with Critical Law Enforcement Authorities
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Grassley, Crawford Introduce Bill to Provide Intelligence Community Inspector General with Critical Law Enforcement Authorities
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WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) introduced the Intelligence Community Inspector General Parity Act of 2026. The legislation provides the
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Harshbarger Votes to Fully Fund ICE and Border Patrol for Remainder of the Trump Presidency
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Harshbarger Votes to Fully Fund ICE and Border Patrol for Remainder of the Trump Presidency
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Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Secure America Act (link is external), the budget reconciliation bill to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). All funds are available
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Human Rights Watch Posts Commentary: U.S. States Dismantle Voting Bans Rooted in Racism
NEW YORK, June 9 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by Henry Hicks, intern in the U.S. program:
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US States Dismantle Voting Bans Rooted in Racism
More Work Remains to Fully End Felony Disenfranchisement
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In recent weeks, several states have taken steps towards restoring the voting rights of people with felony convictions. Governor Wes Moore of Maryland signed on May 12 HB 115 and SB 241, legislation that will automatically register people t
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June 'Out of the Blue' highlights new film and television MFA program beginning this fall [+VIDEO]
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, June 9 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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June 'Out of the Blue' highlights new film and television MFA program beginning this fall [+VIDEO]
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -Middle Tennessee State University's Scott Borchetta College of Media and Entertainment has launched a new Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television program designed to prepare students for advanced creative roles.
In the June episode of " Out of the Blue," MTSU's telev
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LDF Joins Lawsuit Challenging Discriminatory Tennessee Congressional Map
NEW YORK, June 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news:
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LDF Joins Lawsuit Challenging Discriminatory Tennessee Congressional Map
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Filing Urges Court to Immediately Suspend the New Map for Upcoming Elections
On behalf of the Memphis Urban League, the Legal Defense Fund today joined the NAACP lawsuit challenging Tennessee's newly enacted congressional map that intentionally discriminates against Black voters. Today's filing ask
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Limdi awarded grant to expand access to genomic medicine across Southeast through eConsult
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 9 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
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Limdi awarded grant to expand access to genomic medicine across Southeast through eConsult
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Nita Limdi, Pharm.D., Ph.D. With a new $2.9 million NIH grant, University of Alabama at Birmingham professor Nita Limdi, Pharm.D., Ph.D., the Ray L. Watts, M.D., Heersink Endowed Chair in Neurology in the UAB Department of Neurology, aims to expand access to genomic medicine for patients across the Southeast.
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Lipscomb Students to Study Ancient Artifacts in Israel Through Research Grants
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news:
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The power of partnership
Two master's archaeology students benefit from partner university's grants allowing them to study artifacts in Israel this summer.
By Janel Shoun-Smith, 615-966-7078
This summer, two master's level archaeology students in the Lanier Center for Archaeology will get the chance to advance their research and knowledge of life in biblical times through work funded by grants from Ariel U
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Lipscomb University College of Education Among the Top in the Nation for Preparing Future Teachers in the Science of Reading
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 (TNSrpt) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news:
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Lipscomb University College of Education among the top in the nation for preparing future teachers in the science of reading
Elementary teacher prep programs achieve top marks in new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality
Kim Chaudoin
Lipscomb University's College of Education has once again been recognized for having one of the top teacher preparation programs in the nation.
Lipscom
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MTSU Board of Trustees to hold June 16 quarterly meeting
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, June 9 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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MTSU Board of Trustees to hold June 16 quarterly meeting
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -The Middle Tennessee State University Board of Trustees will hold its quarterly meeting on Tuesday, June 16.
The meeting is open to the public and begins at 1 p.m. in the Miller Education Center, Second Floor Meeting Room, 503 E. Bell St.
The agenda includes a request to address the board; reports from board
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NAACP Files Motion to Block Tennessee's Unconstitutional Congressional Map
WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release:
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NAACP Files Motion to Block Tennessee's Unconstitutional Congressional Map
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The NAACP, NAACP Tennessee State Conference, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and LDF file motion for preliminary injunction before a three judge panel in federal court on behalf of impacted voters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -The NAACP and the NAACP Tennessee State Conference and impacted voters, along with co-counse
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National Science Teaching Association Welcomes New Board and Leadership Council Members
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 9 -- The National Science Teaching Association issued the following news release on June 8, 2026:
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National Science Teaching Association Welcomes New Board and Leadership Council Members
MCLEAN, Va. -- The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) today announced the newest members of its Board of Directors, as well as the members comprising its Leadership Council.
"At NSTA, strong leadership is essential to advancing excellence and innovation in science edu
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New Tracker Monitors State Legislation to Protect Public Servants Against Threats of Violence, Doxxing
WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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New Tracker Monitors State Legislation to Protect Public Servants Against Threats of Violence, Doxxing
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Public Citizen launched a new tracker monitoring the progress of state legislation to protect elected officials.
The tracker reveals that dozens of states have introduced or passed bi-partisan legislation to shield public servants from threats, harassment, doxing
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NMSU alumni help inspire literacy in state
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 9 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:
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NMSU alumni help inspire literacy in state
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New Mexico State University 2000 graduate Nancy Stephens, state director for Imagination Library of New Mexico and executive director of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - Grant County, has always believed books are powerful connectors, offering comfort, consistency and possibility. That belief was reinforced when she heard about a preschooler
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Okla. A.G. Drummond: Medicaid Fraud Investigations Lead to Conviction, Guilty Plea
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on June 9, 2026:
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Medicaid Fraud investigations lead to conviction, guilty plea
Attorney General Gentner Drummond's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) secured a conviction this week against a Tennessee counselor and a guilty plea from a Nichols Hills behavioral analyst after investigations of fraud, identity theft and violations of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act.
Janice Cli
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Skanska Celebrates Topping Out of Franklin City Hall
NEW YORK, June 10 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release:
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Skanska Celebrates Topping Out of Franklin City Hall
The ceremony that marks the end of vertical construction took place on June 4; construction is expected to be complete by fall 2027
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NASHVILLE, TN - Skanska, one of the world's largest construction and development companies, has reached a major milestone on the new Franklin City Hall in downtown Franklin, Tennessee and celebrate
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Soft-robotics specialist receives NIH award for novel stent that aids swallowing for patients with esophageal cancer
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering posted the following news:
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Soft-robotics specialist receives NIH award for novel stent that aids swallowing for patients with esophageal cancer
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Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received an R21 grant-designed to support early-stage, exploratory research-from the National Institutes of Health for a magnetically powered stent that could help restore swallowing in patients with e
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Strong's $16.5M for North Alabama Road and Infrastructure Projects Approved for House Consideration
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Dale W. Strong, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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Strong's $16.5M for North Alabama Road and Infrastructure Projects Approved for House Consideration
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WASHINGTON -Representative Dale Strong, a member of the Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee, highlighted the Committee's passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 bill, which includes $16.5 million for transportation and infrastructure improvement projects in North Alaba
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Tenn. Comptroller of the Currency: City of Kingston Investigation Finds Former Finance Director Misappropriated $131,596
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 -- The Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury issued the following news release:
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City of Kingston Investigation Finds Former Finance Director Misappropriated $131,596
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office has determined that former City of Kingston Finance Director Carolyn Brewer misappropriated at least $131,596.22 between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2020.
Investigators found that Brewer manipulated leave and compensatory time balances in t
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Tenn. Financial Institutions Commissioner Gonzales Announces Weekly Formula Rate June 9, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 10 -- Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions issued the following news:
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COMMISSIONER GONZALES ANNOUNCES WEEKLY FORMULA RATE JUNE 9, 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 June 8, 2026.
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There Is Hope: Friend's Death from Brain Cancer Sets Researcher on Career-Long Quest for a Cure
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 9 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center posted the following news:
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There Is Hope: Friend's Death from Brain Cancer Sets Researcher on Career-Long Quest for a Cure
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In the mid-1980s, Lawrence Pfeffer and Daniel Nachsen were young PhDs, assistant professors, collaborators and friends working at research institutions across the street from each other in New York City: Dr. Pfeffer at Rockefeller University and Dr. Nachsen at Cornell University Medic
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Troy University SBDC celebrates first graduates of statewide entrepreneurship program
TROY, Alabama, June 9 -- Troy University issued the following news:
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Troy University SBDC celebrates first graduates of statewide entrepreneurship program
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It began with a $9,000 investment and a simple idea: help position Alabama as a national leader in entrepreneurship-based workforce development.
On May 29, the Troy University Small Business Development Center celebrated a milestone years in the making, hosting the first graduation ceremony for participants in the Alabama Departme
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TSU Projects Major Enrollment Growth as Summer-Long New Student Orientation Begins
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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TSU Projects Major Enrollment Growth as Summer-Long New Student Orientation Begins
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( TSU News Service ) - Tennessee State University has officially launched its summer-long New Student Orientation program, running weekly from May 19 through August 11, amid an unprecedented surge in incoming enrollment. Driven by an aggressive, university-wide recruitment strategy, TSU is currently p
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UAH Wins First Place Overall at NASA 2026 Student Launch Initiative
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, June 10 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
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UAH wins first place overall at NASA 2026 Student Launch Initiative
Russ Nelson
A team of engineering students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, captured the overall championship at the NASA 2026 Student Launch Initiative (NSLI) after a nine-month engineering challenge that culminated in a final launch event, with the awards announced by NAS
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Virginia Military Institute: Governor Appoints Board of Visitors Members
LEXINGTON, Virginia, June 10 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news:
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Governor Appoints Board of Visitors Members
Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced the appointment of three new members to the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors, Daryl Deke '82, Yolanda Green, and Elise Woodworth '07, as well as the reappointment of Lester Johnson Jr. '95. The new members will fill the vacancies of Meaghan Mobbs, C. Ernest Edgar IV '87 and Thomas "Teddy" Gottwald '83.
Deke is
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